Advanced search
Visit
8010
Last Updated: 2011/04/21
Summary of question
Amr Aas has poetry in Imam Ali’s praise; in which book can this poetry be found?
question
One of the preachers said that Amr Aas has some poetry in Imam Ali’s praise; I am looking for these verses; please let me know if you know where I can find them.
Concise answer
This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
Detailed Answer

Amr Aas has actually composed some poetry and read it to Muawiyah, and in it has had no choice but to praise Imam Ali (as). The whole poem has been cited in the precious book of Al-Ghadir of Allamah Amini. Because of its length, we will only mention its opening here:

 

معاویةُ الحالَ لا تجهلِ             و عن سُبُلِ الحَقِّ لا تعدِلِ‏

نسیتَ احتیالیَ فی جِلّقٍ              على أهلِها یوم لُبْسِ الحُلِی‏

و قد أقبلوا زُمَراً یُهْرَعونَ             مهالیعَ کالبقرِ الجُفَّلِ

و قولی لهم إنَّ فرضَ الصلاةِ             بغیرِ وجودِکَ لمْ تُقبلِ‏

فَوَلَّوا و لم یعبئوا بالصلاةِ             ورمت النفار الى القَسْطَلِ

و لَمّا عصیتَ إمام الهدى             و فی جیشِهِ کلُّ مُستفحلِ‏

أَ بالْبَقر البُکْمِ أهلِ الشآمِ             لأهلِ التقى و الحجا أَبتلی؟

فقلت نعم قم فإنّی أرى             قتالَ المُفضَّل بالأفضلِ‏

فبی حاربوا سیِّدَ الأوصیاءِ             بقولی دمٌ طُلَّ مِن نعثلِ «4»

و کدتُ لهمْ أنْ أقاموا الرماحَ             علیها المصاحفُ فی القَسْطَلِ‏

و علّمتُهمْ کشفَ سوآتِهم             لردِّ الغَضَنفَرَةِ المُقبلِ‏

فَقامَ البغاةُ على حیدرٍ             و کفّوا عن المِشعَلِ المصطلی‏

 

نسیتَ محاورةَ الأشعریِّ             و نحنُ على دَوْمَةِ الجَنْدَلِ‏

ألینُ فیطمعُ فی جانبی             و سهمیَ قد خاضَ فی المَقْتَلِ‏

خلعتُ الخلافةَ من حیدرٍ             کخَلعِ النعالِ من الأرجلِ‏

و ألبستُها فیک بعد الإیاس             کَلُبس الخواتیمِ بالأنمُلِ‏

و رقّیتُکَ المنبرَ المُشْمَخِرَّ             بلا حدِّ سیفٍ و لا مُنصِلِ‏

و لو لم تکن أنت من أهلِهِ             و ربِّ المقام و لم تَکْمُلِ‏

و سیّرتُ جیشَ نفاقِ العراقِ             کَسَیْرِ الجَنوبِ مع الشمأَلِ‏

و سیّرتُ ذِکرَک فی الخافقینِ             کَسَیرِ الحَمیرِ مع المحملِ‏

و جهلُکَ بی یا ابنَ آکلةِ ال             کبودِ لأَعظَمُ ما أبتلی‏

فلو لا موازرتی لم تُطَعْ             و لولا وجودیَ لمْ تُقبَلِ‏

و لولایَ کنتَ کَمِثْلِ النساءِ             تعافُ الخروجَ من المنزلِ‏

نصرناک من جَهْلِنا یا ابن هندٍ             على النبإ الأعظمِ الأفضلِ‏

و حیث رفعناک فوقَ الرؤوسِ             نَزَلْنا إلى أسفلِ الأسفَلِ‏

و کمْ قد سَمِعْنا من المصطفى             وَصایا مُخصّصةً فی علی‏

و فی یومِ خُمٍّ رقى منبراً             یُبلّغُ و الرکبُ لم یرحلِ

و فی کفِّهِ کفُّهُ معلناً             یُنادی بأمرِ العزیزِ العلی‏

أ لستُ بکم منکمُ فی النفوسِ             بأولى فقالوا بلى فافعلِ‏

فَأَنْحَلهُ إمرَةَ المؤمنینَ             من اللَّهِ مُستخلف المُنحِلِ‏

و قال فمن کنتُ مولىً لَهُ             فهذا له الیومَ نعمَ الولی‏

فوالِ مُوالیهِ یا ذا الجلا             لِ و عادِ مُعادی أخی المُرْسَلِ‏

و لا تَنْقضُوا العهدَ من عِترتی             فقاطِعُهُمْ بیَ لم یُوصِلِ‏

فَبخْبَخَ شیخُکَ لَمّا رأى             عُرى عَقْدِ حیدر لم تُحْلَلِ‏

 

