غَلَبَتْنِيOvercame meعَشِيرَتِي.my clan.
My clan overcame me.
قَالَ:He said:فَجَعَلَso he beganيُفَزِّرُto tearجُبَّةًa tunicعَلَيْهِupon himمِنْfromبُرُودٍstriped cloaksوَيَقُولُ:and saying:أَمَاnowوَاللَّهِby AllahيَاOأَعْدَاءَenemiesاللَّهِof AllahمَاI did notشَقَقْتُهَاtear itجَزَعاًout of panicمِنَfromالْمَوْتِdeathوَلَكِنِّيbut Iأَخْشَىfearأَنْthatتُسْلَبُواyou will stripمِنْهَا.it.
He said: He began to tear a tunic of striped cloaks upon him and saying: Now, by Allah, O enemies of Allah, I did not tear it out of panic from death, but I fear that you will strip it from it.
فَضُرِبَتْThen was struckعُنُقُهُ.his neck.
Then his neck was struck.
عَشِيرَتِي.My clan.
My clan.
قَالَ:He said:فَجَعَلَso he beganيُفَزِّرُto tearجُبَّةًa tunicعَلَيْهِupon himمِنْfromبُرُودٍstriped cloaksوَيَقُولُ:and saying:أَمَاnowوَاللَّهِby AllahيَاOأَعْدَاءَenemiesاللَّهِof AllahمَاI did notشَقَقْتُهَاtear itجَزَعاًout of panicمِنَfromالْمَوْتِdeathوَلَكِنِّيbut Iأَخْشَىfearأَنْthatتُسْلَبُواyou will stripمِنْهَا.it.
He said: He began to tear a tunic of striped cloaks upon him and saying: Now, by Allah, O enemies of Allah, I did not tear it out of panic from death, but I fear that you will strip it from it.
فَضُرِبَتْThen was struckعُنُقُهُ.his neck.
Then his neck was struck.
ثُمَّThenسَارَhe marchedإِلَىtoمَكَّةَMeccaحَتَّىuntilإِذَاwhenبَلَغَhe reachedقَفَاthe back ofالْمُشَلَّلِAl-Mushallalدَنِفَhe fell illفَدَعَاso he calledبِحُصَيْنِfor Husaynبْنِson ofنُمَيْرٍNumayrالْكِنْدِيِّthe Kindiفَقَالَ:and said:يَاOبَرْدَعَةَpack-saddleالْحِمَارِof the donkeyوَاللَّهِby Allahمَاnotخَلَقَhas createdاللَّهُAllahأَحَداًanyoneهُوَwho isأَبْغَضُmore hatefulإِلَيَّto meمِنْكَ،than you,وَلَوْلَاand had it not been thatأَمِيرَthe commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the faithfulأَمَرَنِيordered meأَنْthatأَسْتَخْلِفَكَI appoint you as successorمَاI would notاسْتَخْلَفْتُكَ،have appointed you,أَتَسْمَعُ؟do you hear?قَالَ:He said:نَعَمْ.Yes.قَالَ:He said:لَاThereيَكُونُshall beإِلَّاnothing exceptالْوِقَافُthe standingثُمَّthenالثِّفَافُthe bindingثُمَّthenالْانْصِرَافُ،the departure,لَاdo notتُمَكِّنْenableأُذُنَيْكَyour earsمِنْtoقُرَيْشٍ.Quraysh.
Then he marched to Mecca until when he reached the back of Al-Mushallal he fell ill, so he called for Husayn ibn Numayr the Kindi and said: O pack-saddle of the donkey, by Allah Allah has not created anyone who is more hateful to me than you, and had it not been that the commander of the faithful ordered me that I appoint you as successor I would not have appointed you, do you hear? He said: Yes. He said: There shall be nothing except the standing then the binding then the departure, do not enable your ears to Quraysh.
