لَقَد وَرِثَ الضَلالَةَ عَن أَبيهِ

أُبَيٌّ يَومَ فارَقَهُ الرَسولُ

He inherited misguidance from his father

A stubborn man, the day the Messenger left him

أَجِئتَ مُحَمَّداً عَظماً رَميماً

لِتُكذِبَهُ وَأَنتَ بِهِ جَهولُ

You came to the eminent and noble Muhammad

To deny him, while being ignorant of him

وَقَد نالَت بَنو النَجّارِ مِنكُم

أُمَيَّةَ إِذ يَغَوِّثُ يا عَقيلُ

And the sons of Najjar have already gained from you

Umayya, when he cries "O Aqil, help!"

وَتَبَّ اِبنا رَبيعَةَ إِذ أَطاعا

أَبا جَهلٍ لِأُمِّهِما الهُبولُ

And the two sons of Rabee'ah repented when they obeyed

Abu Jahl, for the sake of their vulgar mother

وَأَفلَتَ حارِثٌ لِما شُغِلنا

بِأَسرِ القَومِ أُسرَتِهِ قَليلُ

And Harith escaped when we were busy

With capturing the hostages of his people, few