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Then your father, the generous one, Ali —
he whom we know as the appointed heir —
and al-Hasan, the good, the pleasing, the guardian,
and the one of two wings, the brave young man,
ثمَّ أَبَاك ذَا النَّدَى عَلِيّا
ذَاكَ الّذي نَعْرِفُهُ وَصِيّا
وَالْحَسَنَ الخيرَ الرَّضِي الْوَلِيّا
وَذَا الْجَنَاحَيْنِ الْفَتَى الكَمِيّا
And the lion of God, the living martyr.
Then he charged and fought until he was killed, may God have mercy on him.
وَأَسَدَ اللهِ الشهيدَ الحيّا
ثمَّ حمل فقاتل حتى قُتل رحمه الله.
Then after him came forth Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn (may God be pleased with him), chanting and saying:
ثمَّ خرج من بعده زهير بن القين رضي الله عنه ، وهو يرتجز ويقول :
I am Zuhayr, and I am the son of al-Qayn,
I drive you away from Hussein with the sword.
Indeed Hussein is one of the two grandsons,
from the lineage of the righteous, the pure, the adorned.
That is the Messenger of God, no lie therein.
I strike you and see no disgrace in it.
أَنَا زُهيرٌ وأنا ابنُ الْقَيْنِ
أذُودُكُمْ بالسيفِ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ
إِنَّ حسيناً أَحَدُ السِّبْطَيْنِ
مِنْ عِتْرَةِ البَّرِ التقيِّ الزَّيْنِ
ذَاكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ غَيْرَ المينِ
أَضْرِبُكُمْ وَلاَ أَرَى من شَيْنِ
Would that my soul were divided in two!
Muhammad ibn Abi Talib said: He fought until he killed a hundred and twenty men, then Kuthayr ibn Abdullah al-Sha'bi and Muhajir ibn Aws al-Tamimi charged upon him and killed him. When Zuhayr fell, al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: May God not keep you far, O Zuhayr! And may He curse your killer, as He cursed those who were transformed into apes and swine.
يَا ليت نفسي قُسِمَتْ قِسْمَيْنِ
وقال محمد بن أبي طالب : فقاتل حتى قتل مائة وعشرين رجلا ، فشدَّ عليه كُثير بن عبدالله الشعبي ومهاجر بن أوس التميمي فقتلاه ، فقال الحسين ( عليه السلام ) حين صُرع زهير : لا يبعدك الله يا زهير! ولعن قاتلك لعن الذين مسخوا قردة وخنازير.
Then Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-Hanafi came forth, chanting:
ثمَّ خرج سعيد بن عبدالله الحنفي وهو يرتجز :
Advance, Hussein, today you shall meet Ahmad,
and your elder, the learned, Ali the generous,
and al-Hasan, like the full moon, who reached the most fortunate,
and your uncle, the noble chief, the rightly guided,
Hamza, the lion of God, called the lion,
and the one of two wings, who has taken his seat
اقْدِمْ حسينُ اليومَ تلقى أحمدا
وشيخَكَ الحبرَ عليّاً ذا النَّدَا
وَحَسَناً كالبدرِ وَافَى الأَسْعَدَا
وَعَمَّكَ القرمَ الهُمَامَ الأَرْشَدا
حَمْزَةَ لَيْثَ اللهِ يُدْعَى أَسَدَا
وَذَا الجناحينِ تَبَوَّى مَقْعَدَا
in the Garden of Paradise, ascending higher.
He said: He kept fighting until he was killed.
في جَنَّةِ الفردوسِ يَعْلُو صُعُدَا
قال : فلم يزل يقاتل حتى قُتل.
Then Habib ibn Mazahir al-Asadi came forward, saying:
ثمَّ برز حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي وهو يقول :
I am Habib, and my father is Muzahhar,
a horseman of battle and blazing war.
Though you are greater in number,
we are higher in proof and more manifest.
And you are more treacherous in keeping faith,
while we are more faithful than you and more patient,
أَنَا حبيبٌ وأبي مظهَّرُ
فَارِسُ هَيْجَاء وَحَرْب تَسْعَرُ
وأنتُمُ عِنْدَ العديدِ أَكْثَرُ
ونحن أعلى حُجَّةً وَأَظْهَرُ
وأنتُمُ عِنْدَ الْوَفَاءِ أَغْدَرُ
ونحن أوفى منكُمُ وَأَصْبَرُ
in truth, more flourishing than you and more excusable.
حَقّاً وأنمى مِنْكُمُ وَأَعْذَرُ
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And he fought fiercely. Then a man from Banu Tamim charged upon him and stabbed him. As he went to rise, al-Husayn ibn Numayr — may God curse him — struck him on the head with his sword, and he fell. The Tamimi dismounted and severed his head. His killing devastated al-Husayn (peace be upon him), who said: With God I count my own self and the loss of my companions. Muhammad ibn Abi Talib said: He killed sixty-two men, then al-Husayn ibn Numayr killed him and hung his head upon his horse's neck.
وقاتل قتالا شديداً ، ثمَّ حمل عليه رجل من بني تميم فطعنه ، فذهب ليقوم فضربه الحصين بن نمير ـ لعنه الله ـ على رأسه بالسيف ، فوقع ، ونزل التميمي فاجتزَّ رأسه ، فهدَّ مقتله الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، فقال : عند الله أحتسب نفسي وحماة أصحابي. وقال محمد بن أبي طالب : فقتل اثنين وستين رجلا ، فقتله الحصين بن نمير وعلَّق رأسه في عنق فرسه.
The narrator said: Then Hilal ibn Nafi' al-Bajali came forward, saying:
قال الراوي : ثمَّ برز هلال بن نافع البجلي وهو يقول :
I shoot them, marked, their notches fletched,
for the soul — its pity profits it not.
Poisoned, sped by its feathers,
they shall surely fill its ground with the slain.
أَرْمِي بها مُعْلَمَةً أفواقُها
والنفسُ لاَ يَنْفَعُها إشْفَاقُها
مسمومةً تجري بها أَخْفَاقُها
لََيمْلأَنَّ أَرْضَها رِشَاقُها
He kept shooting at them until his arrows were spent. Then he reached for his sword, drew it, and began to say:
فلم يزل يرميهم حتى فنيت سهامه ، ثمَّ ضرب يده إلى سيفه فاستلَّه ، وجعل يقول :
I am the young Yemeni, the Bajali,
my religion is the religion of Hussein and Ali.
If I am killed today, this is my hope,
that is my conviction, and I shall meet my deeds.
أَنَا الْغُلاَمُ الَْيمَنِيُّ الْبَجَلِي
ديني على دينِ حُسين وعلي
إِنْ أُقْتَلِ اليومَ فَهَذَا أَمَلِي
فَذَاكَ رَأْيي وَأُلاَقِي عَمَلِي
He killed thirteen men, then they broke both his arms and he was taken captive. Shimr rose to him and struck off his neck.
فقتل ثلاثة عشر رجلا ، فكسروا عضديه ، وأخذ أسيراً ، فقام إليه شمر فضرب عنقه.
He said: Then a youth came forth whose father had been killed in the battle, and his mother was with him. His mother said to him: Go forth, my son, and fight before the son of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family). So he went out, and al-Husayn said: This is a youth whose father has been killed, and perhaps his mother dislikes his going forth. The youth said: My mother ordered me to do so. Then he advanced, saying:
قال : ثمَّ خرج شابٌّ قُتل أبوه في المعركة ، وكانت أمُّه معه ، فقالت له أمُّه : اخرج ـ يا بنيَّ! ـ وقاتل بين يدي ابن رسول الله ( صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ) ، فخرج ، فقال الحسين : هذا شابٌّ قُتل أبوه ، ولعلَّ أمَّه تكره خروجه ، فقال الشابُّ : أمّي أمرتني بذلك ، فبرز وهو يقول :
My commander is Hussein, and what a fine commander!
The joy of the heart of the bearer of glad tidings and the warner.
Ali and Fatima are his parents,
so do you know any equal to him?
