1. Ibn Hani said the most corrupt poetry led astray,
And the poetry of Abu Tammam is the most wasted,
١. يقول ابن هانى أفسد الشعر ضلة
وشعر ابى تمامكم هو أضيع
2. O Saffah, it is an obligation to slap you,
But the one who would slap for God has passed away.
٢. ابا الريش يا صفعان صفعك واجب
ولكن مضى من كان فى الله يصفع