and by Your bounty we could never do without;
So make the feet stand firm whenever we meet the foe,
And send down tranquillity upon us.

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Who is reciting?" They replied, "ʿĀmir." He said, "May your Lord forgive you."

Salama continues: The Messenger of Allah never prayed for a man’s forgiveness by name except that the man was later martyred.

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, who was seated on his camel, called out, "O Prophet of Allah, could you not have let us benefit from ʿĀmir a little longer?"

When we arrived at Khaybar, their leader Marḥab came out, swaggering with his sword and chanting:

Khaybar knows full well that I am Marḥab—
Armed to the teeth, a tested champion;
When wars approach, blazing!

My uncle ʿĀmir came out to face him and responded:

Khaybar knows full well that I am ʿĀmir—
Armed to the teeth, a valiant warrior ready to plunge in!