He has a countenance like the morning sun,
he has a brow like the shining full moon.
أميري حسينٌ وَنِعْمَ الأميرْ
سُرُورُ فُؤَادِ البشيرِ النذيرْ
عَلِيٌّ وفاطمةٌ وَالِدَاهُ
فَهَلْ تعلمون له مِنْ نَظِيرْ ؟
له طَلْعَةٌ مِثْلُ شَمْسِ الضُّحَى
له غُرَّةٌ مِثْلُ بَدْر مُنِيرْ
He fought until he was killed, and his head was severed and thrown to the army of al-Husayn (peace be upon him). His mother took up his head and said:
وقاتل حتى قُتل ، وجُزَّ رأسه ورمي به إلى عسكر الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، فحملت
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Well done, my son! O joy of my heart, O light of my eyes! Then she hurled her son's head at a man and killed him. She took up the tent pole and charged at them, saying:
أمُّه رأسه وقالت : أحسنت يا بنيّ! يا سرور قلبي! ويا قرَّة عيني! ثمَّ رمت برأس ابنها رجلا فقتلته ، وأخذت عمود خيمته وحملت عليهم وهي تقول :
I am an old woman, my master, frail,
withered, worn, and thin.
I strike you a fierce blow
in defense of the noble sons of Fatima.
أنا عَجُوزٌ سيِّدي ضعيفه
خَاويةٌ باليةٌ نحيفه
أضربُكُمْ بضربة عنيفه
دون بني فَاطِمَةَ الشريفه
She struck two men and killed them, then al-Husayn (peace be upon him) ordered her brought back and prayed for her.
وضربت رجلين فقتلتهما ، فأمر الحسين ( عليه السلام ) بصرفها ودعا لها.
Muhammad ibn Abi Talib said: 'Abis ibn Abi Shabib al-Shakiri came along with Shawdhab, the freedman of Shakir, and said: O Shawdhab, what is in your heart to do? He said: What should I do? I will fight until I am killed. He said: That is what I thought of you. So go forward before Abu Abdullah, that he may count you among his losses as he has counted others. For this is a day on which we ought to seek reward by every means we can, for there is no deed after this day — there is only the reckoning.
قال محمد بن أبي طالب : وجاء عابس بن أبي شبيب الشاكري معه شوذب مولى شاكر ، وقال : يا شوذب! ما في نفسك أن تصنع ؟ قال : ما أصنع ؟ أُقاتل حتى أُقتل ، قال : ذاك الظنُّ بك ، فتقدَّم بين يدي أبي عبدالله حتى يحتسبك كما احتسب غيرك ، فإن هذا يوم ينبغي لنا أن نطلب فيه الأجر بكل ما نقدر عليه ، فإنه لا عمل بعد اليوم وإنما هو الحساب.
So he went forward, greeted al-Husayn (peace be upon him), and said: O Abu Abdullah, by God, there is none upon the face of the earth, near or far, dearer or more beloved to me than you. Were I able to ward off injustice or death from you with anything dearer to me than my own self and blood, I would do it. Peace be upon you, O Abu Abdullah! I bear witness that I am upon your guidance and the guidance of your father. Then he advanced with his sword toward them.
فتقدَّم فسلَّم على الحسين ( عليه السلام ) وقال : يا أبا عبدالله! أما والله ما أمسى على وجه الأرض قريب ولا بعيد أعزُّ عليَّ ولا أحبُّ إليَّ منك ، ولو قدرت على أن أدفع عنك الضيم أو القتل بشيء ، أعزَّ عليَّ من نفسي ودمي لفعلت ، السلام عليك يا أبا عبدالله! أشهد أنّي على هُداك وهُدى أبيك ، ثمَّ مضى بالسيف نحوهم.
Rabi' ibn Tamim said: When I saw him advancing, I recognized him, for I had witnessed him in the campaigns, and he was the bravest of people. So I said: O people, this is the lion of lions, this is the son of Abi Shabib! Let none of you go out to him! And he began to call out: Is there a man? Is there a man?
قال ربيع بن تميم : فلمَّا رأيته مقبلا عرفته ، وقد كنت شاهدته في المغازي ، وكان أشجع الناس ، فقلت : أيُّها الناس! هذا أسد الأسود ، هذا ابن أبي شبيب ، لا يخرجنَّ إليه أحد منكم ، فأخذ ينادي : ألا رجل ؟ ألا رجل ؟
Then Umar ibn Sa'd said: Pelt him with stones from every side. When he saw this, he cast off his armor and helmet, then charged upon the people. By God, I saw him drive off more than two hundred men. Then they closed in upon him from every direction and killed him. I saw his head in the hands of several men, this one saying: I killed him, and the other saying likewise. So Umar ibn Sa'd said: Do not quarrel — no single man killed this one — until he separated them with these words.
فقال عمر بن سعد : ارضخوه بالحجارة من كل جنب ، فلمَّا رأى ذلك ألقى درعه ومغفره ، ثم شدَّ على الناس ، فوالله لقد رأيته يطرد أكثر من مائتين من الناس ، ثمّ إنّهم تعطَّفوا عليه من كل جانب ، فقُتل ، فرأيت رأسه في أيدي رجال ذوي عدّة ، هذا يقول : أنا قتلته ، والآخر يقول كذلك ، فقال عمر بن سعد : لا تختصموا ، هذا لم يقتله إنسان واحد ، حتى فرَّق بينهم بهذا القول.
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Then Abdullah and Abd al-Rahman, the two al-Ghifari brothers, came to him and said: O Abu Abdullah, peace be upon you. We have come to be killed before you and to defend you. He said: Welcome to you both, draw near to me. They drew near to him weeping. He said: O sons of my brother, what makes you weep? By God, I hope that within an hour you will both be comforted. They said: May God make us your ransom! By God, it is not for ourselves that we weep, but we weep for you. We see that you have been surrounded and we are unable to help you. He said: May God reward you, O sons of my brother, for your sorrow over this and your comforting me with your own lives, with the best reward of the God-fearing. Then they went forward and said: Peace be upon you, O son of the Messenger of God. He said: And upon you both be peace and the mercy of God and His blessings. So they fought until they were killed.
ثمَّ جاءه عبدالله وعبد الرحمن الغفّاريّان ، فقالا : يا أبا عبدالله! السلام عليك ، جئنا لنقُتل بين يديك ، وندفع عنك ، فقال : مرحباً بكما ، ادنوا منّي ، فدنوا منه وهما يبكيان ، فقال : يا ابني أخي! ما يبكيكما ؟ فوالله إنّي لأرجو أن تكونا بعد ساعة قريري العين ، فقالا : جعلنا الله فداك ، والله ما على أنفسنا نبكي ، ولكن نبكي عليك ، نراك قد أُحيط بك ولا نقدر على أن ننفعك ، فقال : جزاكما الله ـ يا ابني أخي ـ بوجدكما من ذلك ومواساتكما إيّاي بأنفسكما أحسن جزاء المتقين ، ثم استقدما وقالا : السلام عليك يا ابن رسول الله ، فقال : وعليكما السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته ، فقاتلا حتى قتلا.
He said: Then a Turkish servant of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) came forth, and he was a reciter of the Quran. He began to fight and killed a group, then he fell stricken. Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) came to him and wept, and placed his cheek upon his cheek. The servant opened his eye, saw al-Husayn (peace be upon him), and smiled. Then he went to his Lord, may God be pleased with him.
قال : ثمَّ خرج غلام تركيٌّ كان للحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، وكان قارئاً للقرآن ، فجعل يقاتل ، فقتل جماعة ، ثمَّ سقط صريعاً ، فجاءه الحسين ( عليه السلام ) فبكى ، ووضع خدَّه على خدِّه ، ففتح عينه فرأى الحسين ( عليه السلام ) فتبسَّم ، ثمَّ صار إلى ربِّه رضي الله عنه.
