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He wept over those bygone from among Asad. May your wealth be not much! Say: Who are the
Banu Asad? Who are Temeem? Who are Qays and the like? The Arabs are nothing with Allah!
Abu Nu’as talked again in his poetry about one of the Arabs’ qualities. He said that vainglory and
dissension were famous among the members of their tribes. He also said that when two Arabs
from two different tribes sat together, they quarreled and vied in glory with one another. So each
of them boasted himself on his tribe and his family, whilst the Persians did not have such qualities.
He says:
I drank with them (the Arabs) to get used to their morals. As for drinking wine with the Persians, it
was normal and decided. They revere each other and intone when they speak. Their hidden
(words) are understandable.
The free of Persia have the most precious selves; and their pride is not available during their
association. When I drink with an Arab group, Temeem begin mentioning their vainglory. They
prepare their bows for Qays. Tameem are captured; and their gathering is defeated.
I do not guard against the evil of children of the non‐Arabs. For the way of their drinking wine is
good. They do not show haughtiness toward a drinking companion when they become drunk.
They greet the Arabs when they aggress against them. When I sit among them, they show
humbleness and respect toward me.
That brought about the spread of disagreement between the Arabs and the rest of the people and
the fanaticism of each party for his people. On top of those racists who continually satirized the
Arabs was Bashshar b. Burd. He always disparaged them and degraded their position. A desert
man came in to Majjza’a b. Thour al‐Sudusi in Basrah. Bashshar was present at his gathering and
wearing the uniform of poets. The Bedouin asked Bashshar, asking:
‐What are you?
‐A poet.
‐Are you an Arab or non‐Arab? ‐There is no relationship between non‐Arab and poetry! So
Bashshar became angry. He kept silent for a while. Then he turned to Majjza’a and said to him:
“Abu Thour, may I say something?” “Say whatever you whish, Abu Ma‘adh,” replied Abu Thour. O
my friend, I do not over look compulsion, nor do I disdain a non‐Arab and a neighbor.
I will tell the one who boasts of the Arabs about me and about him when he has made pride
known. At the time when you were clothed in silk after nakedness and sat with the generous a
round the wine. O one whose parents are shepherds, do you vie in glory with the sons of the free;
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