The Sunni Poem about the Seerah of the Prophet (SAW) الأرجوزة السنية في ذكر سيرة أشرف البرية

يَقُولُ رَاجِي الْخَالِقِ * هُوَ الْأَمِينُ مُوافِقِي

Says the one hopeful in his Creator, He is Al-Amin Muwafiqi:

حَمْدًا لِمَنْ هَدَانِي * لِسُنَّةِ الْعَدْنَانِي

Praise be to Him who guided me To the Sunnah of the Adnani,

مُحَمَّدِ الْمُخْتَارِ * وَسَيِّدِ الأَطْهَارِ

Muhammad, the Chosen One, And the master of the pure ones.

فَهَذِهِ أُرْجُوزَةْ * لَطِيفَةٌ وَجِيْزَةْ

This is a poem, Pleasant and concise,

فِي سِيرَةِ الْمُطَهَّرِ * شَفِيعِنَا فِي الْمَحْشَرِ

Concerning the biography of the purified one, Our intercessor on the Day of Gathering.

كَتَبْتُهَا لِتُنْشَرَا * بَيْنَ الأَنْامِ وَالْوُرَى

I wrote it so it may spread Among mankind and the people.

فَاللّهَ رَبِّي أَسْأَلُ * إِتْمَامَ مَا أُؤَمِّلُ

So I ask Allah, my Lord, To complete what I hope for.

أَسْمَاؤُهُ الشَّرِيفَةْ * عَدِيدَةٌ مُنِيفَةْ

His noble names are many and lofty.

قَدْ جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ * عَنِ الْإِلَهِ اسْمَانِ

In the Quran there came from God two names:

أَشْهَرُهَا مُحَمَّدُ * وَجَاءَ أَيْضًا أَحْمَدُ

The most famous of them is Muhammad, and there also came Ahmad.

وَجَاءَ فِي الصِّحَاحِ * الْحَاشِرُ وَالْمَاحِيُ

And in the authentic books of hadith came: the Gatherer and the Eraser,

وَالعَاقِبُ الْمُقَفِّي * بِمَا مَضَى نَسْتَكْفِي

And the final Successor, and with what has passed, we suffice.

وَمَوْلِدُ الرَّسُولِ * وَافَقَ عَامَ الْفِيلِ

and the birth of the Messenger coincided with the Year of the Elephant.

فِي مَكَّةَ الْمُكَرَّمَةْ * فِي أُسْرَةٍ مُعَظَّمَةْ

In honoured Makkah, within a noble family.

هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ * الْقُرَشِي ذِي الْجَاهِ

He is the son of Abdullah, the Qurashi, a man of honour.

جَدُّهُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبْ * ذُو حَسَبٍ وَذُو نَسَبْ

His grandfather is Abdul Muttalib, a man of lineage and noble ancestry.

آمِنَةٌ أُمُّ النَّبِي * وَبِنْتُ وَهْبِ النَّسَبِ

Aminah is the mother of the Prophet, and she was the daughter of Wahb, of noble descent.

تَكَلَّفَتْ بِنَشْأَتِهْ * مِن بَعْدِ مَوْتِ وَالِدِهْ

She took charge of raising him after the death of his father.

مُرْضِعُهُ الزَّكِيَّةْ * حَلِيمَةُ السَّعْدِيَّةْ

His blessed wet nurse was Halimah Al-Saadiyyah.

تَرَعْرَعَ الصَّبِيُّ * الطَّاهِرُ الزَّكِيُّ

The pure and noble child grew up

عِندَ أَفَاضِلِ الْعَرَبْ * فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَنَجَبْ

Among the best of the Arabs, among Banu Saad and nobility.

نَبِيُّنَا رَعَى الْغَنَمْ * كَالْأَنْبِيَاءِ فِي الْأُمَمْ

Our Prophet tended sheep, like the prophets among the nations.