He said: Then Yazid ibn Ziyad ibn al-Shathaa shot eight arrows at them, missing with only three of them. Each time he shot, al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: O God, make his aim true and make his reward Paradise. Then they charged upon him and killed him.
قال : ثم رماهم يزيد بن زياد بن الشعثاء بثمانية أسهم ، ما أخطأ منها بخمسة أسهم ، وكان كلَّما رمى قال الحسين ( عليه السلام ) : اللهم سدِّد رميته واجعل ثوابه الجنَّة ، فحملوا عليه فقتلوه.
The narrator said: A man came and said: Where is Hussein? He answered: Here I am. The man said: Rejoice in the Fire, which you shall enter this very hour. He said: Rather, I rejoice in a merciful Lord and an intercessor whose word is heeded. Who are you? He said: I am Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath. He said: O God, if Your servant is lying, take him to the Fire, and make him this day a sign to his companions. No sooner had the man turned his horse's reins than it threw him off, while his foot was caught in the stirrup, and it dragged him until it tore him apart, and his private parts fell to the ground. By God, I marveled at the swiftness of his prayer's answer.
قال الراوي : وجاء رجل فقال : أين الحسين ؟ فقال : ها أنا ذا ، قال : أبشر بالنار تردها الساعة ، قال : بل أبشر بربٍّ رحيم ، وشفيع مطاع ، من أنت ؟ قال : أنا محمد بن الأشعث ، قال : اللهم إن كان عبدك كاذباً فخذه إلى النار ، واجعله اليوم آية لأصحابه ، فما هو إلاَّ أن ثنى عنان فرسه فرمى به ، وثبتت رجله في الركاب ، فضربه حتى قطعه ، ووقعت مذاكيره في الأرض ، فوالله لقد عجبت من سرعة دعائه.
Then another came and said: Where is Hussein? He answered: Here I am. The man said: Rejoice in the Fire. He said: Rejoice in a merciful Lord and an intercessor whose word is heeded. Who are you? He said: I am Shimr ibn Dhi al-Jawshan. Al-Husayn said:
ثمَّ جاء آخر فقال : أين الحسين ؟ فقال : ها أنا ذا ، قال : أبشر بالنار ، قال : أبشر بربٍّ رحيم ، وشفيع مطاع ، من أنت ؟ قال : أنا شمر بن ذي الجوشن ، قال
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Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: God is greatest! The Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) said: I saw as if a spotted dog were lapping at the blood of my household. And al-Husayn said: I saw as if dogs were tearing at me, and among them was a spotted dog that was the fiercest against me — and that is you — and he was a leper.
الحسين ( عليه السلام ) : الله أكبر! قال رسول الله ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) : رأيت كأنّ كلباً أبقع يلغ في دماء أهل بيتي ، وقال الحسين : رأيت كأنّ كلاباً تنهشني ، وكأنّ فيها كلباً أبقع كان أشدَّهم عليَّ ، وهو أنت ، وكان أبرص.
And from al-Tirmidhi: It was said to al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): How long can a dream be delayed? And he mentioned the dream of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family), whose fulfillment came sixty years later.
وعن الترمذي : قيل للصادق ( عليه السلام ) : كم تتأخَّر الرؤيا ؟ فذكر منام رسول الله ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فكان التأويل بعد ستين سنة.
Muhammad ibn Abi Talib and others said: One man after another would come to al-Husayn (peace be upon him) and say: Peace be upon you, O son of the Messenger of God. And al-Husayn would answer him and say: And upon you be peace, and we are right behind you. Then he would recite: "Among them are those who have fulfilled their vow, and among them are those who still wait." — until they were all killed to the last of them, may God's pleasure be upon them, and none remained with al-Husayn (peace be upon him) except his household (1).
قال محمد بن أبي طالب وغيره : وكان يأتي الحسين ( عليه السلام ) الرجل بعد الرجل فيقول : السلام عليك يا ابن رسول الله ، فيجيبه الحسين ويقول : وعليك السلام ، ونحن خلفك ، ثم يقرأ فـ « مِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ » حتى قتلوا عن آخرهم رضوان الله عليهم ، ولم يبق مع الحسين ( عليه السلام ) إلاَّ أهل بيته (1) .
And how excellent are the words of Sayyid Rida al-Hindi, may mercy be upon him, when he says:
ولله در السيد رضا الهندي عليه الرحمة إذ يقول :
They charged and clashed and fulfilled their master's right
in a stand where the son outdid even his own father.
The fragrant flower of the Chosen One was left alone
among the foe, with no protector and no support.
He wheels among them with his keen blade and routs them,
they thirty thousand and he a single man.
Had You willed, O Cause of all creation, to wipe them out,
not one of them would have stood firm in the fray. (2)
صالوا وجالوا وأدّوا حق سيدهم
في موقف فيه عقَّ الوالدَ الولدُ
وعاد ريحانةُ المختار منفرداً
بين العدى ما له حام ولا عضدُ
يكرُّ فيهم بماضيه فيهزمُهم
وهم ثلاثون ألفاً وهو منفردُ
لو شئت يا علة التكوين محوَهمُ
ما كان يثبُتُ منهم في الوغى أحدُ (2)
The Fifth Gathering, of the Day of Ashura
The Slaying of the Sons of Hashim (peace be upon them)
Some of the narrators said, as in Bihar al-Anwar: When the companions of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) had been killed and none remained but his household — they being the children of Ali, the children of Ja'far, the children of Aqil, the children of al-Hasan, and his own children (peace be upon them) —
قال بعض الرواة كما في بحار الأنوار : ولمَّا قتل أصحاب الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ولم يبق إلاَّ أهل بيته ـ وهم ولد عليٍّ ، وولد جعفر ، وولد عقيل ، وولد الحسن ، وولده ( عليهم السلام ) ـ
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/20 ـ 32.
2 ـ رياض المدح والرثاء : 132.
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they gathered, each bidding the other farewell, and resolved upon battle (1).
اجتمعوا يودِّع بعضهم بعضاً ، وعزموا على الحرب (1) .
Abu al-Faraj narrated in al-Maqatil from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father (peace be upon them both), that the first to be killed of the children of Abi Talib alongside al-Husayn was his son Ali (peace be upon them both) (2).
وروى أبو الفرج في المقاتل عن جعفر بن محمد ، عن أبيه ( عليهما السلام ) أنّ أوَّل قتيل قتل من ولد أبي طالب مع الحسين ابنه علي ( عليهما السلام ) (2) .
They said: Then Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him) advanced. Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) raised his gray beard toward the sky and said: O God, bear witness against these people, for there has gone out to them a youth who most resembles Your Messenger in form, character, and speech. Whenever we longed for Your Prophet, we would look upon his face. O God, withhold from them the blessings of the earth, scatter them utterly, tear them to pieces, make them divided factions, and never let the rulers be pleased with them. For they invited us claiming they would aid us, then turned upon us and fought us.
قالوا : ثمَّ تقدَّم عليُّ بن الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، ورفع الحسين ( عليه السلام ) شيبته نحو السماء وقال : اللهم اشهد على هؤلاء القوم ، فقد برز إليهم غلام أشبه الناس خلقاً وخلقاً ومنطقاً برسولك ، كنّا إذا اشتقنا إلى نبيِّك نظرنا إلى وجهه ، اللهم امنعهم بركات الأرض ، وفرِّقهم تفريقاً ، ومزِّقهم تمزيقاً ، واجعلهم طرائق قدداً ، ولا تُرضِ الولاة عنهم أبداً ، فإنّهم دعونا لينصرونا ، ثم عدوا علينا يقاتلوننا.
