The poems in the museum so far, attributed to their authors where the data attests it; what has no attested attribution is gathered in a final section, without guessing.
Abu Afak · d. c. 625 CE · c. 3 AH
Asma' bint Marwan · d. c. 625 CE · c. 3 AH
Farwa ibn Amr al-Judhami · d. c. 630 CE · 8 AH
al-Shatibi · d. 1194 CE · 590 AH
محيي الدين ابن العربي · d. 1240 CE · 22 Rabi' II 638 AH
Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami
Abdullah ibn Unays
al-Farazdaq
al-Zibriqan ibn Badr
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Al-Zibriqan ibn Badr's boasting poem before the Prophet
The boast al-Zibriqan ibn Badr declaimed in the Banu Tamim delegation's contest at the Prophet's mosque in 9 AH: we are the noble, ours are the kings, we feed in drought and win every boast. Hassan ibn Thabit answered it. Ibn Hisham records two variant readings he heard from men of Tamim. -
Verses attributed to al-Zibriqan ibn Badr, 'We came so that people would know our merit'
Four mim-rhymed verses that Ibn Hisham reports from Tamimi men of letters as al-Zibriqan's when he came in the delegation: the foremost of men, none in the Hijaz like Darim, repelling marked warriors, the chief's quarter of every raid. Hassan answered on the same rhyme. The attribution rests on Ibn Hisham, not Ibn Ishaq.
Amr ibn al-Ahtam al-Tamimi
Amr ibn Ma'dikarib
Farwa ibn Musayk al-Muradi
Hassan ibn Thabit
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Hassan ibn Thabit's elegy for the Prophet
An elegy on the Prophet which Ibn Hisham transmits from Abu Zayd al-Ansari; it opens with Medina as the trace and habitation of the Messenger, describes his chambers, the pulpit and the grave that covered him, and says that weeping for him is not enough, that the earth wept for him, and that no calamity equals the day Muhammad died. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's poem 'Those are my people, if you ask, noble'
A mim-rhymed poem by Hassan ibn Thabit telling the Ansar's story: kings in their own land, their settlement at Yathrib and the conquest of the Jewish forts among the palms, then their welcome of the Prophet and their fighting for him; Ibn Hisham gives variant readings from Abu Zayd al-Ansari, and the 1936 editors mark here the end of the sira's eighteenth traditional part. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's poem 'We were the kings of men before Muhammad'
A lam-rhymed poem by Hassan ibn Thabit in praise of the Ansar: kings of men before Muhammad, then honoured by God through the victory of his religion; it praises their generosity and justice and closes with Sa'd ibn Mu'adh and Hanzala washed by the angels. Ibn Hisham marks one phrase as from other than Ibn Ishaq; the editors record the diwan's variant readings. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's poem enumerating the Ansar's campaigns with the Prophet
A lam-rhymed poem listing the Ansar's battles beside the Prophet from Badr to Tabuk; Ibn Ishaq places it at the close of the Bara'a chapter, and Ibn Hisham notes it is also attributed to Hassan's son Abd al-Rahman and that its last verse comes from a source other than Ibn Ishaq. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's reply to al-Zibriqan, 'The chiefs of Fihr and their brothers'
Hassan ibn Thabit's answer to al-Zibriqan ibn Badr in the Banu Tamim contest; Hassan relates that he was summoned while absent and composed lines on the way, then answered in the same vein. It praises Quraysh and the Ansar for the sunna they established, their generosity, the chastity Revelation mentions, and their valour. Ibn Hisham gives one verse in Abu Zayd's reading; the editors note the opening lines belong to a fourteen-verse qasida. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's reply to Asma' bint Marwan
Four verses in which Hassan answers Asma': Banu Wa'il, Banu Waqif and Khatma are beneath Banu al-Khazraj; whenever she called out in folly, woe to her, with her wailing while the fates came on, she stirred a noble young man of honourable comings and goings, who stained her with dark blood after nightfall and incurred no sin. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's second reply to al-Zibriqan, 'Is glory anything but ancient lordship and bounty?'
