al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

قِيلَ:It was said:

وَلَقِيَAnd metعَمْرُوAmrبْنُson ofالْعَاصِAl-AasالْحَسَنَAl-Hasanبْنَson ofعَلِيٍّ،Ali,رَحِمَهُmay Allah have mercy onاللَّهُ،him,فِيwhile inالطَّوَافِthe Tawafفَقَالَ:and said:

يَاOحَسَنُHasan,أَزَعَمْتَdo you claimأَنَّthatالدِّينَthe religionلَاdoes notيَقُومُstandإِلَّاexceptبِكَthrough youوَبِأَبِيكَ؟and through your father?

فَقَدْFor indeedرَأَيْتُI have seenاللَّهَAllahجَلَّMajesticوَعَزَّand Mightyأَقَامَهُestablish itبِمُعَاوِيَةَthrough Muawiyah

فَجَعَلَهُmaking itرَاسِيًاfirmبَعْدَafterمَيْلِهِits leaningوَبَيِّنًاand clearبَعْدَafterخَفَائِهِ.its obscurity.

أَفَرَضِيَDidاللَّهُAllah approve ofقَتْلَthe killing ofعُثْمَانَUthmanأَمْorمِنَis it fromالْحَقِّthe truthأَنْthatتُدُورَyou circleبِالْبَيْتِthe Houseكَمَاjust asيَدُورُrevolvesالْجَمَلُthe camelبِالطَّحِينِ؟with the flour mill?

عَلَيْكَUpon you areثِيَابٌgarmentsكَغِرْقِئِlike the inner skin ofالْبَيْضِan eggوَأَنْتَwhile you areقَاتِلُthe killer ofعُثْمَانَ،Uthman,وَاللَّهِand by Allahإِنَّهُindeed it isلَأَلَمُّmore gatheringلِلشَّعِثِof the scatteredوَأَسْهَلُand easierلِلْوَعِثِfor the rough pathأَنْthatيُورِدَكَbrings youمُعَاوِيَةُMuawiyahحِيَاضَto the watering basins ofأَبِيكَ.your father.

فَقَالَThen saidالْحَسَنُ،Al-Hasan,عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُ:be peace:إِنَّIndeedلِأَهْلِfor the people ofالنَّارِthe Fireعَلَامَاتٍare signsيُعْرَفُونَby which they are knownبِهَاthereby,وَهِيَand they areالْإِلْحَادُdeviationلِأَوْلِيَاءِregarding the allies ofاللَّهِAllahوَالْمُوَالَاةُand befriendingلِأَعْدَاءِthe enemies ofاللَّهِ.Allah.

وَاللَّهِAnd by Allahإِنَّكَverily youلَتَعْلَمُknowأَنَّthatعَلِيًّا،Ali,رَضِيَmay Allah be pleased withاللَّهُHimعَنْهُ،him,لَمْdid notيَتَرَيَّبْdoubtفِيinالْأَمْرِthe matterوَلَمْand did notيَشُكَّdoubtفِيinاللَّهِAllahطَرْفَةَfor the blinking ofعَيْنٍ.an eye.

وَايْمُAnd by the oath ofاللَّهِAllahلَتَنْتَهِيَنَّyou will surely desistيَاOابْنَson ofأُمِّthe mother ofعَمْرٍوAmrأَوْorلَأَقْرَعَنَّI will surely strikeجَبِينَكَyour foreheadبِكَلَامٍwith wordsتَبْقَىwhose mark will remainسِمَتُهُupon youعَلَيْكَupon youمَاas long asحَيِيتَ!you live!

فَإِيَّاكَSo beware ofوَالْإِبْرَازَchallengingعَلَيَّmeفَإِنِّيfor indeed Iمِنْofمَنْthose whomعَرَفْتَyou knowلَسْتُI am notبِضَعِيفِof weakالْغَمْزَةِgripوَلَاnorبِهَشِّof fragileالْمَشَاشَةِboneوَلَاnorبِمَرِيءِof easily digestibleالْمَأْكَلَةِ،food,

وَإِنِّيAnd indeed I amمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍQurayshكَأَوْسَطِlike the middleالْقِلَادَةِ،of the necklace,يُعْرَفُknown isحَسَبِيmy nobilityوَلَاand I do notأَدَّعِيclaimلِغَيْرِother thanأَبِي،my father,

وَقَدْAnd indeedتَحَاكَمَتْsought judgmentفِيكَregarding youرِجَالُmen ofقُرَيْشٍQurayshفَغَلَبَand overcameعَلَيْكَyouأَلْأَمُهُمْthe most ignoble of them inنَسَبًاlineageوَأَظْهَرُهُمْand the most apparent of them inلَعْنَةً،being cursed,

فَإِيَّاكَSo bewareعَنِّيof meفَإِنَّكَfor indeed you areرِجْسٌ،impure,وَإِنَّمَاand indeed we areنَحْنُwe areبَيْتُthe household ofالطَّهَارَةِ،purity,

أَذْهَبَRemovedاللَّهُAllahعَنَّاfrom usالرِّجْسَimpurityوَطَهَّرَنَاand purified usتَطْهِيرًا.a thorough purification.