Then al-Husayn (peace be upon him) cried out to Umar ibn Sa'd: What is wrong with you? May God sever your kinship and bless you not in your affair, and set over you one to slaughter you upon your bed after me, just as you have severed my kinship and failed to honor my closeness to the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family). Then al-Husayn (peace be upon him) raised his voice and recited: "Indeed, God chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of Imran above all the worlds — descendants, some from others; and God is Hearing, Knowing" (3). Then Ali ibn al-Husayn charged upon the people, saying:
ثمَّ صاح الحسين ( عليه السلام ) بعمر بن سعد : ما لك ؟ قطع الله رحمك! ولا بارك الله لك في أمرك ، وسلَّط عليك من يذبحك بعدي على فراشك ، كما قطعت رحمي ، ولم تحفظ قرابتي من رسول الله ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) ، ثمَّ رفع الحسين ( عليه السلام ) صوته وتلا : « إِنَّ اللهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحاً وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ * ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْض وَاللهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ » (3) ثم حمل علي بن الحسين على القوم ، وهو يقول :
I am Ali son of al-Husayn son of Ali,
from a band whose forefather's grandfather is the Prophet.
By God, no son of the bastard shall rule over us!
I thrust at you with the spear until it bends,
I strike you with the sword, defending my father,
the blow of a young man of Hashim, of the line of Ali.
أَنَا عليُّ بنُ الحسينِ بنِ عَلِي
من عُصْبَة جَدُّ أَبيهِمُ النبي
واللهِ لا يَحْكُمُ فينا ابنُ الدَّعِي
أَطْعَنُكُمْ بالرُّمْحِ حَتَّى يَنْثَنِي
أَضْرِبُكُمْ بَالسَّيْفِ أَحْمِي عَنْ أَبِي
ضَرْبَ غُلاَم هَاشِمِيٍّ عَلَوِي
He kept fighting until the people groaned at how many of them he had slain. It is narrated that, despite his thirst, he killed a hundred and twenty men. Then he returned to his father, having sustained many wounds, and said: O father, thirst has killed me, and the weight of the iron has exhausted me. Is there any way to a drink of water,
فلم يزل يقاتل حتى ضجَّ الناس من كثرة من قتل منهم ، وروي أنه قتل على عطشه مائة وعشرين رجلا ، ثم رجع إلى أبيه وقد أصابته جراحات كثيرة ، فقال : يا أبه! العطش قد قتلني ، وثقل الحديد أجهدني ، فهل إلى شربة من ماء سبيل ،
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/32.
2 ـ مقاتل الطالبيين ، الإصفهاني : 85.
3 ـ سورة آل عمران ، الآية : 33 ـ 34.
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by which I may gain strength against the enemies? Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) wept and said: O my son, it grieves Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, and me that you should call upon them and they not answer you, and cry to them for aid and they not aid you. O my son, give me your tongue. He took his tongue and sucked it, and gave him his ring, saying: Hold it in your mouth and return to fight your enemy, for I hope you will not see evening before your grandfather gives you to drink from his brimming cup, a drink after which you will never thirst again. So he returned to the battle, saying:
أتقوَّى بها على الأعداء ؟ فبكى الحسين ( عليه السلام ) وقال : يا بنيَّ! يعزُّ على محمد وعلى علي ابن أبي طالب وعليَّ أن تدعوهم فلا يجيبوك ، وتستغيث بهم فلا يغيثوك ، يا بنيَّ! هاتِ لسانك ، فأخذ بلسانه فمصَّه ، ودفع إليه خاتمه وقال : أمسكه في فيك وارجع إلى قتال عدوِّك ، فإني أرجو أنك لا تُـمسي حتى يسقيك جدُّك بكأسه الأوفى شربة لا تظمأ بعدها أبداً. فرجع إلى القتال وهو يقول :
The war has laid bare its truths,
and thereafter its proofs have appeared.
By God, the Lord of the Throne, we shall not part
from your hosts, until the swords are sheathed.
الحربُ قد بانت لها الحَقَائِقُ
وَظَهَرَتْ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا مَصَادِقُ
وَاللهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ لاَ نُفَارِقُ
جُمُوعَكم أَوْ تُغْمَدَ الْبَوَارِقُ
He kept fighting until he completed the killing of two hundred. Then Munqidh ibn Murra al-Abdi struck him a blow upon the crown of his head that felled him, and the people struck him with their swords. Then he clung to his horse, and the horse carried him into the army of the enemies, and they cut him to pieces with their swords, limb from limb.
فلم يزل يقاتل حتى قتل تمام المائتين ، ثمَّ ضربه منقذ بن مرّة العبدي على مفرق رأسه ضربة صرعته ، وضربه الناس بأسيافهم ، ثم اعتنق فرسه فاحتمله الفرس إلى عسكر الأعداء ، فقطَّعوه بسيوفهم إرباً إرباً.
When his soul reached his throat, he called out, raising his voice: O father, this is my grandfather, the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family), who has given me to drink from his brimming cup a drink after which I shall never thirst again. And he is saying: Hurry, hurry! For there is a cup reserved for you, that you may drink it this very hour. Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) cried out and said: May God slay a people who slew you — how bold they are against the Most Merciful and against His Messenger, and against the violation of the sanctity of the Messenger! After you, let the dust be upon this world.
فلمَّا بلغت الروح التراقي قال رافعاً صوته : يا أبتاه! هذا جدّي رسول الله ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قد سقاني بكأسه الأوفى شربة لا أظمأ بعدها أبداً ، وهو يقول : العجل العجل! فإنّ لك كأساً مذخورة حتى تشربها الساعة ، فصاح الحسين ( عليه السلام ) وقال : قتل الله قوماً قتلوك ، ما أجرأهم على الرحمان وعلى رسوله ، وعلى انتهاك حرمة الرسول ، وعلى الدنيا بعدك العفا.
Humayd ibn Muslim said: It is as if I am still looking at a woman who came out in haste, like the rising sun, crying out woe and ruin, saying: O my beloved! O fruit of my heart! O light of my eyes! I asked about her, and it was said: She is Zaynab, daughter of Ali (peace be upon him). She came and threw herself upon him. Al-Husayn came, took her hand, and returned her to the tent. Then he (peace be upon him) turned to his young men and said: Carry your brother. So they carried him from where he had fallen and brought him until they laid him by the tent before which they had been fighting.
قال حميد بن مسلم : فكأنّي أنظر إلى امرأة خرجت مسرعة كأنها الشمس الطالعة تنادي بالويل والثبور ، وتقول : يا حبيباه! يا ثمرة فؤاداه! يا نور عيناه! فسألت عنها فقيل : هي زينب بنت علي ( عليه السلام ) ، وجاءت وانكبَّت عليه ، فجاء الحسين فأخذ بيدها فردَّها إلى الفسطاط ، وأقبل ( عليه السلام ) بفتيانه وقال : احملوا أخاكم ، فحملوه من مصرعه ، فجاؤوا به حتى وضعوه عند الفسطاط الذي كانوا يقاتلون أمامه.
The narrator said: Uthman ibn Khalid al-Hamdani charged upon Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil ibn Abi
قال الراوي : وشدَّ عثمان بن خالد الهمداني على عبدالرحمان بن عقيل بن أبي
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Talib and killed him (1).
طالب فقتله (1) .
And there came forth from his household Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib. Muhammad ibn Abi Talib said: He fought until he killed ninety-eight men in three charges, then Amr ibn Sabih al-Saydawi and Asad ibn Malik killed him.
وبرز من أهل بيته عبدالله بن مسلم بن عقيل بن أبي طالب ، قال محمد بن أبي طالب : فقاتل حتى قتل ثمانية وتسعين رجلا في ثلاث حملات ، ثم قتله عمرو بن صبيح الصيداوي وأسد بن مالك.
Abu al-Faraj said: Abdullah ibn Muslim — his mother was Ruqayya, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him). He was killed by Amr ibn Sabih, as we have related from al-Mada'ini and from Humayd ibn Muslim. It is mentioned that an arrow struck him while his hand was upon his forehead, pinning it to his palm and forehead. And Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Aqil — his mother was an umm walad — was killed, as we have related from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali (peace be upon them both), by Abu Jarham al-Azdi and Laqit ibn Iyas al-Juhani (2).