وَبَيْنَمَا وَهْوَ صَبِي * فِي رَعْيِهِ وَاللَّعِبِ

And while he was still a child, during his shepherding and play,

إِذَا هُوَ بِالْمَلَكِ * فَشَقَّ صَدْرَهُ الزَّكِي

Suddenly the angel came to him and split open his pure chest.

أَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ قَلْبَهُ * بِزَمْزَمٍ طَهَّرَهُ

He removed his heart from it and cleansed it with Zamzam.

وَبَعْدَ مَا نَقَّاهُ * بِحِكْمَةٍ حَشَاهُ

And after purifying it, he filled it with wisdom.

أَتَى حَلِيمَةَ الْخَبَرْ * مِنْ كُلِّ طِفْلٍ قَدْ حَضَرْ

The news reached Halimah from every child who was present,

وَكُلُّهُمْ قَدْ نَقَلَا * مُحَمَّدٌ قَدْ قُتِلَا

And all of them reported: “Muhammad has been killed!”

وَحِينَ عَادَ أَخْبَرَا * بِمَا رَأَى وَمَا جَرَى

And when he returned, he informed of what he saw and what had happened.

فَانْزَعَجَتْ حَلِيمَةْ * مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعَظِيمَةْ

So Halimah became distressed by this tremendous matter,

وَرَدَّتِ الصَّبِيَّا * لِأُمِّهِ رَضِيَّا

And she returned the blessed child to his mother.

وَرَاحَ لِلْمَدِينَةْ * مَعْ أُمِّهِ أَمِينَةْ

And he went to Madinah with his mother Aminah,

إِلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ * أَخْوَالِهِ الْأَخْيَارِ

To Banu al Najjar, his noble [maternal] uncles.

أَخْوَالِهِ مِنَ النَّسَبْ * مِنْ أُمِّ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ

His [maternal] uncles through lineage, from the mother of Abdul Muttalib.

وَفِي طَرِيقِ عَوْدَتِهْ * لِبَيْتِهِ وَبَلْدَتِهْ

And on the journey of his return to his home and land,

أَجْهَشَ بِالْبُكَاءِ * فِي قَرْيَةِ الأَبَوَاءِ

He burst into tears in the village of Al-Abwa.

فَاجِعَةٌ قَدْ بَاتَتْ * إِذْ أُمُّهُ قَدْ مَاتَتْ

A tragedy had occurred, for his mother had died.

وَبَعْدَهَا الْيَتِيمُ * كَفَلَهُ الرَّحِيمُ

After her, the orphan was cared for by the compassionate one,

الْجَدُّ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبْ * ذُو الْمَجْدِ فِي أَرْضِ الْعَرَبْ

His grandfather Abdul Muttalib, a man of honour in the land of the Arabs.

وَقَدَّرَ الْإِلَهُ * وَفَاةَ مَنْ رَعَاهُ

Then God decreed the death of the one who cared for him,

فَانتَقَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِي * طَالِبٍ الشَّهْمِ الْأَبِي

So the guardianship passed to Abu Talib, the noble and dignified man.

كَفَالَةُ الْيَتِيمِ * نَبِيِّنَا الْعَظِيمِ

Of our great Prophet, the orphan,

فَضَمَّهُ لِأُسْرَتِهْ * وَجَدَّ فِي رِعَايَتِهْ

He brought him into his household and strove in caring for him.

مَعْ عَمِّهِ الْهُمَامِ * قَدْ سَافَرَا لِلشَّامِ

With his noble uncle, they travelled to Al-Sham,

فِي رِحْلَةِ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي * تَكُونُ لِلْتِّجَارَةِ

On the summer journey that was made for trade.

وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ أَقْبَلَا * بِالْبِشْرِ ثُمَّ قَابَلَا

And along the way they came forward with joy and then met

بَحِيرَةَ الْإِمَامَا * الرَّاهِبَ الْهُمَامَا

Bahira, the learned monk and honoured man.

