Algeria, of which, perhaps, he did pronounce some. Praises are rare:

"He whom you see, wild and tall,
Know him for a child of Algiers,"

"Beni Menaur, son of the dispersed,
Has many soldiers,
And a false heart."

"Some are going to call you Blida (little village),
But I have called you Ourida (little rose)."

"Cherchel is but shame,
Avarice, and flight from society,
His face is that of a sheep,
His heart is the heart of a wolf;
Be either sailor or forge worker,
Or else leave the city."[2]

[2] R. Basset. Les dictionnaires satiriques attribues à Sidi ben Yousof.
Paris, 1890, 8vo.

"He who stands there on a low hill
All dressed in a small mantle,
Holding in his hand a small stick
And calling to sorrow, 'Come and find me,'
Know him for a son of Medea."

"Miliana; Error and evil renown,
Of water and of wood,