وقال أبو الفرج : عبدالله بن مسلم ، أمُّه رقيَّة بنت علي بن أبي طالب ( عليه السلام ) ، قتله عمرو بن صبيح فيما ذكرناه عن المدائني وعن حميد بن مسلم ، وذكر أن السهم أصابه وهو واضع يده على جبينه ، فأثبته في راحته وجبهته ، ومحمد بن مسلم بن عقيل ، أمُّه أمُّ ولد قتله ـ فيما رويناه عن أبي جعفر محمد بن علي ( عليهما السلام ) ـ أبوجرهم الأزدي ولقيط بن إياس الجهني (2) .
Muhammad ibn Abi Talib and others said: Then after him came forth Ja'far ibn Aqil, and he killed fifteen horsemen. Ibn Shahr Ashub said: And it is said he killed two men, then Bishr ibn Sawt al-Hamdani killed him.
وقال محمد بن أبي طالب وغيره : ثمَّ خرج من بعده جعفر بن عقيل فقتل خمسة عشر فارساً ، وقال ابن شهر آشوب : وقيل : قتل رجلين ثمَّ قتله بشر بن سوط الهمداني.
They said: Then after him came forth his brother Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil, and he killed seventeen horsemen, then Uthman ibn Khalid al-Juhani killed him.
وقالوا : ثمَّ خرج من بعده أخوه عبدالرحمان بن عقيل فقتل سبعة عشرة فارساً ، ثمَّ قتله عثمان بن خالد الجهني.
Abu al-Faraj said: And Abdullah ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib — his mother was an umm walad — was killed by Uthman ibn Khalid ibn Ashyam al-Juhani and Bishr ibn Hawt al-Qabidi. And Abdullah the Elder, son of Aqil — his mother was an umm walad — was killed, as al-Mada'ini mentioned, by Uthman ibn Khalid al-Juhani and a man from Hamdan.
وقال أبو الفرج : وعبدالله بن عقيل بن أبي طالب ، أمُّه أمُّ ولد ، وقتله عثمان بن خالد بن أشيم الجهني وبشر بن حوط القابضي ، وعبدالله الأكبر ابن عقيل ، أمُّه أمُّ ولد ، قتله ـ فيما ذكر المدائني ـ عثمان بن خالد الجهني ورجل من همدان.
Then he said: And Muhammad al-Ahwal, son of Abi Sa'id ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib — his mother was an umm walad — was killed by Laqit ibn Yasir al-Juhani, who shot him with an arrow. Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Hamza mentioned that Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil was killed alongside him.
ثمَّ قال : ومحمد بن أبي سعيد بن عقيل بن أبي طالب الأحول ، وأمُّه أمُّ ولد ، قتله لقيط بن ياسر الجهني رماه بسهم ، وذكر محمد بن علي بن حمزة أنه قُتل معه جعفر بن محمد بن عقيل.
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/42 ـ 44.
2 ـ راجع : مقاتل الطالبيين ، الإصفهاني : 66 ـ 67.
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Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Hamza also mentioned that Ali ibn Aqil — his mother was an umm walad — was killed that day (1).
وذكر أيضاً محمد بن علي بن حمزة أن علي بن عقيل ـ وأمُّه أمُّ ولد ـ قُتل يومئذ (1) .
Then they said: After him came forth Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. He fought until he killed ten men, then Amir ibn Nahshal al-Tamimi killed him.
ثمَّ قالوا : وخرج من بعده محمد بن عبدالله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب قاتل حتى قتل عشرة أنفس ، ثمَّ قتله عامر بن نهشل التميمي.
Then after him came forth Awn ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far, saying:
ثمَّ خرج من بعده عون بن عبدالله بن جعفر وهو يقول :
If you do not know me, I am the son of Ja'far,
the martyr of truth, radiant in the Gardens,
who flies therein on a green wing.
This suffices as honor on the Day of Gathering.
إِنْ تُنْكِرُوني فَأَنَا ابنُ جَعْفَرِ
شَهِيدِ صِدْق في الجِنَانِ أَزْهَرِ
يَطِيرُ فيها بِجَنَاح أَخْضَرِ
كَفَى بهذا شَرَفاً في الَمحْشَرِ
Then he fought until he killed three horsemen and eighteen footmen of the people, then Abdullah ibn Batta al-Ta'i killed him.
ثمَّ قاتل حتى قتل من القوم ثلاثة فوارس وثمانية عشر راجلا ، ثم قتله عبدالله ابن بطّة الطائي.
Abu al-Faraj said — after mentioning the killing of Muhammad and Awn —: Awn was killed by Abdullah ibn Qatna al-Tayhani. And Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib — Yahya ibn al-Hasan mentioned, as Ahmad ibn Sa'id informed me on his authority, that he was killed alongside al-Husayn (peace be upon him) at Karbala (2).
قال أبو الفرج ـ بعد ذكر قتل محمد وعون ـ : وإن عوناً قتله عبدالله بن قطنة التيهاني ، وعبيدالله بن عبدالله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب ، ذكر يحيى بن الحسن ـ فيما أخبرني به أحمد بن سعيد عنه ـ أنه قتل مع الحسين ( عليه السلام ) بالطف (2) .
They said: Then the brothers of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) came forward, resolved to die in his defense. The first of them to go out was Abu Bakr ibn Ali (peace be upon him), whose name was Ubaydullah, and his mother was Layla, daughter of Mas'ud ibn Khalid ibn Rib'i al-Tamimiyya. He advanced, chanting:
قالوا : ثمَّ تقدَّمت إخوة الحسين ( عليه السلام ) عازمين على أن يموتوا دونه ، فأول من خرج منهم أبو بكر بن علي ( عليه السلام ) ، واسمه عبيدالله ، وأمُّه ليلى بنت مسعود بن خالد بن ربعي التميمية ، فتقدَّم وهو يرتجز :
My elder is Ali, of the tallest pride,
from Hashim of truth, the noble, the most favored.
This is Hussein, son of the sent Prophet —
for him we defend with the polished blade.
شَيْخِي عليٌّ ذوالفخارِ الأطولِ
مِنْ هاشِمِ الصِّدْقِ الكريمِ المفضلِ
هذا حسينُ ابنُ النبيِّ المرسلِ
عنه نُحَامي بالحُسَامِ المصقلِ
I ransom him with my soul, a brother held in honor.
He kept fighting until Zahr ibn Badr al-Nakha'i killed him. It is said: Abdullah ibn Uqba al-Ghanawi. And Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (peace be upon him) mentioned that a man from Hamdan killed him.
تَفْدِيه نفسي من أخ مُبَجَّلِ
فلم يزل يقاتل حتى قتله زحر بن بدر النخعي ، وقيل : عبدالله بن عقبة الغنوي ، وذكر أبو جعفر الباقر ( عليه السلام ) أن رجلا من همدان قتله.
1 ـ راجع : مقاتل الطالبيين ، الإصفهاني : 65 ـ 67.
2 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/32 ـ 34.
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They said: Then after him came forth his brother Umar ibn Ali (peace be upon him), and he charged upon Zahr, his brother's killer, and killed him. Then he faced the people and began striking with his sword a fearsome striking, saying:
قالوا : ثمَّ برز من بعده أخوه عمر بن علي ( عليه السلام ) وحمل على زحر قاتل أخيه فقتله ، واستقبل القوم وجعل يضرب بسيفه ضرباً منكراً ، وهو يقول :
Away, you enemies of God, away from Umar!
Away from the scowling, grim-faced lion,
who strikes you with his sword and does not flee,
and is no coward cowering in his hole.
خَلُّوا عِدَاةَ اللهِ خَلُّوا عَنْ عُمَرْ
خَلُّوا عن الليثِ الْعَبُوسِ المُكْفَهِرْ
يَضْرِبُكُمْ بسيفِهِ وَلاَ يفَرْ
وَلَيْسَ فيها كالجَبَانِ المُنْجَحِرْ
He kept fighting until he was killed.
فلم يزل يقاتل حتى قُتل.