فَعَرَفَ النَّبِيَّا * لَمَّا رَءَا الصَّبِيَّا

He recognised the Prophet when he saw the young boy,

وَقَالَ إِسْمَعُونِي * فِي الْحَالِ لَا تَعْصُونِي

And he said: “Listen to me now, and do not disobey me.

لَا تَدْخُلُوا لِلشَّامِ * بِسَيِّدِ الأَنْامِ

Do not enter Al-Sham with the master of mankind.

أَخْشَى إِذَا يَرَوْنَهُ * بِالْغَدْرِ يَقْتُلُونَهُ

I fear that if they see him, they will treacherously kill him.”

فَرَدَّهُ لِبَلْدَتِهْ * عَمُّهُ عِندَ خَشْيَتِهْ

So his uncle returned him to his homeland out of fear for him.

وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَكَامَلَا * شَبَابُهُ وَاكْتَمَلَا

After his youth had fully matured and been completed,

تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ * الطَّاهِرُ النَّقِيُّ

The pure and noble Prophet married

خَدِيجَةَ الْعَفِيفَةْ * الْمَرْأَةَ الشَّرِيفَةْ

Khadijah, the chaste and honourable woman,

لِصِدْقِهِ وَعِفَّتِهْ * وَذَاكَ قَبْلَ بِعْثَتِهْ

Because of his truthfulness and chastity, and that was before his prophethood.

وَأَحْسَنَ التِّجَارَةْ * لِلْحُرَّةِ الْمُخْتَارَةْ

And he excelled in trade for the noble and chosen lady.

وَبَعْدَ خَمْسٍ ثَبَتَتْ * مَعَ الثَّلَاثِينَ أَتَتْ

And after thirty five years had passed,

شَارَكَ قَوْمَهُ الْبِنَا * فِي كَعْبَةٍ وَائْتُمِنَا

He took part with his people in building the Kaabah, and was entrusted

بِوَضْعِ ذَاكَ الْحَجَرِ * الْأَسْوَدِ الْمُطَهَّرِ

With placing the blessed Black Stone.

وَبَعْدَ الْأَرْبَعِينَا * مِنْ سِنِّهِ يَقِينَا

And after forty years of his life with certainty,

نَبِيُّنَا كَعادَتِهْ * فِي الْغَارِ مَعْ عِبَادَتِهْ

Our Prophet, as was his habit, was in the cave engaged in worship,

إِذْ جَاءَهُ جِبْرِيلُ * بِأَمْرِهِ يَقُولُ

When Jibril came to him with the command, saying: “Read,”

اِقْرَأْ كَمَا فِي الْخَبَرِ * الصَّادِقِ الْمُشْتَهِرِ

As has come in the authentic and well known report.

فَأَخْبَرَ بِمَا جَرَى * خَدِيجَةَ الْمُطَهَّرَا

So he informed the purified Khadijah of what had happened,

وَمَا رَآهُ وَسَمِعْ * وَكَيْفَ خَافَ وَفَزِعْ

And of what he had seen and heard, and how he had feared and become distressed.

فَهَدَّأَتْ مِنْ رَوْعِهِ * وَذَكَّرَتْ بِفَضْلِهِ

So she calmed his fear and reminded him of his virtues.

وَاللَّهِ لَا يُخْزِيكَا * وَالْلَّهُ يَجْتَبِيكَا

“By Allah, He will never disgrace you, and Allah will choose you.

تَصْدُقُ فِي الْكَلَامِ * مَعْ صِلَةِ الْأَرْحَامِ

You speak truthfully, maintain ties of kinship,

وَتُكْرِمُ الضُّيُوفَا * وَتُسْعِفُ الْمَلْهُوفَا

And you honour guests, and aid the distressed.

وَتَكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَا * فَالْخَوْفُ لَنْ يَدُومَا

And you provide for those who have nothing, so this fear will not remain.”

وَاصْطَحَبَتْهُ زَوْجُهُ * لِعَالِمٍ تَعْرِفُهُ

And his wife took him to a learned man whom she knew,

هُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّهَا الْوَلِي * وَرَقَةُ بْنُ نَوْفَلِ

Her righteous cousin, Waraqah Ibn Nawfal.

