Come down from that idea; no good will it boot.
In raising up thyself, thou giddy hast become;
’Tis not the house that reels; thy brain’s grown troublesome.”
“Once Abū-Jahl saw Ahmed; spitefully he said:
‘Thou ugly portraiture from Banū-Hāshim bred!’120
Said Ahmed: ‘True thou’st spoken, most veracious man;
Thy words are worthy credit, let who cavil can!’
Then Abū-Bekr saw him, said he was a sun
Of perfect beauty; east, west, everywhere he’d run.
To him, too, Ahmed answered: ‘Thou hast spoken true,