Then after him came forth his brother Uthman ibn Ali (peace be upon him), and his mother was Umm al-Banin, daughter of Hizam ibn Khalid of Banu Kilab, and he was saying:
ثمَّ برز من بعده أخوه عثمان بن علي ( عليه السلام ) ، وأمُّه أمُّ البنين بنت حزام بن خالد من بني كلاب ، وهو يقول :
I am Uthman, the one of glories,
my elder is Ali, of manifest deeds,
and the cousin of the pure Prophet.
My brother is Hussein, the choicest of the choice,
and the master of the great and the small,
after the Messenger and the helping heir.
إِنّي أنا عُثَْمانُ ذو المَفَاخِرِ
شيخي عليٌّ ذو الفِعَالِ الظاهرِ
وَإبنُ عَمٍّ للنبيِّ الطَّاهِرِ
أخي حسينٌ خِيْرَةُ الأَخَايرِ
وَسيِّدُ الكِبَارِ وَالأَصَاغِرِ
بَعْدَ الرسولِ والوصيِّ النَّاصِرِ
Khawli ibn Yazid al-Asbahi shot him in his forehead, and he fell from his horse, and a man from Banu Aban ibn Hazim severed his head.
فرماه خولي بن يزيد الأصبحي على جبينه فسقط عن فرسه ، وجزَّ رأسه رجل من بني أبان بن حازم.
Abu al-Faraj narrated from Ubaydullah ibn al-Hasan and Abdullah ibn al-Abbas, who said: Uthman ibn Ali (peace be upon him) was killed at the age of twenty-one. Al-Dahhak, with his chain of narration, said: Khawli ibn Yazid shot Uthman ibn Ali (peace be upon him) with an arrow and felled him, then a man from Banu Aban Darim charged upon him and took his head. And it is narrated from Ali (peace be upon him) that he said: I named him after my brother Uthman ibn Maz'un (1).
وروى أبو الفرج عن عبيدالله بن الحسن وعبدالله بن العباس ، قالا : قُتل عثمان بن علي ( عليه السلام ) وهو ابن إحدى وعشرين سنة ، وقال الضحاك بإسناده : إن خولي بن يزيد رمى عثمان بن علي ( عليه السلام ) بسهم فأسقطه ، وشدَّ عليه رجل من بني أبان دارم وأخذ رأسه ، وروي عن علي ( عليه السلام ) أنه قال : إنّما سمَّيته باسم أخي عثمان بن مظعون (1) .
They said: Then after him came forth his brother Ja'far ibn Ali (peace be upon him), and his mother was Umm al-Banin as well, and he was saying:
قالوا : ثمَّ برز من بعده أخوه جعفر بن علي ( عليه السلام ) ، وأمُّه أمُّ البنين أيضاً ، وهو يقول :
I am Ja'far, the one of high deeds,
son of Ali the good, the bountiful.
My uncle and my maternal uncle suffice me as honor.
I defend Hussein, the generous, the most excellent.
إِنّي أَنَا جَعْفَرُ ذوالمَعَالي
إبنُ عليِّ الخيرِ ذوالنَّوَالِ
حَسْبي بعمِّي شَرَفاً وخالي
أَحْمِي حسيناً ذي النَّدَى المِفْضَالِ
Then he fought, and Khawli al-Asbahi shot him and struck his temple, or his eye.
ثمَّ قاتل فرماه خولي الأصبحي فأصاب شقيقته أو عينه.
1 ـ مقاتل الطالبيين ، أبو الفرج الإصفهاني : 58.
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Then his brother Abdullah ibn Ali (peace be upon him) came forward, saying:
ثمَّ برز أخوه عبدالله بن علي ( عليه السلام ) وهو يقول :
I am the son of the one of courage and bounty,
that is Ali the good, of mighty deeds,
the sword of the Messenger of God, the one of vengeance,
in every people, manifest in his terrors.
أَنَا ابنُ ذي النَّجْدَةِ وَالإِفْضَالِ
ذَاكَ عليُّ الخيرُ ذو الفِعَالِ
سيفُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ذوالنَّكَالِ
في كُلِّ قوم ظَاهِرُ الأهوالِ
Hani' ibn Thubayt al-Hadrami killed him.
فقتله هانىء بن ثبيت الحضرمي.
Abu al-Faraj narrated from Ubaydullah ibn al-Hasan and Abdullah ibn al-Abbas, who said: Abdullah ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) was killed at the age of twenty-five, and he left no offspring. And Ja'far ibn Ali (peace be upon him) was killed at the age of nineteen.
روى أبو الفرج عن عبيدالله بن الحسن وعبدالله بن العباس ، قالا : قُتل عبدالله بن علي بن أبي طالب ( عليه السلام ) وهو ابن خمس وعشرين سنة ، ولا عقب له ، وقُتل جعفر بن علي ( عليه السلام ) وهو ابن تسع عشرة سنة.
And from Dahhak al-Mashriqi, who said: Al-Abbas ibn Ali (peace be upon him) said to his full brother, Abdullah ibn Ali (peace be upon him): Go forward before me, that I may behold you and count you among my losses, for you have no children. So he went forward before him, and Hani' ibn Thubayt al-Hadrami charged upon him and killed him.
وعن ضحاك المشرقي قال : قال العباس بن علي ( عليه السلام ) لأخيه من أبيه وأمِّه عبدالله بن علي ( عليه السلام ) : تقدَّم بين يديَّ حتى أراك وأحتسبك ، فإنه لا ولد لك ، فتقدَّم بين يديه ، وشدَّ عليه هانىء بن ثبيت الحضرمي فقتله.
And it is narrated that al-Abbas ibn Ali (peace be upon him) sent his brother Ja'far forward before him, and Hani' ibn Thubayt — the one who killed his brother — charged upon him and killed him.
وروي أن العباس بن علي ( عليه السلام ) قدَّم أخاه جعفراً بين يديه ، فشدَّ عليه هانىء بن ثبيت الذي قتل أخاه فقتله.
And Nasr ibn Muzahim narrated from Abu Ja'far ibn Muhammad (peace be upon them both) that Khawli ibn Yazid al-Asbahi killed Ja'far ibn Ali (peace be upon him).
وروى نصر بن مزاحم عن أبي جعفر بن محمد ( عليهما السلام ) أن خولي بن يزيد الأصبحي قتل جعفر بن علي ( عليه السلام ).
Then he said: And Muhammad al-Asghar, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) — his mother was an umm walad — was killed, according to Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him), by a man from Tamim of Banu Aban ibn Darim (1).
ثمَّ قال : ومحمد الأصغر ابن علي بن أبي طالب ( عليه السلام ) ، وأمُّه أمُّ ولد ، عن أبي جعفر ( عليه السلام ) أن رجلا من تميم من بني أبان بن دارم قتله (1) .
The learned al-Majlisi, may mercy be upon him, said: In some of the works of our companions, it is recorded that when al-Abbas (peace be upon him) saw al-Husayn's solitude, he came to his brother and said: O my brother, is there any permission? Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) wept bitterly, then said: O my brother, you are the bearer of my banner, and if you go, my army will scatter! Al-Abbas said: My breast has grown narrow and I have wearied of this life, and I wish to seek my vengeance from these hypocrites.
قال العلامة المجلسي عليه الرحمة : وفي بعض تأليفات أصحابنا أن العباس لما رأى وحدته ( عليه السلام ) أتى أخاه وقال : يا أخي هل من رخصة ؟ فبكى الحسين ( عليه السلام ) بكاء شديدا ثم قال : يا أخي أنت صاحب لوائي وإذا مضيت تفرق عسكري ! فقال العباس : قد ضاق صدري وسئمت من الحياة وأريد أن أطلب ثأري من هؤلاء المنافقين.
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/36 ـ 42.
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Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: Then seek for these children a little water. So al-Abbas went and admonished them and warned them, but it availed nothing. He returned to his brother and informed him, and he heard the children crying out: Thirst! Thirst! So he mounted his horse, took his spear and the waterskin, and headed toward the Euphrates. Four thousand of those appointed to guard the Euphrates surrounded him and shot at him with arrows, but he scattered them and killed eighty men of them, as is narrated, until he entered the water.
