يقول ابن هانى أفسد الشعر ضلة

وشعر ابى تمامكم هو أضيع

Ibn Hani said the most corrupt poetry led astray,

And the poetry of Abu Tammam is the most wasted,

ابا الريش يا صفعان صفعك واجب

ولكن مضى من كان فى الله يصفع

O Saffah, it is an obligation to slap you,

But the one who would slap for God has passed away.