1. Should I convey to Hamdan what befell me,
Greetings, though no greeting to a blaming foe,
١. ألا أبلغ همدان ما لقيتها
سلاما فلا يسلم عدو يعيبها
2. By God's life, Hamdan but intends the best
For himself, and is the spokesman of his book.
٢. لعمر الهي إن همدان يبتغي ال
له ويفضي بالكتاب خطيبها