Abu Ji'al al-Judhami's verses after the Prophet restored what was taken from Judham

A qasida on the rhyme of the ra, composed by Abu Ju'al, who was of the Dubayb of Judham, when they had finished paying back what had been taken from them in the expedition of Zayd ibn Haritha against Judham. ¹

The poet speaks of a blaming woman who did not blame gently; but for his people, he would have kindled a fire with her. She pushes among the captives with her strength, and no small freedom is hoped for her. Had the matter been entrusted to Awas and Aws, the affairs would have turned back from freeing them. He describes their camels, which travelled toward Yathrib, wary of being driven hard again, and their arrival at the water of Yathrib after anger and a hard march in search of water, on every experienced camel, strong like a wolf. He ends by saying: my hands are for Abu Sulayma, every army at Yathrib, when the throats clashed on a morning when the experienced one is seen humbled, his head turning against his people. ¹

Ibn Hisham says that the lines "and freedom is not hoped for her" and "the affairs turned back from freeing" come from a source other than Ibn Ishaq. ²

"Bi-tabb" means gently; "hushsha" means was kindled; "hara" means returned; "yu'allu" means is repeated; "al-hifaz" means anger; "al-rabi'" means the camels coming to water after four days; "al-qurb" means a hard march in search of water; "al-sayyid" means the wolf; "al-nahd" means thick-bodied; "al-aqtad" means the parts of a saddle; "al-nuhur" means the chests. ¹