Amr ibn al-Ahtam's satire of Qays ibn Asim

Two verses of satire composed by Amr ibn al-Ahtam against Qays ibn Asim, after the delegation of Banu Tamim. ¹

The delegation had left Amr ibn al-Ahtam with their camels because he was the youngest of them. Qays ibn Asim, who disliked him, told the Prophet that he was a young lad left behind with the baggage and belittled him; the Prophet gave him the same as the rest of the group. ^{2 1} When what Qays had said reached Amr, he satirised him. ¹

Amr says that Qays kept insulting him to the Messenger, and that he was neither truthful nor correct. His own people have won wide renown, while Qays's pride is ruined, sitting crouched on his rump. ¹ The verses open with an address to a woman who keeps abusing him before the Messenger. ¹

Ibn Hisham says that one verse remained which he left out, because the poet used coarse language in it. ¹ The editors explain "al-Halba'" as the euphemism the poet used for Qays's rear, "al-Rahw" as wide, and "muqi'in ala al-dhanab" as sitting on one's buttocks with the legs drawn in. ¹