[Machine] We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to Khaybar and traveled during the night. A man from the people said to 'Amir bin Al-Akwa, "Won't you let us hear some poetry from you?" 'Amir was a poet, so he recited the following verses:
"O Allah, if it were not for You, we would not have been guided,
nor given in charity, nor prayed.
So forgive our sins,
for all that we have pursued in Your cause,
and make our feet firm,
if we encounter the enemy.
And bestow tranquility upon us,
when we are called upon.
And they blamed us with mockery,
but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Who is this poet?'
They said, 'It is 'Amir bin Al-Akwa.'
خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ قَالَ فَسِرْنَا لَيْلًا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لِعَامِرِ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ أَلَا تُسْمِعُنَا مِنْ هُنَيْهَاتِكَ وَكَانَ عَامِرٌ رَجُلًا شَاعِرًا فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو بِالْقَوْمِ يَقُولُ [البحر الرجز] اللهُمَّ لَوْلَا أَنْتَ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا فَاغْفِرْ فِدَاءً لَكَ مَا اقْتَفَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا وَأَلْقِيَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا إِذَا صِيحَ بِنَا أَتَيْنَا وَبِالصِّيَاحِ عَوَّلُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ؟ فَقَالُوا عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ يَرْحَمُهُ اللهُ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