Abd al-Malik enjoying poetry beef

A black-and-white photo of a man wearing glasses and a thobe sitting relaxed on an ornate carved wooden chair with a pleased expression. Arabic text compares his relaxed mood to the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan enjoying the poetic insult duel between rivals Jarir and al-Farazdaq.

Used to describe enjoying the drama and fighting between two people from a comfortable distance.