The Hadith of Shaddad Ibn ‘ad Ibn Iram

Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 51
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

Book 2, Chapter 51

The Hadith of Shaddad Ibn ‘ad Ibn Iram

و عاش سيف بن وهب بن جذيمة الطائي مائتي سنة و قال- ألا إنني عاجلا ذاهب‌ فلا تحسبوا أنني كاذب‌ لبست شبابي فأفنيته‌ و أدركني القدر الغالب‌ و خصم دفعت و مولى نفعت‌ حتى يثوب له ثائب‌
Saif bin Wahab bin Judhaimah Taai lived for two hundred years and composed the following verses: Know that very soon I am going away And don’t think I am a liar Whichever cloak I wore was thus, destroyed And the controlling power saw me And warded off the enemy and benefited his friend so that someone may live with him.