The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 3 of 4

IMAM ABD AL-FIDA' ISMAqL IBN KATHIR 419
"Worries and cares held back sleep from me and the
night pitched above me was disturbed and impenetrable
When I had heard that b d had criticized me, I
passed that night as though in fever.
0 best man that ever a sure-footed, fast-paced camel
bore upon its body,
I apologize to you for what I did; I have been
wandering in enor
During a time when Sahm and Makhziim ordered me to
pursue false paths.
I gave aid to evil policies, led on by the orders of
those in error, accursed men.
Today my heart believes in the Prophet Muhammad and
whoever mistakes this is deprived (of truth).
Enmity is over, its causes gone; the ties and
understanding between us call out.
Forgive my mistakes - may my parents be your ransom - for
you are forgiving and are yourself forgiven.
Upon you there is the sign of the knowledge of the
Sovereign Lord, a strong light and a seal impressed
After friendship, He honoured you with His proof, and
proof from God is powerful indeed.
I have testified that your religion is true, and that
you will he mighty in the hereafter.
God testifies that Ahmad is the one chosen, noble and
pre-eminent among the righteous,
A prince, his high house being from Hsshim, the branch
of a tree firm at its apex and in its roots."
Ibn H ish stated, "Some scholars of poetry dispute attribution of these verses
to this poet."
I note that 'Ahd All%h b. al-Zihacrs al-Sahmi was one of the chief enemies of
Islam, one of those poets who used their powers in satirizing the Muslims. God
then allowed him to repent fully and to return to Islam, and to aid and defend it.
Ibn Ish%q stated that the following lines of Hassm b. Thzhit were among those
delivered on the day of the conquest of Mecca:
"Traces of her campgrounds, now empty, at Dh%t
al-As%bi' and ai-Jiw%' and on to 'Adhrit'''8 have
vanished,
Homes of Banii alLHash2s now deserted and obliterated by
wind and rain
118. Sites in Syria Has- is said to have visited.