1. The Prophet was sent, and after him
Scarcely a single day had passed

2. When he prayed, gave alms, and secretly practiced his faith
From every anxious or loving father

3. On pilgrimage, hiding his religion, then when alone
He prayed and praised his Lord with hymns of praise

4. The nine year old prayed wearing a brocaded gown
While his playmates frolicked between carpets

5. And the Prophet traveled, fearing he would be stripped
When covenants and pacts were severed

6. So the Prophet came and slept atop his bed
Wrapped in his cloak like one asleep

7. The eyes of the pagans were wakeful and they spoke
Verses of Muhammad's family with hidden observers

8. Until dawn broke through like a sword
Unsheathed from its scabbard

9. They rose up, thinking they had triumphed over him
And encircled him, but the plotter's scheme failed

10. He protected himself from the blows with his own life
And his head was surely garlanded in bands