فَقالَ مَا الَّذِي تَرَى * يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَمَا جَرَى

So he said: “What is it that you saw, Oh son of my brother, and what happened?

حَدِّثْنِي بِالْأَخْبَارِ * وَمَا جَرَى فِي الْغَارِ

Tell me the news and what occurred in the cave.”

فَحِينَ قَصَّ مَا جَرَى * قَالَ لَهُ وَأَخْبَرَا

So when he related what had happened, he said to him and informed him:

ذَاكَ الْمَلَاكُ الْمُرْسَلُ * لِمُوسَى كَانَ يَنْزِلُ

“That is the angelic messenger who used to descend to Musa.”

يَا لَيْتَنِي أُدْرِكُكَا * إِذْ يُخْرِجُوكَ قَوْمُكَا

“I wish that I might live to see the time when your people drive you out.”

قَالَ أَمُخْرِجِيَّا * مِنْ بَلْدَتِي الزَّكِيَّا

He said: “Will they really expel me from my blessed homeland?”

قَالَ فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَتَى * بِمِثْلِ هَذَا يَا فَتَى

He replied: “Indeed, whoever comes with something like this, Oh young man,

فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أُوذِيَا * فِي دِينِهِ وَعُودِيَا

Will surely be harmed for his religion and treated with hostility.”

أوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهْ * زَوْجَتُهُ مَعْ صَاحِبِهْ

The first to believe in him were his wife and his companion,

وَزَيْدٌ الْوَلِيُّ * عَلِيٌّ الصَّبِيُّ

And Zayd, the righteous one, and Ali, the young boy.

بِلَالٌ الرَّقِيقُ * أَعْتَقَهُ الصِّدِّيقُ

And Bilal, the slave, whom As-Sediq set free.

وَثُلَّةٌ قَدْ بُشِّرُوا * بِجَنَّةٍ وَأُخْبِرُوا

And a group who were given glad tidings and informed of Paradise.

فِي دَعْوَةٍ سِرِّيَّةْ * وَلَمْ تَكُنْ جَهْرِيَّةْ

The call was at first kept secret and not made openly.

وَبَعْدَهَا قَدْ أُمِرَا * لِقَوْمِهِ أَنْ يُنْذِرَا

Then after that, he was commanded to warn his people.

فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى الصَّفَا * وَاسْتَمَعُوا لِلْمُصْطَفَى

So they gathered upon Al-Safa and listened to the Chosen One.

فَقالَ يَا عَشِيرَتِي * جَمِيعُكُمْ حَتَّى ابْنَتِي

He said: “Oh my clan, all of you, even my own daughter,

لَا أُغْنِي عَنكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوا * إِلَهَكُمْ وَوَحِّدُوا

I cannot avail you against Allah, so worship your Lord and affirm His oneness.

فَسَبَّهُ أَبُو لَهَبْ * لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ السَّبَبْ

So Abu Lahab insulted him because of that reason.

تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبْ * سَيَصْلَى فِي النَّارِ اللَّهَبْ

May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, he will burn in the blazing Fire.

وَأَهْلُ مَكَّ كَذَّبُوا * نَبِيَّهُمْ وَعَذَّبُوا

And the people of Makkah denied their Prophet and tortured

قَوْمًا ضِعَافًا أَسْلَمُوا * لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْلَمُوا

Weak people who had accepted Islam, but they were not safe.

فَهَاجَرُوا لِلْحَبَشَا * مِن بَعْدِ أَنْ تَفَاحَشَا

So they migrated to Abyssinia after the persecution

عَذَابَهُمْ وَازْدَادَا * وَٱللهُ قَدْ أَرَادَا

Had become severe and increased, and Allah had willed it.

عِندَ النَّجَاشِي سَكَنُوا * بِلَادَهُ وَأَمِنُوا

They settled with the Negus in his land and found safety.

