▁a ▁merchant ▁who ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁fig s . ▁She ▁met ▁Princess ▁Wall ada , ▁who ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁her ▁house ▁and ▁educated ▁her . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁poet , ▁a ▁profession ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁recognition ▁in ▁And alus ian ▁society . ▁ ▁Po ems ▁▁ ▁Mu h ja ▁dedicated ▁f ero cious ▁sat ires ▁to ▁her ▁teacher : ▁ ▁This ▁poem ▁pun s ▁on ▁Wall ada ' s ▁name , ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁' f ec und '. ▁It ▁comp ares ▁Wall ada , ▁ost ens ibly ▁pre gn ant ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock , ▁to ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary . ▁The ▁poem ▁sh ifts ▁from ▁a ▁literary ▁register ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁to ▁a ▁col lo qu ial ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁( character ised ▁by ▁the ▁col lo qu ial ▁form ▁h ā ḏ ī ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁classical ▁h ā ḏ i hi ). ▁The ▁second ▁half ▁all udes ▁specifically ▁to ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁vir gin ▁birth , ▁in ▁which ▁Mar iam ▁received ▁a ▁divine ▁instruction ▁to ▁sh ake ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁a ▁date ▁pal m ▁while ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁Jesus , ▁so ▁that ▁its ▁f ruits ▁fall ▁down ▁to ▁her . ▁In ▁Mu h ya ' s ▁account , ▁Wall ada ▁has ▁grasp ed ▁a ▁pen is ▁to ▁similar ▁effect . ▁ ▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁this ▁verse : ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Sob h , ▁Mah m ud ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁" W all ada ▁bent ▁al -