Abd al-Wahhab Abu Zayd

Abd al-Wahhab Khalil Abu Zayd (Arabic: عبد الوهاب أبو زيد) is a Saudi translator and poet.^[1] He publishes his poetic, literary, and translational works in Saudi newspapers.^[2] Among his best-known translations are works by the American singer and poet Bob Dylan.^[3]

Publications

Books

• Li Ma Asha’a (I get what I want), a collection of poetry published by Al-Sharqiyyah Literary Club in 2008.^[4]
• Wala Qablaha Min Nesa'ain Wala Ba'adaha Min Ahad (No women exist neither before her nor after her) published by Dar Tawa in 2013.^[5]

Translations

• The Treasury of Sanskrit Poetry, published by the Kalimah project in 2012.^[6]
• Gheyab Alasal (Absent honey): selection of poems, by American poet Mark Strand. Published by Dar Mayara in Tunisia in 2017.^[7]
• Akhbar Alayyam (Chronicles), by the American poet and singer Bob Dylan. Published by Dar Alrewayat in 2018.^[8]