 ibrahim said o commander of the faithful the garden and spring of abd almalik ibn marwan are in medina. his eyes rolled around in his head until they became like two hot coals. then he said o son of a whore! you wanted the people to hear that you delighted me and that i judged you and gave you a gift! by god if it were not for the suddenness of your ignorance that overcame your sound mind and thought i would have struck the place where your eyes were! then he was silent for a moment.
فقال إبراهيم يا أمير المؤمنين، حائط عبد الملك بن مروان وعينه الخرارة بالمدينة قال فدارت عيناه في رأسه، حتى صارتا كأنهما جمرتان، ثم قال يا ابن اللخناء! أردت أن تسمع العامة أنك أطربتني، وأني حكمتك فأقطعتك! أما والله، لولا بادرة جهلك التي غلبت على صحيح عقلك وفكرك، لضربت الذي فيه عيناك! ثم سكت هنيهة.