1. When God revives a people through their deeds,
And the Merciful Lord helps them in the east,
١. إِذا اللَهُ حَيّا مَعشَراً بِفِعالِهِم
وَنَصرِهِمِ الرَحمَنَ رَبَّ المَشارِقِ
2. Then may my Lord destroy you, O Utaybah bin Malik,
And may you be struck by lightning before death.
٢. فَأَهلَكَ رَبّي يا عُتَيبَ بنَ مالِكٍ
وَلَقّاكَ قَبلَ المَوتِ إِحدى الصَواعِقِ
3. You extended your hand against the Prophet with an arrow,
So you bloodied his mouth, torn by lightning.
٣. بَسَطتَ يَميناً لِلنَبِيِّ بِرَميَةٍ
فَأَدمَيتَ فاهُ قُطِّعَت بِالبَوارِقِ
4. Why did you not fear God and the place
Where you will end up after one of the calamities?
٤. فَهَلّا خَشيتَ اللَهَ وَالمَنزِلَ الَّذي
تَصيرُ إِلَيهِ بَعدَ إِحدى الصَفائِقِ
5. It was disgraceful for his people in life,
And after death, one of the greatest calamities.
٥. لَقَد كانَ خِزياً في الحَياةِ لِقَومِهِ
وَفي البَعثِ بَعدَ المَوتِ إِحدى العَوالِقِ
6. So who can excuse me from Abd Udhra after
He fell into the turbulent, stormy sea?
٦. فَمَن عاذِري مِن عَبدِ عُذرَةَ بَعدَما
هَوى في دَجوجِيٍّ مِنَ البَحرِ خافِقِ