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.
We came to the country of the Mahdi, whom we rolled on the earth and as
to his nobles their blood flowed in streams.
We came to the iron house of Boraih, and found that the Jewish was the
established religion.
We arrived at the home of the warrior, El Hashais:
The night was dark, he fell upon us while we slept without anxiety,
He took from us our delicate and honored young girls, beauties whose eyes
were darkened with kohol.
Abou Zeid marched against him with his sharp sword and left him lying on
the ground.
Abou So'dah Khalifah the Zemati, made an expedition against us, and
pursued us with the sword from all sides.
I killed Abou So'dah Khalifah the Zemati, and I have put you in
possession of all his estates.
They gave me three provinces and So'dah, this is the exact truth that I
am telling here.
Then came an old woman of evil augur and she threw dissension among us,
and the Helals left for a distant land.
Then Abou Ali said to me: 'Dyab, you are but a fool,'
I marched against him under the wing of the night, and flames were
lighted in the sheepfolds.
He sent against me Hassan the Hilali, I went to meet him and said, 'Seize
this wretched dog.' These are the words of the Zoght Dyab
ben Ghanem and the fire of illness was lighted in his
breast."[10]

[10] R. Basset. Un Episode d'une chanson de geste Arabe sur la seconde
conquete de l'Afrique Septentrionale par les Mussulmans. Bulletin de
Correspondence Africaine, p. 147. Alger, 1885, in 8vo. See also Stemme.
Tripolitanisches Bederinenlieder. Leipzig, 1804, in 8vo.

The second style of modern Arabic poetry is the "Kelamel hazel." It
comprises the pieces which treat of wine, women, and pleasures; and, in
general, on all subjects considered light and unworthy of a serious mind.
One may find an example in the piece of "Said and Hyza," and in different
works of Mr. Stemme cited above. It is particularly among the nomad Arabs
that this style is found, even more than the dwellers in cities, on whom
rests the reproach of composing verses where the study and sometimes the
s