A mim-rhymed poem Ibn Hisham reports as Hassan's answer to al-Zibriqan's second verses: the Ansar's sheltering and defence of the Prophet, their sons and daughters placed before him, their fighting until people followed his religion, their kinship to Quraysh's greatest, then a rebuke to Banu Darim not to boast since they are the Ansar's dependants, and a call to embrace Islam.
Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari
Ka'b ibn Zuhayr
Labid ibn Rabi'a
Malik ibn al-Namat al-Hamdani, Dhu al-Mish'ar
Salma bint Attab
Umama al-Muzayriyya
Poems not yet attributed in the data
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Verses of Aban ibn Said to his brothers Khalid and Amr
Two verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to Aban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As, addressing his brothers Khalid and Amr when they became Muslim; Ibn Ishaq notes that their father Sa'id had died at al-Zurayba. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
Abbas ibn Mirdas's verses of reproach on the Ji'rana division
The verses of gentle reproach composed by Abbas ibn Mirdas when granted fewer camels than Uyayna and al-Aqra', upon which the Prophet ordered his share completed to a full hundred until he was satisfied. -
Abu Ji'al al-Judhami's verses after the Prophet restored what was taken from Judham
A ra'-rhymed poem Abu Ji'al composed when the restitution to Judham was done: a reproaching woman pleading for the captives, the thought that had the matter been left to Us and Aws no release would be hoped for, their journey to Yathrib on tried camels and their stand before the Prophet; Ibn Hisham marks two phrases as from other than Ibn Ishaq. -
Abu Khaythama's verses on joining the Prophet
Verses Ibn Hisham attributes to Abu Khaythama, whose name was Malik ibn Qays, on his leaving his two bowers and catching up with the Prophet, showing that he had pledged to the Prophet and earned no sin. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
al-Dahhak ibn Khalifa's verses after the burning of Suwaylim's house
Verses Ibn Hisham attributes to al-Dahhak ibn Khalifa describing what befell him when he broke out of the back of the house, saying he would not do the like again. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
Verses attributed to al-Numan ibn Adi at Maysan
Verses attributed to al-Nu'man ibn Adi while he governed Maysan that reached Umar ibn al-Khattab and caused his dismissal; the editors' marginal note says they were written to his wife. The transmission of their ending differs between the book and the Mu'jam al-Buldan. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
Alpamish (Turkic epic of Central Asia)
Alpamish, one of the most famous Turkic epics of Central Asia. The Uzbek hero of the Kungrat tribe seeks his betrothed, Barchin, among the Kalmyks, defeats his rivals and brings her back. Later he is imprisoned for seven years and escapes with the help of the khan's daughter, returns to kill the usurper, and regains the leadership of his tribe. -
Bujayr ibn Bujra's verses on the story of the cattle
Verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to a man of Tayy named Bujayr ibn Bujra recalling the Prophet's words to Khalid that he would find Ukaydir hunting wild cows, and what the cows did that night until they drew him out. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
Hassan ibn Thabit's elegies for the Mu'tah martyrs
Three elegies by Hassan ibn Thabit mourning the Mu'tah commanders: the first for all three together, the second for Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and the third for Zayd and Ibn Rawaha. Transmitted by Ibn Ishaq within his Mu'tah account. -
Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs
Elegy by Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari praising the endurance and courage of the Mu'tah martyrs. Transmitted by Ibn Ishaq within the Mu'tah narrative. -
Khalid ibn Said's reply to his brother Aban
Verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to Khalid ibn Sa'id in reply to his brother Aban, describing his stance toward his brother and their dead father. The museum does not reproduce the verses. -
Malik ibn Awf's eulogy of the Prophet at al-Ji'rana
The verses recited by Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri upon coming to the Prophet in submission at al-Ji'rana, after having his family and wealth restored and receiving one hundred camels. -
Verses of Said ibn al-As to his son Amr
Two verses Ibn Ishaq attributes to Sa'id ibn al-As Abu Uhayha addressing his son Amr ibn Sa'id, asking how his son will fare when his strength matures. The museum does not reproduce the verses.