His diwan was edited by Theodor Nöldeke, who published it as Die Gedichte des Urwa ibn Alward in 1864.
Theodor Nöldeke: Die Gedichte des ‘Urwa ibn al-Ward al-‘Abasi.
Albert Socin: Die Dîwâne der Dichter Nâbiga, Urwa, Hâtim, ‘Alkama und Farazdak.
Urwa ibn al-Ward has been portrayed in a number of plays, films, and television series in the Arab world.
His association with the famous knight Antarah ibn Shaddad is because the two were from the same tribe, the Banu Abs.