Selected Arabic Poems of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 127
The Miraculous Qasidah 127 ْ أَثَارَت ْ سَنَابِك َ طِرْفِنَا نَقْع َ فَوْجِکُم ْ ُأَثَارَت ْ سَنَابِك َ طِرْفِنَا نَقْع َ فَوْجِکُم َتَبَخْتَر ی ٍّ لِّلْوَغٰی ْ کَمِي ْ مِن ُفَھَل َتَبَخْتَر ی ٍّ لِّلْوَغٰی ْ کَمِي ْ مِن فَھَل The hoofs of my horses destroyed you; Is there among you a cavalry-man who would come out to con- front me? ٍ ْ بِتَقَاعُس َتِي ی َ آ ُ عَظْمَة أَتُثْبِت ٍ ْ بِتَقَاعُس َتِي ی َ آ ُ عَظْمَة ُأَتُثْبِت لِّتُحَقِّر سَاعِیًا َ مُدًّا ْ جِئْت قَد َ ُ و لِّتُحَقِّر سَاعِیًا َ مُدًّا ْ جِئْت قَد َ و Or will you now retreat and thus prove my Sign to be a categorical one? You had rushed to Mudh, so as to ridicule me. ٍ َا ابْن َ تَصَلُّف ی َ ن آ اْل فَإِن ْ تُعْرِضَن َّ ا ٍ َا ابْن َ تَصَلُّف ی َ ن آ اْل ُفَإِن ْ تُعْرِضَن َّ ا ِ خَنْجَر ِ الْمُکَذِّب بَطْن عَلٰی ُفَھٰذَا ِ خَنْجَر ِ الْمُکَذِّب بَطْن عَلٰی فَھٰذَا If you turn away from confronting me now, It will be as if you were a liar [ready to be killed by] a sword drawn over his belly. ْمَة َ عَامِدًا ی ِ وَإِن ْ کُنْت َ تَخْتَار ُ الْھَز ْمَة َ عَامِدًا ی ِ ُوَإِن ْ کُنْت َ تَخْتَار ُ الْھَز تَحْدُر َّ تَهْوِي ْ بِوَھْد ِ الذُّل ِّ عِجْزًا و َ ُو تَحْدُر َّ تَهْوِي ْ بِوَھْد ِ الذُّل ِّ عِجْزًا و َ و If you choose to accept defeat, And fall disgracefully into the pit of ignominy, ٌ َ وَلَعْنَة ْن ی ِ ُ الْعَالَم نَکَال ْھَا ی فَفِ ٌ َ وَلَعْنَة ْن ی ِ ُ الْعَالَم نَکَال ْھَا ی ُفَفِ َ تَتَذَکَّر اْل َ ْ أ ْحَتُکُم ی ِ فَض ْھَا ی فِ َ ُو َ تَتَذَکَّر اْل َ ْ أ ْحَتُکُم ی ِ فَض ْھَا ی فِ َ و It will bring upon you dishonour and make you accursed both in matters of faith, And the world, and you will suffer humiliation. Will you not reflect upon this? ْع ُ إِن ْ کُنْت َ صَادِقًا ی َ تَسْطِ اْل َ مَا لَك َ و ْع ُ إِن ْ کُنْت َ صَادِقًا ی َ تَسْطِ اْل َ مَا لَك َ ُو َسَّر ی ُ ٍ م ُّ أَمْر ٍ کُل ِ ص َاَلَح ْل ھ َ ِأ اْل ُ َسَّر ی ُ ٍ م ُّ أَمْر ٍ کُل ِ ص َاَلَح ْل ھ َ ِأ اْل But if you are true in your stance, why do you not find the courage now to confront me? For a truthful person all tasks are made easy.