Selected Arabic Poems of the Promised Messiah (as) — Page 128
128 وَکُنْت َ إِذَا خُیِّرْت َ لِلْبَحْث ِ وَالْوَغَا ُوَکُنْت َ إِذَا خُیِّرْت َ لِلْبَحْث ِ وَالْوَغَا لِتُوَقَّر شَاتِمًا ْنَا ی َ عَلَ ُسَطَوْت لِتُوَقَّر شَاتِمًا ْنَا ی َ عَلَ سَطَوْت When you were chosen for the debate at Mudh, you launched, An assault against me for the sake of your own honour. ْ لَعَمْرِي ْ لَقَد ْ شَجَّت ْ قَفَاك َ رِسَالَتِي ْ ُلَعَمْرِي ْ لَقَد ْ شَجَّت ْ قَفَاك َ رِسَالَتِي ر ِّ ٌ مُّعَز َ عَوْن ْك ی َأْتِ ی َ اْل َّ ْ مِت ُوَإِن ر ِّ ٌ مُّعَز َ عَوْن ْك ی َأْتِ ی َ اْل َّ ْ مِت وَإِن But, I swear by God that my essay struck at your head and broke it apart; Even if you die now, you will not receive the help you thought will make you honourable. ْ ْنَکُم ی ِ ْ مُع ْ تَرَکْتُم ْ قَد َ وَأَنْتُم ْف ی وَکَ ْ ْنَکُم ی ِ ْ مُع ْ تَرَکْتُم ْ قَد َ وَأَنْتُم ْف ی ُوَکَ َنْصُر ی َ ْس َ لَکُم ْ مَوْلٰی وَمَن ْ ھُو ی ُوَلَ َنْصُر ی َ ْس َ لَکُم ْ مَوْلٰی وَمَن ْ ھُو ی وَلَ Why at all should help have reached you? You have abandoned God. You have no Friend now to extend help to you. ٌ ٍ شَمَرْدَل ْ نِضَال ٌّ ذُو ْ کَمِي ْکُم ی أَفِ ٌ ٍ شَمَرْدَل ْ نِضَال ٌّ ذُو ْ کَمِي ْکُم ی ُأَفِ َتَأَخَّر ی َ اْل َ ْ و َحْضُر ی َ فَـلْ ْ کَان ُفَإِن َتَأَخَّر ی َ اْل َ ْ و َحْضُر ی َ فَـلْ ْ کَان فَإِن Is there among you a rider courageous enough to square up to me? If there is one, he should come forward without delay. ٍ ة َّ ی ِ بِهَد َ الرَّدٰی ْد ی صَ َا ی َ جِئْنَاك َ و ٍ ة َّ ی ِ بِهَد َ الرَّدٰی ْد ی صَ َا ی َ جِئْنَاك َ ُو ِ وَنَعْقِر َ الْمُرْھِفَات ْك ی َ ْ إِل نُهْدِي َ ُو ِ وَنَعْقِر َ الْمُرْھِفَات ْك ی َ ْ إِل نُهْدِي َ و O one stricken by calamity! I have come to you with a gift, The gift of sharp swords; that is, I bring you the gift of an unpar- alleled qa si dah. ْ َسُبُّنِي ی ٍ َّ غُوْل ْ کُل ر ِّ بَش َ ْ و فَأَبْشِر ْ َسُبُّنِي ی ٍ َّ غُوْل ْ کُل ر ِّ بَش َ ْ و ُفَأَبْشِر ِ سَرْوَر ْ بِالتَّحَائِف َ مِنِّي ْك ی َأْتِ ی َ ُس ِ سَرْوَر ْ بِالتَّحَائِف َ مِنِّي ْك ی َأْتِ ی َ س Therefore, rejoice and give glad tidings on my behalf to every such wicked person who used to hurl abuse at me, That soon Syed Muhammad Sarwar shall deliver to them a gift from me.