Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami ( 750 â `` 810 ) , or AbÅ `` - NuwÄ s , was a great Arabic poet . Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani Al-Hakami ( 756 â `` 814 ) , a known as AbÅ `` - NuwÄ s ( ; , Abu Novas ) , was one of the greatest of classical Arabic poets , who also composed in Persian on occasion .