1. May the hands of the wine merchant wither, for
His poems have destroyed souls.
١. تَبَّت يَدا مَرجِ الكُحولِ فَإِنَّهُ
أَفنَى الأَنامَ بِشِعرِهِ المَشؤُومِ
2. The ill-omened praise poems have ruined Islam -
Why didn't he write a praise poem for Rome instead?
٢. قَد أَهلَكَ الإِسلامَ شُؤمُ مَديحِهِ
هَلا أَشارَ بِمَدحَةٍ لِلرُّومِ