Career
He was one of the poets of the court of the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1602). He is still well known in Morocco. His name is preserved in the proverb "Nothing that is long is of interest except the palmtree and al-Maghrawi".
One of his best known poems is "Chafett Aïni Ya Raoui". He was a descendent of the Berber Maghrawa tribe.
