Imru' ul-Qais ibn Hujr was born in Najd in c . 
130 BH/497 AD . 
His father was an Arab king, and his maternal uncle was Al-Muhalhil, Kulaib's brother and an Arab king, too . 
His uncle taught him poetry and he excelled in this field while still very young . 
Soon, he unreservedly indulged in a wild erotic life . 
Therefore . 
When he received the news of his father's death, he said: "My father wasted my youth, and now that I am old he has laid upon me the burden of blood-revenge . 
No sobriety today and no intoxication tomorrow! Wine today and revenge tomorrow!" this saying became a proverb . 
The next day, he set out in his quest for revenge and regaining the lost throne . 
He was a prolific poet who excelled in love poetry, describing horses, hunting, cavalry and pride . 
He introduced new and innovative poetic expressions, descriptions and structures, which were received favorably and the poets adopted those innovations . 
Imru'ul Qais went to the Byzantine court, requesting the emperor's help to restore his father's throne, but the latter betrayed him, giving him a poisoned garment, so he had sores all over his body . 
So, he came to be known as "the man with sores . 
" He died in c . 
80 BH/545 AD . 
His last words were two lines of poetry .