أَهَنتَ هَجائي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ فَاِنتَحى
عَلَيَّ مَلامُ الناسَ في البُعدِ وَالقُربِ
You have demeaned my satire, O son of ʿUrwa, and so there came upon me
the censure of people, far and near.
وَقالوا أَتَهجو مِثلَهُ في سُقوطِهِ
فَقُلتُ لَهُم جَرَّبتُ سَيفي عَلى كَلبِ
They said, “Would you satirize one like him, sunk so low?”
I told them, “I was testing my sword on a dog.”
Sol 5.6