1. None have seen a coward like Ibn Harthama
Excessive in his cowardice, he had no peer
١. ما رأى الناسُ كابنِ هرثمةَ العا
جزِ في فرط جُبْنِهِ مِنْ شبيهِ
2. His lifetime he took refuge whenever perils gleamed
With his father's name misspelt, as was made clear
٢. عائذٌ دهرَهُ إذا سطع النَّقْ
عُ بمعنى مُصَحَّفِ اسمِ أبيه