وَبَعْدَ إِسْلَامِ عُمَرْ * وَحَمْزَةٍ أَتَى الظَّفَرْ

And after the acceptance of Islam by Umar and Hamzah, victory came,

إِذْ أَصْبَحُوا أَعِزَّةْ * مَعْ عُمَرٍ وَحَمْزَةْ

As the Muslims became strengthened through Umar and Hamzah.

وَبَعْدَهَا انْشَقَّ الْقَمَرْ * فَقَالُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرّ

And after that, the moon split, but they said: “Ongoing magic.”

وَحَاوَلُوا مِرَارَا * أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا الْمُخْتَارَا

And they repeatedly attempted to kill the Chosen One.

وَأَعْلَنُوا الْعِدَاءَا * لِمَن أَبَى الْوَلَاءَا

And they openly declared hostility against whoever refused loyalty to them.

وَحَاصَرُوا النَّبِيَّا * الطَّاهِرَ الرَّضِيَّا

And they besieged the pure and noble Prophet,

مَعْ قَوْمِهِ فِي الشِّعْبِ * فِي شِدَّةٍ وَكَرْبِ

Along with his people in the valley, in hardship and distress.

لِمُدَّةٍ وَانْتَقَضَا * عَهْدُهُمْ وَقُوِّضَا

For a period, until their pact was broken and destroyed.

وَفِيهِ مَاتَ عَمُّهُ * وَبَعْدَهُ زَوْجَتُهُ

And during it, his uncle died, and after him, his wife also died.

نَبِيُّنَا تَنَقَّلَا * بَيْنَ الْوَرَى كَي يَنْقُلَا

Our Prophet moved among the people so that he might convey

فِي النَّاسِ مَا قَدْ أُمِرَا * بِنَشْرِهِ بَيْنَ الْوَرَى

Among mankind what he had been commanded to spread.

حَتَّى أَتَى ثَقِيفَا * فَكَذَّبُوا الشَّرِيفَا

Until he came to Thaqif, but they denied the noble one.

وَجَاءَ جِنٌّ أَسْلَمُوا * لِرَبِّهِمْ وَسَلَّمُوا

And a group of jinn came who accepted Islam and submitted to their Lord.

وَبَعْدَهَا قَدْ أُسْرِيَا * بِهِ فَلَاقَى الْأَنْبِيَا

After that, he was taken by night, and he met the prophets.

ثُمَّ عُرُوجًا لِلسَّمَا * وَرَبَّهُ قَدْ كَلَّمَا

Then he ascended to the heavens, and he spoke to his Lord.

ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ افْتُرِضَتْ * فِي الْيَوْمِ خَمْسٌ ثَبَتَتْ

Then the prayer was made obligatory, five each day were established.

وَبَعْدَ ذَاكَ انْتَقَلَا * إِلَى مِنًى وَقَابَلَا

After that, he went to Mina and met

وَفْدًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ * لِبَيْعَةِ الْمُخْتَارِ

A delegation from the Ansar for the pledge to the Chosen One,

لِيَنْصُرُوا النَّبِيَّا * فِي طَيْبَةَ الْأَبِيَّا

So that they support the Prophet in noble Taybah [Madinah].

فَجَاءَ أَمْرُ الْهِجْرَةِ * لِكُلِّ مَنْ ذِي قُدْرَةِ

Then came the command for migration for everyone who was able.

وَاسْتَأْخَرَ الصِّدِّيقُ * الْمُشْفِقُ الرَّفِيقُ

And the truthful, compassionate companion remained behind,

لِصُحْبَةِ الْمُخْتَارِ * فِي سَائِرِ الْأَسْفَارِ

So he could accompany the Chosen One on all journeys.

تَصَاحَبَا فِي الْهِجْرَةْ * لِيُعلِ اللهُ قَدْرَهْ

So the two travelled together in the migration, so that Allah might raise his rank.

