مَحيصةُ بلّغْ ما أُمِرتَ فإنّما

هو الدينُ دينُ المسلمِينَ أو القتلُ

Mahaysa, convey what you have been commanded,

For it is the religion of Muslims or death.

إلى فَدَكٍ فَاحْمِلْ بَلاَغ مُحمّدٍ

وأَنْذِرْ بها قوماً أضلَّهمُ الجَهْلُ

Go to Fadak and convey the message of Muhammad,

And warn its people whom ignorance has led astray.

أَبَوْا أن يُجِيبوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَابْتَغُوا

سَبِيْلَ الألى أعماهُمُ الحِقْدُ والغِلُّ

They refused to answer the caller of Allah, and sought

The way of ruin, blinded by rancour and hatred.

يَقولون لن يَسْطِيعَ جيشُ مُحمّدٍ

بخيبرَ نصراً إنّها مَطلبٌ بَسْلُ

They say the army of Muhammad will not

Achieve victory in Khaybar, it is an unachievable desire.

يُدافِعُ عنها من صَنَادِيْدِ أهلِها

رِجالٌ إذا خاضوا الوَغَى بَطَلَ الهَزْلُ

It is defended by the champions of its people,

Men, when they enter the fray, jesting ceases.

لها عامرٌ عِنْدَ البلاءِ وياسرٌ

لها مَرْحَبٌ والحارثُ البطلُ الفَحْلُ

It has Amir steadfast in trials, and Yasir,

It has Marhab and Al-Harith the brave hero.

وإنَّ بها من كُلِّ رامٍ وَضَارِبٍ

أُلوفاً هُم السُّمُّ الذُّعافُ لمن يَبْلو

In it are thousands of archers and warriors,

They are lethal poison for whoever tries them.

على أنّنا لا نكرهُ السّلمَ فانتظِرْ

مَحيصةُ واصبِرْ إنّها خُطّةٌ فَصْلُ

Yet we do not dislike peace, so wait,

Mahaysa, and be patient, for it is the perfect plan.

كذَلِكَ قالوا يمكرون كَدَأْبِهِمْ

وماذا يُفيْدُ المكرُ أو يَنفعُ الخَتْلُ

Thus they spoke, scheming as is their habit,

But what does scheming avail, or trickery benefit?

أطالوا المدَى حَتَّى يَروا جَدَّ قومِهم

وَجَدَّ رسولِ اللَّهِ أيُّهما يَعْلُو

They prolonged the term until they saw the seriousness of his people,

And the seriousness of the Messenger of Allah - which would prevail.

فلمَّا رُمُوا بالحقِّ من حِصْنِ نَاعمٍ

وَقِيْلَ لهم ضاقت بقومِكمُ السُّبْلُ

When they were driven with truth from the fortress of Na'im,

And were told, "For your people, the ways have narrowed."

مَشتْ رُسْلُهم للصّلحِ تَهوِي أمامَها

قُلوبٌ هِيَ الكُتْبُ الحثيثةُ والرُّسْلُ

Their messengers walked to make peace, with hearts before them

That were agitated scrolls and messages.

يَظَلُّ عَمِيْدُ القومِ نُونُ بنُ يُوشَعٍ

يَقولُ هَلُمُّوا ذَلِكَ المركبُ السَّهْلُ

The chief of the people, Nu'n son of Yu'sha remains

Saying, "Come, that is the easy ship."

ولاذُوا بأكنافِ النبيِّ فصادفوا

كرِيماً يُرجَّى عنده العفوُ والفَضْلُ

And take refuge in the wings of the Prophet, where they found

A generous one whose forgiveness and grace are hoped for.

أحلَّ لهم صُلحاً وإنّ دِماءَهم

وَأمْوَالَهم إن رَدَّهُمْ خُيَّباً حِلُّ

He made peace permitted for them, and their

Blood and wealth - if he let them be - were permissible.

لئن خُلِقوا لِلُّؤمِ أهلاً فإنّه

لكلِّ الذي يسمو الكِرامُ به أَهْلُ

If they were created for villainy, yet he

Is worthy of all magnanimity attributed to the noble.

له النِّصْفُ من تِلْكَ الحُقولِ يُعِدُّهُ

لِكُلِّ فقيرٍ عضَّهُ البؤسُ والأزْلُ

For him is half of those fields, he counts them

For every poor one, whom misery and poverty have bitten.

كذلكَ مَوْلَى القومِ يَرْجُونَ ظِلَّهُ

وما خيرُ مولىً لا يَكونُ له ظِلُّ

Thus the protector of the people, whose shade they hope for,

For what good is a protector without shade?