قَائِدُ جُيُوشِ قُرَيْشٍ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ

The commander of Quraysh's armies, Khalid ibn al-Walid,

وَدَاهِيَةُ قُرَيْشٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ

and the cunning strategist of Quraysh, 'Amr ibn al-'As,

وَحَامِلُ مِفْتَاحِ الْكَعْبَةِ، عُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ

and the keeper of the Ka'bah's key, 'Uthman ibn Talhah.

كَانَ الثَّلَاثَةُ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْ أَمَاكِنَ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ

The three had set out from different places,

لَكِنَّ طُرُقَهُمُ الْتَقَتْ فِي مِنْطَقَةٍ تُسَمَّى الْحِدَّةَ

but their paths met in an area called al-Haddah.

وَكَانَ يَجْمَعُهُمْ أَمْرٌ وَاحِدٌ: بُغْضُهُمْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ

And one thing united them: their hatred for Islam.

أَتَذْكُرُونَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ

Do you remember Khalid ibn al-Walid?

فِي أُحُدٍ، حَيْثُ اسْتُشْهِدَ حَمْزَةُ وَمُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ

At Uhud, where Hamzah and Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr were martyred,

كَانَ هُوَ أَبْرَزَ مَنْ تَسَبَّبَ فِي هَزِيمَةِ جَيْشِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

he was the most prominent one who caused the defeat of the Muslim army.

لَقَدْ قَادَ جُيُوشَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي مُوَاجَهَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

He had led the armies of the polytheists against the Muslims.