[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ moving the soil of the trench until the soil covered his chest hair and he was reciting the poem of Abd Allah bin Rawahah (Bahar Rajz): "O Allah, if it were not for You, we would not have been guided, nor given in charity, nor prayed. So send tranquility upon us and keep our feet steady if we meet [the enemy]. Indeed, the first [enemies] have transgressed against us and if they intend to cause discord, we will confront them with it." Abu Abdullah Al-Rahman said, and it has been narrated from Salamah bin Al-Akwa that this 'rajz' (poem) was for his brother.
رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْقُلُ تُرَابَ الْخَنْدَقِ حَتَّى وَارَى التُّرَابُ شَعْرَ صَدْرِهِ وَهُوَ يَرْتَجِزُ كَلِمَةَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ [البحر الرجز] اللهُمَّ لَوْلَا أَنْتَ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا فَأَنْزِلِنَّ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا إِنَّ الْأُولَى بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا وَإِنْ أَرَادُوا فِتْنَةً أَبَيْنَا يَمُدُّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ أَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجَزَ لِأَخِيهِ