mahomet-ben-el-haffaf

Updated: September 11, 2025

And then I laughed to see Him turn his eyes in wrath. He said to me 'Tis not an action worthy of a man; He glared at me with eyes as big as cups And face an egg-plant blue. He wanted to Get at me, in his rage, and do me harm. With him my uncle was, Mahomet-ben-El-Haffaf, who remains at prayer all day. He heard this prelude and he said to them, "It is not an affair."

Anonymous - Moorish Literature