Claude 2

  1. بِسيفك فيما اخترتَ من عاجلِ القتلِ

    سُقِيتَ ذُعافَ الموتِ فَاشْربْ أبا جَهلِ

    With your sword you have chosen to swiftly slay

    You were made to drink the bitterness of death, so drink Abu Jahl

  2. هُو السّيفُ لولا الجبنُ لم يَمْضِ حدُّه

    ولم يَرْضَ في جِدّ الكريهةِ بالهزلِ

    It is the sword, had it not been for cowardice its edge would not be blunt

    And it would not be satisfied with jesting amidst serious enmity

  3. شَهِدْتَ الوغَى تَبغِي على الضّعفِ راحةً

    لِنَفْسِكَ من حِقدٍ مُذيبٍ ومن غِلِّ

    You witnessed the battle seeking rest for yourself

    From your burning hatred and rage

  4. أفرعونُ إن تجهلْ فلن تَجهَل الوغَى

    فَراعينَها مِن ذي شَبابٍ ومن كَهْلِ

    Pharaoh, even if you are ignorant, the battle will not be ignorant

    With its youths and elders overseeing it

  5. أصابَك فيها ما أصابَك من أذىً

    وفاتَك ما نالَ الرُّوَيْعِيُّ من فَضْلِ

    It afflicted you with the harm that afflicted you

    And you missed what Ar-Ruway’i attained of virtue

  6. رَماكُ مُعاذٌ قبله ومُعوّذٌ

    وجاءك مَشبوباً حَمِيَّتُهُ تَغلي

    Mu’adh attacked you before him and Mu’awwadh

    Came to you, his zeal boiling

  7. سَقى السّيفَ عفواً من دمٍ لك طَيِّعٍ

    فَمِن مُرتقَىً صعبٍ إلى مُسْتَقىً سَهْلِ

    The sword freely made you drink obedient blood

    So from a lofty ascent to an easy descent

  8. دَعِ الهزلَ يا ابْنَ الحنظليَّةِ إنّه

    هو الجِدُّ كلُّ الجِدِّ لو كنتَ ذا عقلِ

    Leave jesting O son of Hanzala, it is

    All seriousness, if you had any sense

  9. هِيَ اللاّتُ والعُزَّى أضلّتْكَ هذِهِ

    وزادتْكَ هذي من ضلالٍ ومن خَبْلِ

    These two, Al-Lat and Al-Uzza, have led you astray

    And increased you in misguidance and confusion

  10. مَضَى جارُك المأفونُ خَزيانَ وَانْقَضَتْ

    حِبالُك فَانْظُرْ هل ترى الآن من حَبْلِ

    Your wretched neighbor has passed away in disgrace, and

    Your ropes are cut, so look, do you see any rope now?

  11. لقد كنتَ ترجو أن ترى الهُبَلَ الذي

    رَضِيتَ به رَبّاً يَفوزُ ويَسْتَعْلِي

    You used to hope that you would see Al-Hubal whom

    You were pleased with as a lord, prevailing and ascendant

  12. أصبتَ ابنَ مسعودٍ سَناءً ورفعةً

    وباءَ عدوُّ اللّهِ بالخِزي والذُّلِّ

    You attained Ibn Mas’ud – glory and elevation

    While Allah’s enemy attained disgrace and humiliation

  13. فَخُذْ سَيْفَهُ ثم ارفعِ الصَّوتَ شاكراً

    فما بعدَ ما أعطاكَ ربُّك من سُؤْلِ

    So take his sword and raise your voice in gratitude

    For after you asked your Lord, what giving He bestowed!