al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi (Arabic: الكميت بن زيد الأسدي) (679/680 – 743 CE) was a renowned Arabian poet from Kufa and a devout supporter of al-Baqir.
Below are some of things that have been said of his poetry: There is controversy surrounding al-Kumayt and if his sympathies lay with 'Ali and his family or the Umayyads.
An article by W. F. Madelung suggests that al-Kumayt was not praising the family of the Prophet specifically, but rather the Banu Hashim as a whole.
He believes that al-Kumayt wanted the caliphate to be given to the Banu Hashim, but not necessarily the family of the Prophet.
He says, "he came under the influence of the S̲h̲īʿi tendencies of his native town and these had a decisive effect on the direction that his career was to take, inspiring him with violently pro-ʿAlid opinions".