فقال الحسين ( عليه السلام ) : فاطلب لهؤلاء الأطفال قليلا من الماء ، فذهب العباس ووعظهم وحذرهم فلم ينفعهم فرجع إلى أخيه فأخبره فسمع الأطفال ينادون : العطش العطش ! فركب فرسه وأخذ رمحه والقربة ، وقصد نحو الفرات فأحاط به أربعة آلاف ممن كانوا موكلين بالفرات ، ورموه بالنبال فكشفهم وقتل منهم على ما روي ثمانين رجلا حتى دخل الماء.
When he wished to drink a handful of the water, he remembered the thirst of al-Husayn and his household, so he cast away the water, filled the waterskin, and carried it upon his right shoulder, heading toward the tent. They blocked his way and surrounded him from every side. He fought them until Nawfal al-Azraq struck his right hand and cut it off. So he carried the waterskin upon his left shoulder, and Nawfal struck him and cut off his left hand at the wrist. So he carried the waterskin with his teeth, and an arrow came and struck the waterskin, spilling its water. Then another arrow came and struck his chest. He toppled from his horse and cried out to his brother al-Husayn: Reach me! When he came to him, he found him slain, and he wept and carried him to the tent.
فلما أراد أن يشرب غرفة من الماء ، ذكر عطش الحسين وأهل بيته ، فرمى الماء وملأ القربة وحملها على كتفه الأيمن ، وتوجه نحو الخيمة ، فقطعوا عليه الطريق وأحاطوا به من كل جانب ، فحاربهم حتى ضربه نوفل الأزرق على يده اليمنى فقطعها ، فحمل القربة على كتفه الأيسر فضربه نوفل فقطع يده اليسرى من الزند ، فحمل القربة بأسنانه فجاءه سهم فأصاب القربة وأريق ماؤها ، ثم جاءه سهم آخر فأصاب صدره ، فانقلب عن فرسه وصاح إلى أخيه الحسين : أدركني ، فلما أتاه رآه صريعا فبكى وحمله إلى الخيمة.
They said: When al-Abbas was killed, al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: Now my back is broken and my means are few (1).
قالوا : ولما قتل العباس قال الحسين ( عليه السلام ) : الآن انكسر ظهري وقلت حيلتي (1) .
Abu al-Faraj, Muhammad ibn Abi Talib, and others said: Then al-Qasim ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him) came forth — and he was a small boy who had not yet reached puberty. When al-Husayn looked at him having come out, he embraced him, and the two began to weep until they both fainted. Then al-Qasim asked al-Husayn's permission to fight, but al-Husayn refused to grant it. The boy kept kissing his hands and his feet until he permitted him. So he went out, his tears flowing down his cheeks, saying:
قال أبو الفرج ومحمد بن أبي طالب وغيرهما : ثمَّ خرج القاسم بن الحسن ( عليه السلام ) ـ وهو غلام صغير لم يبلغ الحلم ، فلمَّا نظر الحسين إليه قد برز اعتنقه ، وجعلا يبكيان حتى غشي عليهما ، ثمَّ استأذن الحسين ( عليه السلام ) في المبارزة فأبى الحسين أن يأذن له ، فلم يزل الغلام يُقبِّل يديه ورجليه حتى أذن له ، فخرج ودموعه تسيل على خدّيه وهو يقول :
If you do not know me, I am the son of al-Hasan,
the grandson of the chosen, trusted Prophet.
This is Hussein, like a hostage held captive,
among people — may they never be given the rain of the clouds.
إِنْ تُنْكِرُوني فَأَنَا إِبْنُ الحَسَنْ
سِبْطِ النبيِّ المصطفى والمؤتمنْ
هذا حسينٌ كالأسيرِ المُرْتَهَنْ
بينَ أُنَاس لاَ سُقُوا صَوْبَ الْمُزُنْ
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/41 ـ 42.
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And his face was like a sliver of the moon. He fought fiercely until, despite his youth, he killed thirty-five men.
وكان وجهه كفلقة القمر ، فقاتل قتالا شديداً حتى قتل على صغره خمسة وثلاثين رجل.
Humayd said: I was in the army of Ibn Sa'd, and I would look at this boy, upon him a shirt and a waist-wrapper, and two sandals, the thong of one of which had snapped — I do not forget that it was the left. Then Amr ibn Sa'd al-Azdi said: By God, I shall charge upon him. I said: Glory be to God! And what do you intend by that? By God, were he to strike me, I would not stretch out my hand against him. These whom you see, who have surrounded him, suffice. He said: By God, I shall do it. So he charged upon him, and no sooner had he turned than he struck the boy's head with the sword. The boy fell upon his face and cried out: O my uncle!
قال حميد : كنت في عسكر ابن سعد ، فكنت أنظر إلى هذا الغلام عليه قميص وإزار ، ونعلان قد انقطع شسع أحدهما ، ما أنسى أنه كان اليسرى ، فقال عمرو بن سعد الأزدي : والله لأشدّنَّ عليه ، فقلت : سبحان الله! وماتريد بذلك ؟ والله لو ضربني ما بسطت إليه يدي ، يكفيه هؤلاء الذين تراهم قد احتوشوه ، قال : والله لأفعلنَّ ، فشدَّ عليه فما ولَّى حتى ضرب رأسه بالسيف ، ووقع الغلام لوجهه ، ونادى : يا عمَّاه!
He said: Then al-Husayn came like a swooping falcon. He plunged through the ranks and charged the charge of a battle-lion, and struck Amr, his killer, with the sword. He shielded himself with his hand, and al-Husayn severed it from the elbow, and he screamed. Then al-Husayn drew aside from him, and the cavalry of the people of Kufa charged to rescue Amr from al-Husayn. They met them with their breasts, and they trampled Amr and wounded him with their hooves and crushed him until he died. When the dust cleared, there was al-Husayn standing over the boy's head as the boy kicked his foot, and al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: By God, it grieves your uncle that you should call upon him and he not answer you, or answer you but not aid you, or aid you but be of no avail to you. Away with a people who killed you.
قال : فجاء الحسين كالصقر المنقضِّ ، فتخلَّل الصفوف ، وشدَّ شدَّة الليث الحرب ، فضرب عمراً قاتلَه بالسيف ، فاتّقاه بيده ، فأطنَّها من المرفق فصاح ، ثمَّ تنحَّى عنه ، وحملت خيل أهل الكوفة ليستنقذوا عمراً من الحسين ، فاستقبلته بصدورها ، وجرحته بحوافرها ، ووطأته حتى مات ، فانجلت الغبرة فإذا بالحسين قائم على رأس الغلام ، وهو يفحص برجله ، فقال الحسين ( عليه السلام ) : يعزُّ ـ والله ـ على عمِّك أن تدعوه فلا يجيبك ، أو يجيبك فلا يعينك ، أو يعينك فلا يغني عنك ، بعداً لقوم قتلوك.
Then he carried him, and it is as if I am still looking at the boy's feet, dragging upon the ground, with his chest laid against his chest. I said to myself: What is he doing? Then he came until he laid him among the slain of his household. Then he said: O God, number them precisely, slay them utterly, leave not one of them, and never forgive them. Be patient, O sons of my uncles; be patient, O my household; may you never see humiliation after this day.
ثمَّ احتمله ، فكأنّي أنظر إلى رجلي الغلام يخطّان في الأرض ، وقد وضع صدره على صدره ، فقلت في نفسي : ما يصنع ؟ فجاء حتى ألقاه بين القتلى من أهل بيته ، ثمَّ قال : اللهم أحصهم عدداً ، واقتلهم بدداً ، ولا تغادر منهم أحداً ، ولا تغفر لهم أبداً ، صبراً يا بني عمومتي ، صبراً يا أهل بيتي ، لا رأيتم هواناً بعد هذا اليوم أبداً.
