I saw you—may Allah forgive you—a free and noble woman,
One of the well-guarded, untouched by guile or intrigue.
Chaste and dignified, never tainted by suspicion,
She greets the morning hungry, having never fed on the flesh of the heedless.
Indeed, what has been said is never befitting you—at any time;
It is only the talk of a spiteful, overreaching man.
If I have ever satirized you, as they reported to you,
May I never be able to lift my whip even to my fingertips.
How could I, when for as long as I live my love and my loyalty
Are pledged to the family of Allah’s Messenger—the adornment of every gathering?
They possess a glory before which all people see themselves deficient;
Every attempt at self-aggrandizement falls hopelessly short beside their honor.

Among the lines:
She is the noble lady of a clan descending from Luʾayy ibn Ghālib—
A people of generous deeds whose glory will never fade.
Refined in character, Allah has made her nature fragrant
And purified her from every evil and falsehood.

Safwān was martyred in the battle of Armenia in 19 AH, according to Ibn Isḥāq.
ʿĀʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “They inquired about Ibn al-Muʿaṭṭal and found him continent, never approaching women. He was later killed as a martyr.”

The Expedition of the Trench
Al-Wāqidī said: It is the Expedition of the Confederates, and it took place in the month of Dhū al-Qaʿdah.
They relate that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ expelled Banū al-Naḍīr, they went to Khaybar. A number of their leading men then traveled to Mecca, stirred up Quraysh, and invited them to fight the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, pledging to join in his combat and agreeing upon a set time. They next approached Ghatafān and Sulaym, inviting them as well, and they concurred.
Quraysh prepared themselves, assembling their slaves and followers—four thousand in all—and they brought along roughly three hundred horses besides the camels. They set out under the command of Abū—