لقد خَزِيَتْ بِغَدْرَتِها الحُبورُ

كذاكَ الدّهْرُ ذو صَرفٍ يَدُورُ

Betrayed were they in their treachery,

Thus is the fate of time, ever does it veer,

وَذلِكَ أَنّهُمْ كَفَروا بِرَبٍّ

عزيزٍ أمْرُهُ أَمْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

For they disbelieved in a mighty Lord,

Whose command is great, His order severe,

هكذا: وَقَدْ أُوتُوا مَعًا فَهْمًا وَعِلْمًا

وَجَاءَهُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ النَّذِيرُ

Together endowed with reason and knowledge,

To them came a warner from God sincere,

نذِيرٌ صَادِقٌ أَدَّى كِتَابًا

وَآيَاتٍ مُبَيَّنَةً تُنِيرُ

A truthful warner who brought a scripture,

With clear verses to enlighten and steer,

فَقَالُوا مَا أَتَيْتَ بِأَمْرِ صِدْقٍ

وَأَنْتَ بِمُنْكَرٍ مِنَّا جَدِيرُ

They said you've not come with truth or merit,

Rather you with denial are sincere,

فَقَالَ بَلَى لَقَدْ أَدَّيْتُ حقّاً

يُصَدّقُني بهِ الفَهِمُ الخبيرُ

Nay I've come with the truth, said he,

Attested by the wise with wisdom and cheer,

فَمَن يَتْبَعْهُ يُهْدَ لِكُلِّ رُشدٍ

وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بهِ يُجْزَ الكفورُ

Whoever follows shall be guided aright,

While the denier shall be judged severe,

فَلمّا أَشْربوا غَدْراً وَكفراً

وَحَادَ بِهمْ عَنِ الحقِّ النُّفُورُ

When with betrayal and denial they drank,

And from truth aversion did appear,

أَرَى اللهُ النَّبيَّ برأيِ صِدْقٍ

وكانَ اللهُ يَحكُمُ لا يَجُوزُ

God saw the prophet with counsel so wise,

And God does judge, no judgement does He fear,

فَأَيَّدَهُ وَسَلَّفَهُ عَلَيْهِمُ

وكانَ نَصِيرُهُ نِعْمَ النّصِرُ

So He supported and aided gainst them,

As helper He was, pleasant and dear,

فَغُودِرَ منهُمُ كعبٌ صَرِيعاً

فَذلَّتْ بَعْدَ مصرَعِهِ النَّضِيرُ

Betrayed was Ka'b, slain and languished,

After him the Nadir did fear,

عَلَى الكَفَّيْنِ ثَمَّ وَقَدْ عَلَتْهُ

بأيدينَا مشَهَّرةٌ ذكورُ

With bloodied hands holding their swords,

At night by Muhammad's command sincere,

بأَمْرِ محمّدٍ إذْ دَسَّ ليلاً

إلى كَعْبٍ أَخَا كعبٍ يَسِيرُ

To Ka'b the brother of Ka'b did steal,

Praiseworthy, brother of the valiant and fearless,

فَمَاكُرَهُ فأَنْزَلَهُ بمَكرٍ

وَمَحْمُودٌ أخو ثِقَةٍ جَسُورُ

Thus are the Nadir, in an abode of woe,

With what they sinned, destroyed by the severe,

فَتِلْكَ بَنُو النّضيرِ بِدَارِ سَوْءٍ

أَبَارَهُمُ بِمَا اجتَرَمُوا المُبيرُ

At dawn he came to them, attacking with might,

Allah's messenger, to their plight aware,

غداةَ أتاهُمُ في الزّحْفِ رَهْواً

رسولُ اللهِ وَهْوَ بِهِمْ بَصيرُ

With him Ghassan the noble and staunch,

Against the foe, his minister aware,

وغسّانُ الحُمَةُ مُوازِرُهُ

على الأعداءِ وَهْوَ لَهُمْ وزيرُ

Sue for peace, he said, but they refused,

Their command was falsehood and lore,

فَقَالَ السّلْمُ وَيْحَكُمُ فَصَدُّوا

وَحَالَفَ أمرَهُمْ كَذِبٌ وزورُ

So they tasted bitterness and ruin,

A camel for every three was their share,

فَذَاقُوا غِبَّ أمرِهمُ وَبَالاً

لِكُلِّ ثلاثةٍ مِنْهُمْ بعيرُ

Expelled they headed for Kaynuqa,

Lost were their palms and homes before,

وأجلُوا عَامِدِينَ لِقَيْنَقَاعٍ

وَغُودِرَ مِنْهُمُ نَخْلٌ وَدُورُ