ثُمَّThenمَاتَdiedمُسْلِمٌ،Muslim,لَاmayرَحِمَهُhave mercy upon himاللَّهُ،Allah not,فُدِفِنَand he was buriedبِقَفَاat the back ofالْمُشَلَّلِ،Al-Mushallal,وَكَانَتْand wasأُمُّthe mother ofيَزِيدَYazidبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahبْنِson ofزَمْعَةَZam'ahبِأَسْنَادِهِwith his chainsفَخَرَجَتْso she went outإِلَيْهِto himفَنَبَشَتْهُand she exhumed himوَأَحْرَقَتْهُand burned himبِالنَّارِwith fireوَأَخَذَتْand tookأَكْفَانَهُhis shroudsفَشَقَّقَتْهَاand tore them into piecesوَعَلَّقَتْهَاand hung themبِالشَّجَرَةِ.upon the tree.
Then Muslim died, may Allah not have mercy upon him, and he was buried at the back of Al-Mushallal, and the mother of Yazid ibn Abd Allah ibn Zam'ah was with his chains so she went out to him and exhumed him and burned him with fire and took his shrouds and tore them into pieces and hung them upon the tree.
قَالَSaidأَبُوAbuمَعْشَرٍ:Ma'shar:أَقْبَلْتُI cameمِنْfromمَكَّةَMeccaحَتَّىuntilإِذَاwhenكُنْتُI wasبِقَفَاat the back ofالْمُشَلَّلِAl-Mushallalعِنْدَatقَبْرِthe grave ofمُسْلِمٍMuslimإِذَاwhenرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالشَّامِShamمِمَّنْamong those whoحَضَرَattendedوَقْعَةَthe battle ofالْحَرَّةِAl-Harrahيُسَايِرُنِي،was traveling alongside me,فَقُلْتُso I saidلَهُ:to him:هَذَاThis isقَبْرُthe grave ofمُسْلِمِMuslimبْنِson ofعُقْبَةَ.Uqbah.فَقَالَ:So he said:أُحَدِّثُكَShall I tell youبِالْعَجَبِ؟something wondrous?كَانَThere wasمَعَwithمُسْلِمٍMuslimرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالشَّامِShamيُقَالُwho was calledلَهُto himأَبُوAbuالْغَرَّاءِAl-Ghra'فَإِذَاand beholdنِصْفُhalf ofشَعْرِهِhis hairأَسْوَدُwas blackوَنِصْفُهُand half of itأَبْيَضُ،was white,فَقُلْتُso I saidلَهُ:to him:مَاWhat isشَأْنُكَ؟your matter?قَالَ:He said:لَمَّاWhenكَانَتْwasلَيْلَةُthe night ofالْحَرَّةِAl-HarrahجِئْتُI cameقُبَاءًto Qubaفَدَخَلْتُand I enteredبَيْتاًa houseفَإِذَاand beholdفِيهِin itامْرَأَةٌwas a womanجَالِسَةٌsittingمَعَهَاwith herصَبِيٌّwas a young child of hersلَهَاbelonging to herوَلَيْسَand there was notعَلَيْهَاupon herشَيْءٌanythingإِلَّاexceptدِرْعٌa shiftوَقَدْand indeedذُهِبَwas taken awayبِكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍofلَهَا،hers,فَقُلْتُso I saidلَهَا:to her:هَلْIs thereمِنْanyمَالٍ؟wealth?قَالَتْ:She said:لَاNoوَاللَّهِby AllahلَقَدْindeedبَايَعْتُI pledged allegianceرَسُولَto the Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay Allah blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِ،and grant him peace,وَسَلَّمَ،and peace,عَلَىuponأَنِّيthat Iلَاwill notأَزْنِيcommit adulteryوَلَاand will notأَسْرِقُstealوَلَاand will notأَقْتُلُkillوَلَدِي.my child.قَالَ:He said:فَأَخَذْتُso I tookبِرِجْلِby the legالصَّبِيِّof the childفَضَرَبْتُand I struckبِهِwith himالْحَائِطَ.against the wall.فَنَثَرْتُSo I scatteredدِمَاغَهُ،his brains,فَخَرَجْتُand I went outفَإِذَاand beholdنِصْفُhalfرَأْسِيof my headأَبْيَضُwas whiteوَنِصْفُهُand half of itأَسْوَدُwas blackكَمَاjust asتَرَى.you see.