نَبِيُّنَا الْمُخْتَارُ * قَابَلَهُ الْأَنْصَارُ

Our Prophet, the Chosen One, was welcomed by the Ansar

بِالْبِشْرِ وَالسُّرُورِ * وَالْحُبِّ وَالْحُبُورِ

With joy and happiness, with love and delight.

أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ قَدْ فَعَلْ * نَبِيُّنَا لَمَّا وَصَلْ

The first thing our Prophet did when he arrived

بِنَاؤُهُ قُبَاءَ * فَأَحْكَمَ الْبِنَاءَ

Was the building of Quba, and he perfected its construction.

ثُمَّ بِنَاءُ مَسْجِدِ * خَيْرِ الْوَرَى مُحَمَّدِ

Then came the building of the mosque of Muhammad, the best of mankind.

مَنْزِلُهُ فِي الطَّرَفِ * بِالْحُجُرَاتِ تُعْرَفِ

His dwelling was at the edge, known as the chambers.

وَآخَى بَيْنَ إِخْوَةٍ * مُهَاجِرِينَ صَفْوَةٍ

And he established brotherhood between noble emigrant brothers

وَإِخْوَةٍ أَنْصَارِ * صَحَابَةٍ أَخْيَارِ

And the Ansar brothers, the righteous companions.

وَبَعْدَهَا قَدْ دَخَلَا * بِعَائِشَ الْمُفَضَّلَا

After that, he consummated his marriage with the honoured Aishah.

وَعَاهَدَ الْيَهُودَا * وَاسْتَوْثَقَ الْعُهُودَا

And he made treaties with the Jews and firmly established the agreements.

فَرْضُ الصِّيَامِ قَدْ أَتَى * مَعَ الزَّكَاةِ يَا فَتَى

The obligation of fasting came, along with zakah, Oh young man.

ثُمَّ الأَذَانُ شُرِعَا * وَالخَمْرُ أَيْضًا مُنِعَا

Then the call to prayer was legislated, and wine was also forbidden.

تَحَوَّلُوا لِلْقِبْلَةِ * أَعْنِي تِجَاهَ الْكَعْبَةِ

They turned towards the qiblah, meaning towards the Kaabah.

بَقِيَّةُ الْأَحْكَامِ * فِي سَائِرِ الْأَعْوَامِ

And the rest of the rulings came throughout the following years.

زَوْجَاتُهُ إِحْدَى عَشَرْ * فِيمَا رَوَوهُ وَاشْتَهَرْ

His wives were eleven, according to what has been narrated and well known:

خَدِيجَةٌ فَسَوْدَةُ * عَائِشَةٌ فَحَفْصَةُ

Khadijah, then Sawdah, Aishah, then Hafsah,

وَزَيْنَبٌ وَرَمْلَةُ * مَيْمُونَةٌ صَفِيَّةُ

And Zaynab, and Ramlah, Maymunah, and Safiyyah,

وَهِنْدٌ أَمَّ التَّالِيَةْ * زَوْجَتُهُ جُوَيْرِيَةْ

And Hind, and the next one is his wife Juwayriyyah,

بِنْتُ خُزَيْمَ زَيْنَبُ * وَبِنْتُ جَحْشٍ زَيْنَبُ

Zaynab bint Khuzaymah, and Zaynab bint Jahsh.

أَوْلَادُهُ فَسَبْعَةٌ * بَنَاتُهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ

His children were seven, and his daughters were four:

فَزَيْنَبٌ فِي الأَوَّلِ * وَأُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ تَلِي

Zaynab was the first, followed by Umm Kulthum,

رُقَيَّةٌ وَبَعْدَهَا * فَاطِمَةٌ خِتَامُهَا

Then Ruqayyah, and after her Fatimah, the last of them.

أَمَّا الذُّكُورُ إِنَّهُمْ * فَقَاسِمٌ أَوَّلُهُمْ

As for the sons, the first of them was Qasim,

وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ الطَّاهِرُ * مَعَ ابْرَاهِيمَ أَذْكُرُ

And Abdullah the pure, and I also mention Ibrahim.

