1. With your sword you have chosen to swiftly slay
You were made to drink the bitterness of death, so drink Abu Jahl

2. It is the sword, had it not been for cowardice its edge would not be blunt
And it would not be satisfied with jesting amidst serious enmity

3. You witnessed the battle seeking rest for yourself
From your burning hatred and rage

4. Pharaoh, even if you are ignorant, the battle will not be ignorant
With its youths and elders overseeing it

5. It afflicted you with the harm that afflicted you
And you missed what Ar-Ruway’i attained of virtue

6. Mu’adh attacked you before him and Mu’awwadh
Came to you, his zeal boiling

7. The sword freely made you drink obedient blood
So from a lofty ascent to an easy descent

8. Leave jesting O son of Hanzala, it is
All seriousness, if you had any sense

9. These two, Al-Lat and Al-Uzza, have led you astray
And increased you in misguidance and confusion

10. Your wretched neighbor has passed away in disgrace, and
Your ropes are cut, so look, do you see any rope now?

11. You used to hope that you would see Al-Hubal whom
You were pleased with as a lord, prevailing and ascendant

12. You attained Ibn Mas’ud – glory and elevation
While Allah’s enemy attained disgrace and humiliation

13. So take his sword and raise your voice in gratitude
For after you asked your Lord, what giving He bestowed!