قِيلَ:It was said:وَاجْتَمَعَAnd gatheredالْحَسَنُAl-Hasanبْنُson ofعَلِيٍّAliوَعَمْرُوand Amrبْنُson ofالْعَاصِAl-Aasفَقَالَand saidالْحَسَنُ:Al-Hasan:

قَدْIndeedعَلِمَتْhas knownقُرَيْشٌQurayshبِأَسْرِهَاin its entiretyأَنِّيthat Iمِنْهَاam from itفِيinعِزِّthe glory ofأُرُومَتِهَاits originلَمْnotأُطْبَعْwas I moldedعَلَىuponضَعْفٍweaknessوَلَمْnorأُعْكَسْwas I turnedعَلَىtoخَسْفٍ،humiliation,أُعْرَفُI am knownبِشَبَهِيby my likenessوَأُدَّعَىand I am claimedلِأَبِي.by my father.

فَقَالَThen saidعَمْرٌو:Amr:قَدْIndeedعَلِمَتْhas knownقُرَيْشٌQurayshأَنَّكَthat youمِنْare amongأَقَلِّهَاthe least of them inعَقْلًاintellectوَأَكْثَرِهَاand the most of them inجَهْلًا،ignorance,

وَأَنَّand thatفِيكَin you areخِصَالًاtraitsلَوْifلَمْthere were notيَكُنْin youفِيكَexceptإِلَّاoneوَاحِدَةٌof themمِنْهُنَّits disgraceلَشَمِلَكَwould encompass youخِزْيُهَاjust asكَمَاencompassesاشْتَمَلَthe jet-blackالْبَيَاضُwhiteness.الْحَالِكُ،jet-black.

لَعَمْرُBy the life ofاللَّهِAllahلَتَنْتَهِيَنَّyou will surely desistعَمَّاfrom whatأَرَاكَI see youتَصْنَعُmakingأَوْorلَأُكْبِسَنَّI will thrust upon youلَكَfor youحَافَّةًa sideكَجِلْدِlike the hide ofالْعَائِطِa barren camel

أَرْمِيكَshooting at youمِنْfromخِلَالِهَاits gapsبِأَحَرَّwith what is hotter thanمِنْthanوَقْعِthe striking ofالْأَثافِيِّthe cooking tripodsأَعْرُكُand I will rubمِنْهَاfrom itأَدِيمَكَyour skinعَرْكَlike the rubbing ofالسَّلْعَةِ،a skin sore,

فَإِنَّكَfor indeed youطَالَمَاhave longرَكِبْتَriddenصَعْبَthe difficultالْمُنْحَدَرِslopeوَنَزَلْتَand descendedفِيintoعِرَاضِthe expanses ofالْوَعْرِrough land

التِمَاسًاseekingلِلْفُرْقَةِdivisionوَإِرْصَادًاand watching forلِلْفِتْنَةِseditionوَلَنْand will notيَزِيدَكَincrease youاللَّهُAllahفِيهَاthereinإِلَّاexceptفَظَاعَةً.abomination.

فَقَالَThen saidالْحَسَنُ،Al-Hasan,عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُ:be peace:أَمَاAs forوَاللَّهِAllahلَوْifكُنْتَyou wereتَسْمُوto aspireبِحَسَبِكَby your lineageوَتَعْمَلُand actبِرَأْيِكَby your opinionمَاyou would notسَلَكْتَhave walkedفَجَّthe path ofقَصْدٍintentوَلَاnorحَلَلْتَsettledرَابِيَةَthe hill ofمَجْدٍ.glory.