He said: Then Abdullah ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him), whom we mentioned first — and the more correct account is that he came out after al-Qasim — came forth, saying:
قال : ثمَّ خرج عبدالله بن الحسن ( عليه السلام ) الذي ذكرناه أولا ـ وهو الأصح; أنه برز بعد القاسم ـ وهو يقول :
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If you do not know me, I am the son of Haydar,
a lion of the thickets and a fierce, mighty lion,
إِنْ تُنْكِرُوني فَأنَا ابنُ حَيْدَرَ
ضرغامُ آجَام وَلَيْثٌ قَسْوَرَ
upon the enemies like a roaring, icy wind.
He killed fourteen men, then Hani' ibn Thubayt al-Hadrami killed him, and his face turned black.
عَلَى الأعادي مِثْلُ ريح صَرْصَرَ
فقتل أربعة عشر رجلا ، ثم قتله هانىء بن ثبيت الحضرمي فاسودَّ وجهه.
Abu al-Faraj said: Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (peace be upon him) used to mention that Harmala ibn Kahil al-Asadi killed him.
قال أبو الفرج : كان أبو جعفر الباقر ( عليه السلام ) يذكر أن حرملة بن كاهل الأسدي قتله.
Then he said: And Abu Bakr ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) — his mother was an umm walad — and in the report of Amr ibn Shimr, from Jabir, from Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him), Uqba al-Ghanawi killed him (1).
ثمَّ قال : وأبو بكر بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب ( عليه السلام ) ، وأمُّه أمُّ ولد ، وفي حديث عمرو بن شمر ، عن جابر ، عن أبي جعفر ( عليه السلام ) أن عقبة الغنوي قتله (1) .
They said: A boy came out with a pole from those tents in his hand, and in his ears were two pearls, and he was terrified, looking right and left, his earrings swaying. Hani' ibn Thubayt charged upon him and killed him. Then Shahrbanu began to look at him, unable to speak, like one stunned.
قالوا : وخرج غلامٌ وبيده عمود من تلك الأبنية ، وفي أذنيه درّتان ، وهو مذعور ، فجعل يلتفت يميمناً وشمالا ، وقرطاه يتذبذبان ، فحمل عليه هانىء بن ثبيت فقتله ، فصارت شهربانو تنظر إليه ولا تتكلَّم كالمدهوشة.
Then al-Husayn (peace be upon him) turned to his right and saw none of the men, and turned to his left and saw none. So Ali ibn al-Husayn, Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him), came out — and he was ill, unable even to lift his sword. Umm Kulthum called out behind him: O my son, come back! He said: O my aunt, let me fight before the son of the Messenger of God. Al-Husayn said: O Umm Kulthum, hold him, lest the earth be left empty of the offspring of the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) (2).
ثمَّ التفت الحسين ( عليه السلام ) عن يمينه فلم ير أحداً من الرجال ، والتفت عن يساره فلم ير أحداً ، فخرج علي بن الحسين زين العابدين ( عليه السلام ) ، وكان مريضاً لا يقدر أن يقلَّ سيفه ، وأمُّ كلثوم تنادي خلفه : يا بنيَّ! ارجع ، فقال : يا عمَّتاه! ذريني أقاتل بين يدي ابن رسول الله ، فقال الحسين : يا أمَّ كلثوم! خذيه لئلا تبقى الأرض خالية من نسل آل محمد ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) (2) .
The Sixth Gathering, of the Day of Ashura
The Slaying of the Infant Abdullah (peace be upon him)
The narrator said: When al-Husayn (peace be upon him) had been bereft of his household and his children, and none remained but himself and
قال الراوي : ولمَّا فُجع الحسين ( عليه السلام ) بأهل بيته وولده ، ولم يبق غيره وغير
1 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/34 ـ 36.
2 ـ بحار الأنوار ، المجلسي : 45/32 ـ 46.
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the women and the children, he called out: Is there any defender to defend the sanctuaries of the Messenger of God? Is there any monotheist who fears God concerning us? Is there any rescuer who hopes in God by rescuing us? And the voices of the women rose in wailing. Then he (peace be upon him) went forward to the door of the tent and said: Hand me my infant son Ali, that I may bid him farewell. So they handed him the child.
النساء والذراري نادى : هل من ذابٍّ يذبُّ عن حُرم رسول الله ؟ هل من موحِّد يخاف الله فينا ؟ هل من مغيث يرجو الله في إغاثتنا ؟ وارتفعت أصوات النساء بالعويل ، فتقدَّم ( عليه السلام ) إلى باب الخيمة ، فقال : ناولوني عليّاً ابني الطفل حتى أودِّعه ، فناولوه الصبيَّ.
Sheikh al-Mufid, may mercy be upon him, said: He called for his son Abdullah. They said: He began to kiss him, saying: Woe to these people when your grandfather Muhammad al-Mustafa is their adversary — the child in his lap — when Harmala ibn Kahil al-Asadi shot him with an arrow and slaughtered him in al-Husayn's lap. Al-Husayn caught his blood until his palm was filled, then cast it toward the sky.
وقال الشيخ المفيد عليه الرحمة : دعا ابنه عبدالله ، قالوا : فجعل يقبِّله وهو يقول : ويل لهؤلاء القوم إذا كان جدُّك محمد المصطفى خصمهم ، والصبيُّ في حجره ، إذ رماه حرملة بن كاهل الأسدي بسهم فذبحه في حجر الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، فتلقَّى الحسين دمه حتى امتلأت كفُّه ، ثمَّ رمى به إلى السماء.
And the Sayyid, may mercy be upon him, said: Then he said: What has befallen me is made bearable by the fact that it is before the eyes of God. Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: Not a drop of that blood fell to the earth.
وقال السيِّد عليه الرحمة : ثمَّ قال : هوَّن عليَّ ما نزل بي أنه بعين الله ، قال الباقر ( عليه السلام ) : فلم يسقط من ذلك الدم قطرة إلى الأرض.
They said: Then he (peace be upon him) said: May it be no less to You than a young camel. O God, if You have withheld victory from us, then make it for what is better for us.
قالوا : ثمَّ قال ( عليه السلام ) : لا يكون أهون عليك من فصيل ، اللهم إن كنت حبست عنّا النصر فاجعل ذلك لما هو خير لنا.
Abu al-Faraj said: Abdullah ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him), and his mother was al-Rabab, daughter of Imru' al-Qays. He said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Ashnani related to me, with his chain of narration, on the authority of one who witnessed al-Husayn (peace be upon him), who said: With him was a small son of his. An arrow came and struck his throat. He said: Al-Husayn began to wipe the blood from his throat and cast it toward the sky, and none of it returned, and he said: O God, may it be no less to You than the young camel of the she-camel of Salih (1).
وقال أبو الفرج : عبدالله بن الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، وأمُّه الرباب بنت امرىء القيس قال : وحدَّثني محمد بن الحسين الأشناني بإسناده عمَّن شهد الحسين ( عليه السلام ) ، قال : كان معه ابن له صغير ، فجاء سهم فوقع في نحره ، قال : فجعل الحسين يمسح الدم من نحر لبّته فيرمي به إلى السماء فما يرجع منه شيء ، ويقول : اللهم لا يكون أهون عليك من فصيل ناقة صالح (1) .
And in some of the noble narrations he (peace be upon him) said: O God, You are the witness against a people who have killed the one who most resembles Your Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). And he (peace be upon him) heard a voice saying: Leave him, O Hussein, for he has a wet nurse in Paradise. Then he (peace be upon him) dismounted from his horse and dug for him with the scabbard of his sword, and buried him soaked in his blood.
وفي بعض الروايات الشريفة قال ( عليه السلام ) : اللهم أنت الشاهد على قوم قتلوا أشبه الناس برسولك محمّد ( صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ) ، وسمع ( عليه السلام ) قائلا يقول : دعه يا حسين فإن له مُرضِعاً في الجنة ، ثم نزل ( عليه السلام ) عن فرسه ، وحفر له بجفن سيفه ودفنه مرملا بدمه
1 ـ مقاتل الطالبيين ، الإصفهاني : 59 ـ 60.