فقالَ ولیُّکُم فاحفظوهُ             فَمَدْخَلُهُ فیکمُ مَدْخَلی‏

و إنّا و ما کان من فعلِنا             لفی النارِ فی الدرَکِ الأسفلِ‏

و ما دَمُ عثمانَ مُنْجٍ لنا             من اللَّهِ فی الموقفِ الُمخجِلِ‏

و إنَّ علیّا غداً خصمُنا             و یعتزُّ باللَّهِ و المرُسَلِ

یُحاسبُنا عن أمورٍ جَرَتْ             و نحنُ عن الحقِّ فی مَعْزلِ‏

فما عُذْرُنا یومَ کشفِ الغطا             لکَ الویلُ منه غداً ثمّ لی‏

ألا یا ابن هندٍ أ بِعتَ الجِنانَ             بعهدٍ عهدتَ و لم تُوفِ لی‏

و أخسرتَ أُخراک کیما تنالَ             یَسیرَ الحُطامِ من الأجزلِ‏

و أصبحتَ بالناسِ حتى استقام             لک الملکُ من ملِکٍ محولِ‏

و کنتَ کمُقتنصٍ فی الشراکِ              تذودُ الظِّماءَ عن المنهلِ‏

کأنَّکَ أُنسِیتَ لیلَ الهریرِ             بصفِّینَ مَعْ هولِها المُهْولِ‏

و قد بتَّ تذرقُ ذَرقَ النعامِ             حذاراً من البطل المُقبلِ‏

و حین أزاحَ جیوشَ الضلالِ             وافاک کالأسد المُبسلِ‏

و قد ضاق منکَ علیکَ الخناقُ             و صارَ بکَ الرحبُ کالفلفلِ

و قولک یا عمرو أین المفَرُّ             من الفارسِ القَسْوَرِ المُسبلِ‏

عسى حیلةٌ منک عن ثنیِهِ             فإنَّ فؤادیَ فی عسعلِ‏

و شاطرتنی کلَّ ما یستقیمُ             من المُلْکِ دهرَکَ لم یکملِ‏

فقمتُ على عَجْلَتی رافعاً             و أکشِفُ عن سوأتی أَذْیُلِی‏

فستّرَ عن وجهِهِ و انثنى             حیاءً و روعُکَ لم یعقلِ‏

و أنتَ لخوفِکَ من بأسِهِ             هناک مُلئت من الأفکل.[1]

 

The translation of some verses of this poem according to some poets are as such:

The master that through the prophet by divine decree      Became the master and judge of everyone else

So much regarding him did Mustafa       Advise his nation out of faithfulness

The testaments of the pure-faithed prophet         About the status of Ali, that trustworthy apostle

I heard much in many places      That the prophet explicitly pointed him out by name

At the day of Ghadir that master of all prophets  Climbed he pulpit like the moon in the sky

By the command of the Glorious Lord    With a loud voice and distinction that master

At that time when the hands of the two were locked in each other He introduced this precious gem to everyone

He said “من کنت مولاه       So that everyone would recognize that master



[1] Allamah Amini, Al-Ghadir fi al-Kitab wal-Sunnah wal-Adab, vol. 2, pp. 174-179, Markaz Al-Ghadir Li al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah, first print, Qom, 1416 (AH).

Question translations in other languages
Comments
Number of comments 0
Please enter the value
Example : Yourname@YourDomane.ext
Please enter the value
Please enter the value

Thematic Category

Random questions

  • What is the meaning of self-consciousness according to the Holy Quran?
    17982 Exegesis 2015/04/18
    According to the Quran, self-consciousness means realization of one's own self through nourishing or nurturing and reviving one's own inner and inborn talents and potentialities followed by a profound understanding of the realities of the universe and divine attributes. Self-consciousness has various degrees and it is of ...
  • Is there a problem in paying off one's debt in the evening or after dark?
    7251 Laws and Jurisprudence 2009/03/12
    Continue... ...
  • Will a husband and wife, after leaving this world, live together in paradise?
    14652 Traditional 2009/10/22
    The specific conditions and details of how we will live in the next world are not completely known to anyone except the infallibles (masoomeen). With this in mind the relationship between a husband and a wife is something that is related to this world and pious women are ...
  • What is the meaning of mutawatir and ma'roof traditions?
    10523 Contextual study 2014/10/01
    For information about the meaning of mutawatir traditions and its various types, see index "the criterion for verbal, spiritual and ambiguous mutawatir traditions", question 2412. Ma'ruf Hadith Different definitions have been presented for Ma'ruf tradition: 1. A ma'ruf tradition is one whose text and it is content ...
  • How can I repent from an illegitimate sexual relationship I had with one whom I planned to marry?
    9030 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/11/22
    Zina or fornication (in Islamic terms, which is the subject of certain Islamic laws) means for a man’s penis to enter the vagina or anus of a woman until the glans is completely enveloped without the two being married or at least ‘similar to married’ (“similar to married” ...
  • Is it permissible to eat chips containing porcine enzymes?
    8238 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/01/19
    The grand maraji’ responded to this inquiry like this:The office of the grand Ayatullah Khamenei:In the case of the question it isn't permissible.The office of the grand Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi:It isn’t permissible.The office of the grand Ayatullah Safi Golpaygani:If ...
  • Please let me how to get rid of masturbation?
    10527 Practical 2015/01/05
    Sin is like a foul-smelling swamp full of sewage; the more one sinks into it, the less he senses its smell, because he actually loses his sense of smell and can't tell that he is drowning anymore. At the same time, anytime one makes a strong decision ...
  • Is the story of the wedding of Hadrat Qasim in Karbala true or false?
    31431 تاريخ بزرگان 2012/10/01
    One of the concocted stories regarding the epic of Ashura is the story of the marriage of Qasim bin Al-Hasan (as), a story which has no basis and which has not been related by any authentic and reliable sources. In addition, such a thing is not rationally ...
  • Do my feet become najis when I walk on wet pavement that a dog has walked on?
    10868 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/07/21
    If rainwater or any other water gathers in a ditch and is less than kur (there is a difference of opinion on what amount is exactly kur, and there are different ways of measuring it, according to Imam Khomeini, one way is that if ...
  • What is the Sunni opinion on Bilal al-Habashi?
    14612 تاريخ بزرگان 2008/07/02
    What Sunni references say about the great sahabi, Bilal, is that he was freed by Abu Bakr, a resistant believer against the tortures of the Kuffar, the Prophet's Mu'adhin, and one of the Mujahidin (soldiers) of Islam in different battles alongside the Prophet (pbuh). After the Prophet's demise, he ...

Popular