abū nuwās al-ḥasan ibn hānī al-ḥakamī (variant: al-ḥasan ibn hānī 'abd al-awal al-ṣabāḥ, abū 'alī (), known as abū nuwās al-salamī () or just abū nuwās ( "abū novās"); 756814) was a classical arabic poet. he was born in persia. he is in "the book of one thousand and one nights".