Sirat Ibn Hisham 1102
What was said in poetry about the Banū al-Naḍīr
[ شِعْرُ كَعْبٍ فِي إجْلَاءِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ وَقَتْلِ ابْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ ] قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: وَقَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ يَذْكُرُ إجْلَاءَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ وَقَتْلَ كَعْبِ بْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ: لَقَدْ خَزِيَتْ بِغَدْرَتِهَا الْحُبُورُ كَذَاكَ الدَّهْرُ ذُو صَرْفٍ يَدُورُ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِرَبٍّ عَزِيزٍ أَمْرُهُ أَمْرٌ كَبِيرُ وَقَدْ أُوتُوا مَعًا فَهْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَجَاءَهُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ النَّذِيرُ نَذِيرٌ صَادِقٌ أَدَّى كِتَابًا وَآيَاتٍ مُبَيَّنَةً تُنِيرُ فَقَالُوا مَا أَتَيْتَ بِأَمْرِ صِدْقٍ وَأَنْتَ بِمُنْكَرٍ مِنَّا جَدِيرُ فَقَالَ بَلَى لَقَدْ أَدَّيْتُ حَقًّا يُصَدِّقُنِي بِهِ الْفَهِمُ الْخَبِيرُ فَمَنْ يَتْبَعْهُ يُهْدَ لِكُلِّ رُشْدٍ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهِ يُجْزَ الْكَفُورَ فَلَمَّا أُشْرِبُوا غَدِرًا وَكُفْرًا وَحَادَ بِهِمْ عَنْ الْحَقِّ النُّفُورِ أَرَى اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ بِرَأْيِ صَدْقٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا يَجُورُ فَأَيَّدَهُ وَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ نَصِيرُهُ نِعْمَ النَّصِيرِ فَغُودِرَ مِنْهُمْ كَعْبٌ صَرِيعًا فَذَلَّتْ بَعْدَ مَصْرَعِهِ النَّضِيرُ عَلَى الْكَفَّيْنِ ثَمَّ وَقَدْ عَلَتْهُ بِأَيْدِينَا مُشَهَّرَةٌ ذُكُورُ بِأَمْرِ مُحَمَّدٍ إذْ دَسَّ لَيْلًا إلَى كَعْبٍ أَخَا كَعْبٍ يَسِيرُ فَمَا كَرِهَ فَأَنْزَلَهُ بِمَكْرٍ وَمَحْمُودٌ أَخُو ثِقَةٍ جَسُورُ فَتِلْكَ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ بِدَارِ سَوْءٍ أَبَارَهُمْ بِمَا اجْتَرَمُوا الْمُبِيرُ غَدَاةَ أَتَاهُمْ فِي الزَّحْفِ رَهْوًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَهْوَ بِهِمْ بَصِيرُ وَغَسَّانَ الْحُمَاةَ مُوَازِرُوهُ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ وَهْوَ لَهُمْ وَزِيرُ فَقَالَ السِّلَمُ وَيْحَكُمْ فَصَدُّوا وَحَالَفَ أَمْرَهُمْ كَذِبٌ وَزُورُ فَذَاقُوا غِبَّ أَمْرِهِمْ وَبَالًا لِكُلِّ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْهُمْ بَعِيرُ وَأَجْلَوْا عَامِدِينَ لِقَيْنُقَاعَ وَغُودِرَ مِنْهُمْ نَخْلٌ وَدُورُ
Translation
✧ [Kaʿb’s poetry concerning the expulsion of Banū al-Naḍīr and the killing of Ibn al-Ashraf] Ibn Isḥāq said: Kaʿb b. Mālik said, mentioning the expulsion of Banū al-Naḍīr and the killing of Kaʿb b. al-Ashraf: The rabbis were disgraced by their treachery; Thus is time, with turning vicissitude. That is because they disbelieved in a Lord, Mighty, whose command is a great command. They had been given together understanding and knowledge, And from God there came to them a warner, A truthful warner who brought a Book And clear, illuminating signs. They said, “You have not brought a matter of truth; You are deserving of disapproval from us.” He said, “Indeed, I have conveyed a truth Which the discerning, the well-informed confirms. Whoever follows him is guided to all right guidance; Whoever disbelieves in him is recompensed as an ingrate.” When they were made to drink treachery and disbelief, And aversion turned them away from the truth, God showed the Prophet a true judgment; God judges and does not act unjustly. He supported him and gave him power over them; His helper was an excellent helper. Kaʿb was left among them flung down; After his fall, al-Naḍīr was humbled, Upon his hands, while over him there rose, By our hands, drawn, gleaming swords, By Muḥammad’s command, when he sent at night To Kaʿb a brother of Kaʿb, traveling: He beguiled him and brought him down by guile; Maḥmūd, a trustworthy, bold brother. Those are Banū al-Naḍīr in an abode of evil; The destroyer destroyed them for what they had committed, On the morning when the Messenger of God came to them in the ranks, advancing at ease, while he was clear-sighted concerning them, With Ghassān the protectors as his supporters Against the enemies, and he was a minister to them. He said, “Peace be upon you; woe to you,” but they turned away, And falsehood and calumny allied with their affair. They tasted the evil consequence of their affair; For every three of them, a camel, And they departed, heading for Qaynuqāʿ, And palm trees and dwellings were left abandoned among them.
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