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it stopped in defiance and just stood there.
Somehow, even the poor dumb elephant knew
the destruction of Ka'ba is strictly taboo.
It was beaten so hard because it refused
with bars of iron, severely abused,
but nothing would make the elephant march
even though its beating was terribly harsh.
Abdul Muttalib, the noble, the wise
said to the Koraysh in haste - "Go and hide,
Allah will protect Ka'ba this day
go now to the hills not far away!"
Somehow, even the poor dumb elephant knew
the destruction of Ka'ba is strictly taboo.
It was beaten so hard because it refused
with bars of iron, severely abused,
but nothing would make the elephant march
even though its beating was terribly harsh.
Abdul Muttalib, the noble, the wise
said to the Koraysh in haste - "Go and hide,
Allah will protect Ka'ba this day
go now to the hills not far away!"