Othman, one of Talha's two brothers, was the next to take the standard whilst the Koraysh womenfolk goaded him into taking revenge, chanting, "It is the duty of the standard bearer to dip his spear in blood or to break it on the enemy!"
Othman, omunye Talha abafowabo ababili, kwaba olandelayo ukuthatha indinganiso ngenkathi lo womenfolk Koraysh washukumisela naye zibe kokuthatha revenge, silokhu sithi, "Kungumsebenzi we umphathi standard ukuze ukushonisa umkhonto wakhe egazini, noma ukwephula phezu kwesitha! "