قَدْ مَاتُوا فِي حَيَاتِهِ * فَاطِمَةٌ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ

They all died during his lifetime, except Fatimah, who died after him.

غَزْوَاتُهُ فِيْمَا ذُكِرْ * وَمَا رَوَوهُ وَاشْتَهَرْ

His battles, according to what has been mentioned, narrated, and well known:

غَزْوَةُ بَدْرٍ وَانْتَصَرَ * فِيهَا النَّبِيُّ وَانْكَسَرَ

The Battle of Badr, in which the Prophet was victorious, and

جَيْشٌ لِأَهْلِ مَكَّةْ * فِي رَمَضَانَ دَكَّهْ

An army of the people of Makkah was defeated in Ramadan.

وَبَعْدَهَا الْجَيْشُ انْهَزَمْ * فِي أُحُدٍ وَمَا سَلِمْ

After that, the army was defeated at Uhud and did not remain unharmed,

جُلُّ الرُّمَاةِ نَزَلُوا * وَأَمْرَهُ مَا امْتَثَلُوا

Because most of the archers came down and did not obey his command.

فَكَانَتِ الْهَزِيمَةْ * شَدِيدَةً أَلِيمَةْ

So the defeat was severe and painful.

أَتَتْ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ * بِالْعَمَلِ الْحَقِيرِ

Then Banu Al-Nadir committed a vile act,

وَهَمُّوا بِالْغَدْرِ كَمَا * عَنْ قَوْمِهِمْ قَدْ عُلِمَا

And intended treachery, as was known from their people.

نَبِيُّنَا أَجْلَاهُمْ * لِلشَّامِ قَدْ نَفَاهُمْ

So our Prophet expelled them and banished them to Al-Sham.

وَبَعْدَهَا الْأَحْزَابُ * فِي سَعْيِهِمْ قَدْ خَابُوا

And after that came the Confederates, but they failed in their efforts.

وَأَبْصَرُوا الْمَدِينَةْ * بِخَنْدَقٍ حَصِينَةْ

And they saw Madinah fortified with a trench.

وَجَيْشُهُمْ تَرَاجَعَا * بِالرِّيحِ وَالرُّعْبِ مَعَا

Their army retreated, struck by wind and fear together.

قَدْ نَقَضَتْ قُرَيْظَةْ * عُهُودَهَا الْعَرِيضَةْ

Qurayzah had broken their strong covenant,

إِذْ حَالَفُوا الأَحْزَابَا * وَجَانَبُوا الصَّوَابَا

As they allied with the Confederates and abandoned what was right.

فَقُتِّلُوا لِغَدْرِهِمْ * وَخُبْثِهِمْ وَمَكْرِهِمْ

So they were killed because of their treachery, evil, and plotting.

وَبَعْدَهَا الْحُدَيْبِيَا * فَكَانَ صُلْحًا قَاضِيَا

After that came Al-Hudaybiyyah, which became a decisive treaty.

بُنُودُهُ قَدْ شُهِرَتْ * وَبِالْعُهُودِ سُطِّرَتْ

Its conditions became well known and were written as binding agreements.

وَبَعْدَهَا فَخَيْبَرُ * قَدْ خَرِبَتْ وَانْدَحَرُوا

Then after that came Khaybar, it was ruined and they were defeated.

وَخَانَتِ الْيَهُودُ * وَضَاعَتِ الْعُهُودُ

And the Jews betrayed, and the agreements were lost.

وَبَعْدَهَا فِي مَكَّةَ * فَتْحٌ عَظِيمٌ أُثْبِتَا

Then after that, in Makkah, a tremendous conquest was established.

أُبِيحَ لِلْمُخْتَارِ * وَقْتًا مِنَ النَّهَارِ

It [fighting] was made lawful for the Chosen One for a portion of the day.

وَجَاءَ جَيْشُ اللهِ * يُذِلُّ كُلَّ لَاهِ

And the army of Allah came, humiliating every arrogant one.

