They are people who are enemies of the people of Sham.

They are people who are enemies of the people of Sham. So many of them are great, heroic and brave men. So many they have killed, injured and handicapped. Yes, such is the battle of the gallant noblemen. Then, by reciting this epic verse: اللهم رب الحلّ والحرام لا تجعل الملك لاهل الشام O Lord of hall and haram*!

Do not bestow the rule to the people of Sham,* Sa‘id ibn Qays Hamdani attacked Mu‘awiyah while holding forward his spear, and Mu‘awiyah fled from him toward the center of the army of Sham. And he sent Dhu’l-Kala‘ (one of the commanders of Sham) to confront Sa‘d ibn Qays and the ensuing combat lasted till night. In the end, the people of Sham accepted defeat and fled.

At this juncture, the Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) recited this poem to encourage the Hamdanis: فوارس من حمدان ليسوا بعزل غذاة الوغى من شاكر و شبام يقودهم حامى الحقيقة ماجد سعيد بن قيس و الكريم محام جزى الله همد ان الجنان فانهم سهام العدى في كلّ يوم حمام Horsemen of Hamdan from (the tribes of) Shakir and Shabam do not slacken in the morning battle. The advocate of truth and great man, Sa‘id ibn Qays, leads them. The kind people themselves shall also be protected.

May Allah grant the reward of paradise for (the tribe of) Hamdan as they are all arrows to the hearts of the enemies during battles .[^9] As such, we can see poems composed by the army of Sham against Hamdan especially during the Battle of Siffin.

For instance, ‘Amr ibn al-‘As addressed the tribe of Hamdan on one of the days of the Battle of Siffin, saying: الموت يغشاه من القوم الانف يوم لهمدان و يوم للصّدف و في سدوس نحوه ما ينخرف نضربها بالسّيف حتى ينصرف و لتميم مثلها او يعترف It shall receive death from this tribe; one day, Hamdan is victorious while another day it is just a shell. The tribe of Sadus is also like them; as if it is not becoming old, but we shall strike them with the sword so as to restore the condition.

We shall treat (the tribe of) Tamim in the same manner, unless they confess submission. [^10] A number of women of the tribe of Hamdan had also incited the supporters and soldiers of the Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) during the Battle of Siffin against Mu‘awiyah.