Said Abu Ma'shar: I came from Mecca until when I was at the back of Al-Mushallal at the grave of Muslim, a man from the people of Sham among those who attended the battle of Al-Harrah was traveling alongside me, so I said to him: This is the grave of Muslim ibn Uqbah. So he said: Shall I tell you something wondrous? There was with Muslim a man from the people of Sham who was called Abu Al-Ghra', and behold half of his hair was black and half of it was white, so I said to him: What is your matter? He said: When the night of Al-Harrah was, I came to Quba and I entered a house and behold in it was a woman sitting with her was a young child of hers belonging to her and there was not upon her anything except a shift and indeed everything of hers was taken away, so I said to her: Is there any wealth? She said: No, by Allah, indeed I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, upon that I will not commit adultery and will not steal and will not kill my child. He said: so I took by the leg of the child and I struck with him against the wall. So I scattered his brains, and I went out and behold half of my head was white and half of it was black just as you see.
[مَحَاسِنُ[The best ofمَاwhatقِيلَwas saidفِيهِمْabout themمِنَofالْأَشْعَارِ]poetry]
[The best of what was said about them of poetry]
قَالَSaidكَعْبُKa'bبْنُson ofزُهَيْرٍZuhayrفِيregardingالْحُسَيْنِAl-Husaynبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّ،Ali,رَحْمَةُmay the mercy ofاللَّهِAllahعَلَيْهِمَا:be upon them both:
Said Ka'b ibn Zuhayr regarding Al-Husayn son of Ali, may the mercy of Allah be upon them both:
مَسَحَWipedالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetجَبِينَهُhis forehead......فَلَهُso upon him isبَيَاضٌwhitenessفِيinالْخُدُودِthe cheeks
The Prophet wiped his forehead ... so upon him is whiteness in the cheeks
وَبِوَجْهِهِAnd upon his face isدِيبَاجَةٌa beauty......كَرَمُthe nobility ofالنُّبُوَّةِprophethoodوَالْجُدُودِand ancestors
And upon his face is a beauty ... the nobility of prophethood and ancestors
قَالَ:He said:وَأَنْشَدَand recitedالْحِمْيَرِيُّAl-HimyariفِيregardingالْحَسَنِAl-Hasanوَالْحُسَيْنِ:and Al-Husayn:
He said: And Al-Himyari recited regarding Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn:
أَتَىCameحَسَناًto Hasanوَالْحُسَيْنَand Husaynالرَّسُولُthe Messenger......وَقَدْwhileبَرَزَاthey had gone outحُجْرَةًto a roomيَلْعَبَانِplaying
The Messenger came to Hasan and Husayn ... while they had gone out to a room playing
فَضَمَّهُمَاSo he embraced them bothوَتَفَدَّاهُمَاand offered ransom for them......وَكَانَاand they wereلَدَيْهِwith himبِذَاكَin thatالْمَكَانِplace
So he embraced them both and offered ransom for them ... and they were with him in that place
وَمَرَّAnd he passedوَتَحْتَهُمَاwhile beneath them wereعَاتِقَاهُhis two shoulders......فَنِعْمَso excellentالْمَطِيَّةُthe mountوَالرَّاكِبَانِand the two riders
And he passed while beneath them were his two shoulders ... so excellent the mount and the two riders
قَالَ:He said:وَقَالَand saidالْمَأْمُونُ:Al-Ma'mun:أَنْصَفَwas justشَاعِرُthe poet ofالشِّيعَةِthe Shiaحَيْثُwhenيَقُولُ:he says:
He said: And Al-Ma'mun said: The poet of the Shia was just when he says:
أَنَاIوَإِيَّاكُمْand youنَمُوتُshall dieفَلَاso did notأَفْلَحَprosperبَعْدَafterالْمَمَاتِdeathمَنْwhoeverنَدِمَاregretted
I and you shall die, so whoever regretted after death did not prosper
وَقَالَAnd saidالْمَأْمُونُ:Al-Ma'mun:
And Al-Ma'mun said:
وَمِنْAnd fromغَاوٍa straying oneيَغُصُّwho chokesعَلَيَّagainst meغَيْظاًout of rageإِذَاwhenأَدْنَيْتُI bring closeأَوْلَادَthe children ofالْوَصِيِّthe Successor
And from a straying one who chokes against me out of rage when I bring close the children of the Successor
يُحَاوِلُHe attemptsأَنْthatنُورَthe light ofاللَّهِAllahيُطْفَىbe extinguishedوَنُورُand the light ofاللَّهِAllahفِيis inحِصْنٍa fortressأَبِيِّrefusing
He attempts that the light of Allah be extinguished and the light of Allah is in a fortress refusing
فَقُلْتُSo I saidأَلَيْسَis it not thatقَدْindeedأُوتِيتَyou were givenعِلْماًknowledgeوَبَانَand became clearلَكَto youالرَّشِيدُthe rightly guidedمِنَfromالْغَوِيِّthe straying
So I said: Is it not that you were given knowledge and the rightly guided became clear to you from the straying
وَعُرِّفْتُAnd I was made to knowاحْتِجَاجِيmy argumentationبِالْمَثَانِيwith the Mathaniوَبِالْمَعْقُولِand with the rationalوَالْأَثَرِand the traditionالْقَوِيِّstrong
And I was made to know my argumentation with the Mathani and with the rational and the strong tradition
بِأَيِّBy whichخَلَّةٍtraitوَبِأَيِّand by whichمَعْنًىmeaningتُفَضِّلُdo you favorمُلْحِدِينَhereticsعَلَىoverعَلِيِّAli
By which trait and by which meaning do you favor heretics over Ali
عَلِيٌّAli isأَعْظَمُthe greatest ofالثَّقَلَيْنِthe two weighty beingsحَقّاًin rightوَأَفْضَلُهُمْand the most excellent of themسِوَىother thanحَقِّthe right ofالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet
Ali is the greatest of the two weighty beings in right and the most excellent of them other than the right of the Prophet
قَالَSaidغَيْرُهُsomeone other than himوَأَجَادَ:and excelled:
Someone other than him said and excelled:
إِنَّIndeedالْيَهُودَthe Jewsبِحُبِّهَاby their loveلِنَبِيِّهَاfor their prophetأَمِنَتْwere safeمَعَرَّةَfrom the harm ofدَهْرِهَاtheir timeالْخَوَّانِtreacherous
Indeed the Jews by their love for their prophet were safe from the harm of their treacherous time
وَذَوُوAnd the people ofالصَّلِيبِthe crossبِحُبِّby love ofعِيسَىJesusأَصْبَحُواbecameيَمْشُونَwalkingزَهْواًproudlyفِيinقُرَىthe villages ofنَجْرَانِNajran
And the people of the cross by love of Jesus became walking proudly in the villages of Najran
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَAnd the believersبِحُبِّby love ofآلِthe family ofمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadيُرْمَوْنَare peltedفِيinالْآفَاقِthe horizonsبِالنِّيرَانِwith fires
And the believers by love of the family of Muhammad are pelted in the horizons with fires
وَقَالَAnd saidآخَرُ،another,سَامَحَهُmay Allah forgiveاللَّهُ:him:
And said another, may Allah forgive him:
يَاOلَكَfor youمِنْfromمَتْجَرَةٍa tradeكَاسِدَةٍbankruptبَيْنَamongشَيَاطِينَdevilsعَتَتْwho rebelledمَارِدَةٍdefiant
O for you from a bankrupt trade among devils who rebelled defiant
