Amr ibn al-Ahtam's satire of Qays ibn Asim (1)

هجاء عمرو بن الأهتم لقيس بن عاصم (1)

Verse 1 of Amr ibn al-Ahtam's satire of Qays ibn Asim (may God be pleased with him), as given by Ibn Hisham in the Sira.

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«ظللت مفترش الهلباء تشتمني عند الرسول فلم تصدق ولم تصب»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Sources

  • Sira — Ibn Hisham (Wustenfeld edition, 1858-60)
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