The names of the invading chiefs have been preserved in the declamatory songs: Abou Zeid, Hassan ben Serhan, and, above all, Dyab ben Ghanum, in the mouth of whom the poet puts at the end of the epic the recital of the exploits of his race:
"Since the day when we quitted the soil and territory of the Medjid, I have not opened my heart to joy;
We came to the homes of Chokir and Cherif ben Hachem who pours upon thee (Djazzah) a rain of tears;
We have marched against Ed-Dabis ben Monime and we have overrun his cities and plains.
We went to Koufat and have bought merchandise from the tradesmen who come to us by caravan.
We arrived at Ras el Ain in all our brave attire and we mastered all the villages and their inhabitants.
We came to Haleb, whose territory we had overrun, borne by our swift, magnificent steeds.
We entered the country of the Khazi Mohammed who wore a coat of mail, with long, floating ends,
We traversed Syria, going toward Ghaza, and reached Egypt, belonging to the son of Yakoub, Yousof, and found the Turks with their swift steeds.
We reached the land of Raqin al Hoonara, and drowned him in a deluge of blood.