1. وَعَدنا أَبا سُفيانَ بَدراً فَلَم نَجِد

    لِميعادِهِ صِدقاً وَما كانَ وافِيا

    We pledged to meet Abu Sufyan at Badr, but did not find

    any truth in his promise; he did not keep his word.

  2. فَأُقسِمُ لَو وافَيتَنا فَلَقيتَنا

    لَأُبتَ ذَميماً وَاِفتَقَدتَ المَوالِيا

    So I swear: had you come to us and met us,

    you would have returned disgraced and lost your allies.

  3. تَرَكنا بِهِ أَوصالَ عُتبَةَ وَاِبنَهُ

    وَعَمراً أَبا جَهلٍ تَرَكناهُ ثاوِيا

    There we left the limbs of Utbah and his son,

    and Amr, Abu Jahl—we left him lying dead.

  4. عَصَيتُم رَسولَ اللَهِ أُفٍّ لِدينِكُم

    وَأَمرِكُمُ السَيءِ الَّذي كانَ غاوِيا

    You disobeyed the Messenger of God—fie upon your religion

    and your evil course, which was misguided.

  5. فَإِنّي وَإِن عَنَّفتُموني لَقائِلٌ

    فِدىً لِرَسولِ اللَهِ أَهلي وَمالِيا

    For I, even if you rebuke me, will surely say:

    May my family and my wealth be a ransom for the Messenger of God.

  6. أَطَعناهُ لَم نَعدِلهُ فينا بِغَيرِهِ

    شِهاباً لَنا في ظُلمَةِ اللَيلِ هادِيا

    We obeyed him; among us, we held none his equal—

    a blazing star guiding us in the darkness of night.