[Machine] We went out to the Prophet ﷺ to Khaybar, and a man from the people said, "Which of us, O 'Amir, would you prefer to hear from your poems?" The Prophet replied and he started reciting, "By Allah, if not for Allah we would not have been guided." Then he recited some other poetry but I did not memorize it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who is this poet?" They said, "It is 'Amir bin Al-Akwa'." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah have mercy on him." Then a man from the people said, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you would entertain us with it more." So, when they gathered around, he recited the poetry.
خَرَجْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَيْ عَامِرُ لَوْ أَسْمَعْتَنَا مِنْ هُنَيَّاتِكَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو بِهِمْ وَيَذْكُرُ[البحر الرجز]تَالَلَّهِ لَوْلَا اللهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَاوَذَكَرَ شِعْرًا غَيْرَ هَذَا وَلَكِنْ لَمْ أَحْفَظْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ؟ قَالُوا عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُهُ اللهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ لَوْلَا مَتَّعْتَنَا بِهِ فَلَمَّا اصَّافَّ