Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ فِي قِصَّةِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ وَقِتَالِهِ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ قَالَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الرجز] يَا حَبَّذَا الْجَنَّةُ وَاقْتِرَابُهَا طَيِّبَةٌ بَارِدَةٌ شَرَابُهَا وَالرُّومُ رُومٌ قَدْ دَنَا عَذَابُهَا عَلَيَّ إِنْ لَاقَيْتُهَا ضِرَابُهَا وَعَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ حِينَ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ يَوْمَئِذٍ [البحر الرجز] أَقْسَمْتُ يَا نَفْسُ لَتَنْزِلِنَّهْ طَائِعَةً أَوْ لَتُكْرَهِنَّهْ إِنْ أَجْلَبَ النَّاسُ وَشَدُّوا الرَّنَّهْ مَا لِي أَرَاكِ تَكْرَهِينَ الْجَنَّةْ قَدْ طَالَمَا قَدْ كُنْتِ مُطْمَئِنَّةْ هَلْ أَنْتِ إِلَّا نُطْفَةٌ فِي شَنَّةْ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَقَالَ أَيْضًا يَا نَفْسُ إِلَّا تُقْتَلِي تَمُوتِي هَذَا حِمَامُ الْمَوْتِ قَدْ صُلِيتِ وَمَا تَمَنَّيْتِ فَقَدْ أُعْطِيتِ إِنْ تَفْعَلِي فِعْلَهُمَا هُدِيتِ وَإِنْ تَأَخَّرْتِ فَقَدْ شَقِيتِ يُرِيدُ جَعْفَرًا وَزَيْدًا ؓ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ سَيْفَهُ فَتَقَدَّمَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, from Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar, from Yunus ibn Bukayr, from Ibn Ishaq, regarding the story of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and his fighting at the Battle of Mu'tah. He was saying: How wonderful is Paradise and its nearness! Its drink is sweet and cool. The Romans are Romans whose punishment draws near. It is upon me, when I meet them, to strike them. And from Ibn Ishaq, from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm: Abdullah ibn Rawahah said when he took the banner that day: I swear, O my soul, you shall come down, willingly or by force. If the people charge and tighten the noose, what is wrong that I see you disliking Paradise? You have long been at ease. You are but a drop in a worn water-skin. He also said: O my soul, if you are not killed, you will die. This is the decree of death you have faced. What you wished for has been granted. If you do as they did, you will be rightly guided. If you hold back, you will be wretched. He meant Ja'far and Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them). Then he drew his sword, advanced, and fought until he was killed.