وَفِي حُنَيْنٍ قَدْ ظَفِرْ * جَيْشُ النَّبِيِّ وَانْتَصَرْ

And at Hunayn, the army of the Prophet prevailed and was victorious.

وَالنَّصْرُ جَاءَ بَعْدَمَا * أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَنْهَزِمَا

Victory came after they had nearly been defeated.

آخِرُهَا فَأَثْبِتِ * غَزْوَةُ جَيْشِ الْعُسْرَةِ

The last of them, so affirm it, was the expedition of the Army of Hardship.

إِلَى تَبُوكٍ سَارَا * يُطَهِّرُ الْدِّيَارَا

He travelled to Tabuk, purifying the lands.

وَبَعْدَهَا الْوَدَاعُ * فِي حَجَّةٍ تُذَاعُ

After that came the Farewell Pilgrimage, whose events became widely known,

أَحْدَاثُهَا قَدْ شُهِرَتْ * وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ ذُكِرَتْ

And were mentioned in the narrations.

الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ * بِهَا تَمَامُ دِينِكُمْ

“Today I have perfected for you your religion.”

فِي عَامِهِ الْحَادِي عَشَرْ * فِي يَوْمِهِ الثَّانِي عَشَرْ

In the eleventh year, on the twelfth day,

وَفِي رَبِيعِ الأَوَّلِ * وَفَاةُ خَيْرِ الرُّسُلِ

In the month of Rabi Al-Awwal, occurred the death of the best of messengers.

أَظْلَمَتِ الْمَدِينَةْ * وَأَصْبَحَتْ حَزِينَةْ

Madinah became darkened and filled with grief.

وَقَدْ بَكَى الْجَمِيعُ * وَانْهَالَتِ الدُّمُوعُ

Everyone wept, and tears poured forth,

لِفَقْدِ ذَاكَ الْهَادِي * مَنْ شَرَّفِ النَّوَادِي

Over the loss of that guide, the one who honoured gatherings.

وَبَعْدَ مَا قَدْ كُفِّنَا * نَبِيُّنَا قَدْ دُفِنَا

And after our Prophet was shrouded, he was buried

فِي حُجْرَةِ الصَّدِيقَةْ * عَائِشَةَ الشَّفِيقَةْ

In the chamber of the truthful and compassionate Aishah.

وَبُويِعَ الصِّدِّيقُ * الرَّجُلُ الرَّفِيقُ

Then As-Sediq was pledged allegiance to, the gentle and loyal man,

إِذْ كَانَ أَوْلَى الْأُمَّةْ * لِمَنْصِبٍ أَتَمَّهْ

As he was the most deserving in the nation for the position that was entrusted to him.

وَتَمَّ مَا نَظَمْتُ * فِي شَأْنِ مَن أَحْبَبْتُ

And thus is completed what I composed concerning the one whom I love,

الْمُصْطَفَى خَيْرِ الْبَشَرْ * مُحَمَّدِ الشَّهْمِ الْأَغَرْ

The Chosen One, the best of mankind, Muhammad, the noble and radiant one.

أَرْجُو مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَلِي * غُفْرَانَ كُلِّ الزَّلَلِ

I ask Allah, the Most High, for forgiveness for every mistake,

وَرُؤْيَةَ الرَّحِيمِ * وَوَجْهُهُ الْعَظِيمِ

And to see the Most Merciful and His majestic Face,

وَصُحْبَةَ النَّبِيِّ * الطَّاهِرِ الزَّكِيِّ

And for the companionship of the pure and noble Prophet.

يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ أَبَدَا * عَلَى النَّبِيِّ أَحْمَدَا

Oh Lord, send prayers forever upon the Prophet Ahmad,

وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ * وَتَابِعٍ لِهَدْيِهِ

And upon his family, his companions, and those who follow his guidance,

مَا غَرَّدَ الْحَمَامُ * وَسَبَّحَ الْأَنَامُ

As long as the doves sing and mankind glorifies Allah.