لَكَ اللهُ أَقبِلْ أبا خَيْثَمهْ

فِللّهِ صُنْعَكَ ما أَكْرَمَهْ

God bless you Abu Khaythama

Your deed is so honorable to God

قَعدتَ فلما كَرِهتَ القُعودَ

نَفرت حَثيثاً إلى المَلْحَمَهْ

You sat still until you disliked stillness

Then you marched eagerly to battle

دَخلتَ العَريشَ على نَعجتيك

فَسُبحانَ ربِّكَ ما أعظَمَهْ

You entered the sheep pen by your two ewes

Glory be to your Lord, how great is He!

نَعِيمٌ يَروقُ وظِلٌّ يشوقُ

وعَيشٌ يَسرُّكَ أن تَغْنَمَهْ

A bliss that satisfies, and shade that allures,

And life you delight in, if you can get it

فذكَّرَكَ اللهُ حَرَّ الجهاد

وألهمَ قلبكَ ما ألْهَمَهْ

But God reminded you of the heat of jihad

And inspired your heart with what He inspired it

فقلتَ أيمضي الرسولُ الكريم

يُكابِدُ في اللَّهِ ما جَشَّمَهْ

So you said, shall the noble Messenger

Endure for God what harshness he's endured

وأبقى هُنا في هَوى نَعْجَتيّ

وَحُبِّ العريشِ كذِي الملأمَهْ

While I stay here, craving my two ewes

And love of the sheep pen, what misguidance!

وَسِرْتَ فأدركَتَهُ في تبوك

وللجيشِ من حَوْلِهِ هَمْهَمَهْ

You marched on, and met him in Tabuk

The troops around him, thronging and murmuring

يقولون مَن ذا وما خطبهُ

ألا إنّه أبو خَيْثَمَهْ

"Who's this, what's his business?" they asked

Behold, it is Abu Khaythama!

ألم يَكُ في المعشرِ القاعدين

فماذا عراهُ وما أَقْدَمَهْ

Was he not with those who stayed behind?

What need or madness brought him here now?

هُوَ اللَّهُ يَهدِي نُفوسَ الرجال

ويَرزقها البِرَّ والمَرْحَمَهْ

It is God who guides men's souls aright

And provides them righteousness and mercy