The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Bio: Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī,a known as Abū Nuwās was one of the greatest classical Arabic poets, who also composed in Persian on occasion.