إِذَاWhenتَذَكَّرْتَyou rememberبَنِيthe sons ofأَحْمَدَAhmadتَنَافَرُواthey flee from each otherكَالْإِبِلِlike the camelsالشَّارِدَةِstrays
When you remember the sons of Ahmad they flee from each other like the stray camels
فَقُلْSo sayلِمَنْto whoeverيَلْحَاكَblames youفِيregardingحُبِّهِمْtheir loveخَانَتْكَbetrayed youفِيinمَوْلِدِكَyour birthالْوَالِدَةُthe mother
So say to whoever blames you regarding their love: The mother betrayed you in your birth
وَقَالَAnd saidدِعْبِلٌ،Di'bil,رَحِمَهُmay Allah have mercyاللَّهُupon himتَعَالَى:the Most High:
And said Di'bil, may Allah have mercy upon him the Most High:
قُلْSayلِابْنِto the son ofخَائِنَةِthe faithlessالْبُعُولِhusbandsوَابْنِand the son ofالْجَوَادَةِthe generous womanوَالْبَخِيلِand the miser
Say to the son of the faithless husbands and the son of the generous woman and the miser
إِنَّIndeedالْمَذَمَّةَblameلِلْوَصِيِّagainst the Successorهِيَisالْمَذَمَّةُblameلِلرَّسُولِagainst the Messenger
Indeed blame against the Successor is blame against the Messenger
أَتَذَمُّDo you blameأَوْلَادَthe children ofالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetوَأَنْتَwhile you areمِنْfromوَلَدِthe children ofالنُّغُولِillegitimate ones
Do you blame the children of the Prophet while you are from the children of illegitimate ones
الْمَوْصِلِيُّAl-Mawsiliالنَّصْرَانِيُّ:the Christian:
Al-Mawsili the Christian:
عَدِيٌّAdiوَنُعَيْمٌand Nu'aymلَاI do notأُحَاوِلُseekذِكْرَهُمْmention of themبِسُوءٍwith evilوَلَكِنِّيand yet I amمُحِبٌّa lover ofلِهاشِمٍHashim
Adi and Nu'aym I do not seek mention of them with evil and yet I am a lover of Hashim
وَهَلْAnd shallتَأْخُذَنِّيtake meفِيregardingعَلِيٍّAliوَحُبِّهِand his loveإِذَاifلَمْnotأَعِثْI commitيَوْماًeverمَلَامَةَthe blame ofلَائِمِa blamer
And shall take me regarding Ali and his love if not I commit ever the blame of a blamer
يَقُولُونَThey sayمَاwhat isبَالُthe matter withالنَّصَارَىthe Christiansتُحِبُّهُthat they love himوَأَهْلُwhile the people ofالتُّقَىpietyمِنْfromمُعْرِبٍArabsوَأَعَاجِمِand non-Arabs
They say what is the matter with the Christians that they love him while the people of piety from Arabs and non-Arabs
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلَهُمْto themإِنِّيindeed Iلَأَحْسَبُreckonحُبَّهُhis loveطَوَاهُhas folded itإِلَهِيmy Godفِيinقُلُوبِthe hearts ofالْبَهَائِمِbeasts
So I said to them: Indeed I reckon his love, my God has folded it in the hearts of beasts
وَفِيAnd regardingبَنِيthe sons ofأُمَيَّةَUmayyahقِيلَ:it was said:دَخَلَEnteredخَالِدُKhalidبْنُson ofخَلِيفَةَKhalifahالْأَقْطَعُthe amputatedعَلَىuponأَبِيAbuالْعَبَّاسِAl-Abbasوَعِنْدَهُand with him wasعَلِيُّAliبْنُson ofهِشَامِHishamبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdالْمَلِكِAl-Malikفَأَشَارَso he gesturedإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuالْعَبَّاسِAl-Abbasوَهُوَwhile heيَقُولُwas sayingشِعْراً:poetry:
And regarding the sons of Umayyah it was said: Khalid ibn Khalifah the amputated entered upon Abu Al-Abbas and with him was Ali ibn Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik so he gestured to Abu Al-Abbas while he was saying poetry: