She was not what would be called in modern times a refined or delicate lady, being regarded as proud and masculine in temper even by the Arabs of her own age.

In the eighth year of the Hegira, her son Abbas brought a thousand warriors to join the forces of the Prophet.

She came with him and recited her poetry to Mohammed.

She lamented her brother for years.

She sang of Sakhr: "His goodness is known by his brotherly face, Thrice blessed such sign of a heavenly grace: You would think from his aspect of meekness and shame, That his anger was stirred at the thought of his fame.
Oh rare virtue and beautiful, natural trait, Which never will change by the change of estate! When clad in his armor and prepared for the fray, The army rejoiceth and winneth the day!" Again, she lamented him as follows: "Each glorious rising sun brings Sakhr to my mind, I think anew of him when sets the orb of day; And had I not beheld the grief and sorrow blind Of many mourning ones o'er brothers snatched away, I should have slain myself, from deep and dark despair." The poet Nabighah erected for her a red leather tent at the fair of Okaz, in token of honor, and in the contest of poetry gave her the highest place above all but Maymun, saying to her, "If I had not heard him, I would say that thou didst surpass every one in poetry.