وَايْمُAnd by the oath ofاللَّهِAllahلَوْifأَطَاعَنِيhad obeyed meمُعَاوِيَةُMuawiyahلَجَعَلَكَhe would have made youبِمَنْزِلَةِin the position ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyالْكَاشِحِ،harboring deep enmity,

فَإِنَّهُfor indeedطَالَمَاlong haveطَوَيْتَyou harboredعَلَىuponهَذَاthisكَشْحَكَyour flankوَأَخْفَيْتَهُand concealed itفِيinصَدْرِكَyour chestوَطَمَحَand soaredبِكَwith youالرَّجَاءُhopeإِلَىtoالْغَايَةِthe utmostالْقُصْوَىlimit

الَّتِيwhichلَاdoes notيُورِقُproduce leaves forبِهَاtherebyغُصْنُكَyour branchوَلَاnorيَخْضَرُّbecome greenلَهَاfor itمَرْعَاكَ.your pasture.

أَمَاAs forوَاللَّهِAllahلَيُوشِكَنَّit will soon beيَاOابْنَson ofالْعَاصِAl-Aasأَنْthatتَقَعَyou fallبَيْنَbetweenلَحْيَيْthe two jaws ofضِرْغَامٍa lionمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍQuraysh

قَوِيٍّpowerfulمُتَمَنِّعٍdefendedفَرُوسٍpredatoryذِيpossessingلُبَدٍa maneيَضْغَطُكَwho will crush youضَغْطَlike the crushing ofالرَّحَىthe millstoneلِلْحَبِّfor grain

لَاdoes notيُنْجِيكَsave youمِنْهُfrom himالرَّوَغَانُevasionإِذَاwhenالْتَقَتْmeetحَلْقَتَاthe two rings ofالْبِطَانِ.the girth.

[مَحَاسِنُ[The fineكَلَامِwords ofعَبْدِAbdullahاللَّهِbinبْنِAbbasالْعَبَّاسِ]]

[رَضِيَ[May Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهُ]with him]

أَبُوAbuالْمُنْذِرِAl-Mundhirعَنْfromأَبِيهِhis fatherعَنْfromالشَّعْبِيِّAl-ShaabiعَنْfromابْنِIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasأَنَّهُthat heدَخَلَenteredالْمَسْجِدَthe mosque

وَقَدْwhileسَارَhad set outالْحُسَيْنُAl-Husseinبْنُson ofعَلِيٍّ،Ali,رَضِيَmay Allah be pleased withاللَّهُhimعَنْهُ،him,إِلَىtoالْعِرَاقِIraq

فَإِذَاand beholdهُوَhe wasبِابْنِwith the son ofالزُّبَيْرِAl-Zubayrفِيinجَمَاعَةٍa groupمِنْofقُرَيْشٍQurayshقَدْwho hadاسْتَعْلَاهُمْovercome themبِالْكَلَامِ،in speech,

فَجَاءَSo cameابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasحَتَّىuntilضَرَبَhe struckبِيَدِهِwith his handبَيْنَbetweenعُضُدَيْthe two upper arms ofابْنِIbnالزُّبَيْرِAl-Zubayr

وَقَالَ:and said:أَصْبَحْتَYou have becomeوَاللَّهِby Allahكَمَاjust asقَالَsaidالْأَوَّلُ:the first one:

يَاOلَكَto youمِنْfromحُمَّرَةٍa red birdبِمَعْمَرٍin Maamar......خَلَاclearedلَكَfor youالْجَوُّthe atmosphereفَبِيضِيso lay eggsوَاصْفَرِّand flap

وَنَقِّرِيAnd peckمَاwhatشِئْتِyou wishأَنْtoتُنَقِّرِيpeck......قَدْhas beenرُفِعَliftedالْفَخُّthe trapفَمَاذَاso whatتَحْذَرِيdo you fear

خَلَتِHas emptiedالْحِجَازُthe HijazمِنْofالْحُسَيْنِAl-Husseinبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّAliوَأَقْبَلْتَand you have begunتَهْدِرُto rumbleفِيinجَوَانِبِهَا.its corners.

فَغَضِبَThen became angryابْنُIbnالزُّبَيْرِAl-Zubayrوَقَالَ:and said:وَاللَّهِBy Allahإِنَّكَverily youلَتَرَىthinkأَنَّكَthat youأَحَقُّare more deservingبِهَذَاof thisالْأَمْرِmatterمِنْthanغَيْرِكَ.someone else.

فَقَالَThen saidابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍ:Abbas:إِنَّمَاOnlyيَرَىthinksمَنْhe whoكَانَwasفِيinحَالِa state ofشَكٍّdoubtوَأَنَاwhile Iمِنْinذَاكَthat regardعَلَىam uponيَقِينٍ.certainty.

