English translation
4032. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ burnt the date-palm trees of Banī An-Naḏīr. Ḥassān bin Thābit said the following poetic verses about this event: The terrible burning of Al-BuwaīraHas been received indifferently by the nobles of Banī Lu'āi(The masters and nobles of Quraish).(1) Abū Sufyān bin Al-Hārīth (i.e., the Prophet's cousin who was still a disbeliever then) replied to Ḥassān, saying in poetic verses: May Allāh bless that burningAnd set all its (i.e., Al-Madīna's) parts on burning fire. You will see who is far from it (i.e., Al-Buwaīra) And which of our lands will be harmed by it (i.e., the burning of Al-Buwaīra)."