فَقَالَ:He said:وَبِأَيِّAnd by whatشَيْءٍthingتُحَقِّقُdo you verifyعِنْدَكَwith yourselfأَنَّكَthat youأَحَقُّare more deservingبِهَذَاof thisالْأَمْرِmatterمَنِّي؟than me?

قَالَSaidابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍ:Abbas:لِأَنَّاBecause weأَحَقُّare more deservingمِمَّنْthan one whoيَدُلُّarguesبِحَقِّهِ،by our right,وَبِأَيِّand by whatشَيْءٍthingتُحَقِّقُdo you verifyعِنْدَكَwith yourselfأَنَّكَthat youأَحَقُّare more deservingبِهَاof itمِنْthanسَائِرِthe rest ofالْعَرَبِthe Arabsإِلَّاexceptبِنَا؟through us?

فَقَالَThen saidابْنُIbnالزُّبَيْرِ:Al-Zubayr:تَحَقَّقَVerifiedعِنْدِيwith meأَنِّيis that Iأَحَقُّam more deservingبِهَاof itمِنْكُمْthan youلِشَرَفِيdue to my nobilityعَلَيْكُمْover youقَدِيمًاformerlyوَحَدِيثًا.and recently.

فَقَالَ:He said:أَنْتَAre youأَشْرَفُmore nobleأَمْorمَنْheقَدْby whomشَرُفْتَyou were made nobleبِهِ؟?

فَقَالَ:He said:إِنَّIndeedمَنْhe whoشَرُفْتُmade me nobleبِهِby himزَادَنِيincreased me inشَرَفًاnobilityإِلَىtoشَرَفٍnobilityقَدْthatكَانَwasلِيfor meقَدِيمًاformerlyوَحَدِيثًا.and recently.

قَالَ:He said:أَفَمِنِّيIs the increase from meالزِّيَادَةُincreaseأَمْorمِنْكَ؟from you?

قَالَ:He said:بَلْRatherمِنْكَ.from you.

فَتَبَسَّمَThen smiledابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍ،Abbas,فَقَالَ:and said:

يَاOابْنَson ofعَبَّاسٍAbbasدَعْنِيleave meمِنْfromلِسَانِكَyour tongueهَذَاthisالَّذِيwhichتُقَلِّبُهُyou turnكَيْفَhoweverشِئْتَ،you wish,

وَاللَّهِand by Allahلَاyou do notتُحِبُّونَنَاlove usيَاOبَنِيsons ofهَاشِمٍHashimأَبَدًا.ever.

قَالَSaidابْنُIbnعَبَّاسٍ:Abbas:صَدَقْتَ،You have spoken the truth,نَحْنُwe areأَهْلُthe people ofبَيْتٍa householdمَعَwithاللَّهِAllahعَزَّAlmightyوَجَلَّand Majesticلَاwe do notنُحِبُّloveمَنْwhomأَبْغَضَهُhas angeredاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَى.Most High.

فَقَالَ:He said:يَاOابْنَson ofعَبَّاسٍAbbasمَاdoes notيَنْبَغِيbefitلَكَyouأَنْtoتَصْفَحَturn awayعَنْfromكَلِمَةٍa wordوَاحِدَةٍ؟single?

قَالَ:He said:إِنَّمَاOnlyأَصْفَحُdo I turn awayعَمَّنْfrom one whoأَقَرَّconfessedوَأَمَّاand as forعَمَّنْone whoهَرَّbarksفَلَا،then no,وَالْفَضْلُand virtueلِأَهْلِbelongs to the people ofالْفَضْلِ.virtue.

قَالَSaidابْنُIbnالزُّبَيْرِ:Al-Zubayr:فَأَيْنَSo where isالْفَضْلُ؟virtue?

قَالَ:He said:عِنْدَنَاWith usأَهْلَO people ofالْبَيْتِthe householdلَاdo notتَصْرِفْهُdivert itعَنْfromأَهْلِهِits peopleفَتَظْلِمَlest you oppressوَلَاand do notتَضَعْهُplace itفِيinغَيْرِother thanأَهْلِهِits peopleفَتَنْدَمَ.lest you regret.

قَالَSaidابْنُIbnالزُّبَيْرِ:Al-Zubayr:أَفَلَسْتَAre you notمِنْofأَهْلِهِ؟its people?

قَالَ:He said:بَلَىYesإِنْifنَبَذْتَyou cast awayالْحَسَدَenvyوَلَزِمْتَand adhere toالْجَدَدَ.the right path.

وَانْقَضَىAnd endedحَدِيثُهُمَا،their conversation,وَقَامَand stoodالْقَوْمُthe peopleفَتَفَرَّقُوا.and dispersed.