1. O Muawiyah, regard my condition; don’t fall into ignorance and
don’t deviate from the path of truth. 2. Have you forgotten the day when you
put on the ornaments of kingdom; how you deceived the people of
Damascus? 3. How people hastened to you in groups and their cries rose up
like those of scared cattle. 4. Have you forgotten that I told them that
obligatory prayer without your existence is not acceptable to God. 5. Then
they turned their backs to religion and did not care for prayer and I guided
this terrified flock towards the dust of war. 6. And the time when you
disobeyed and rebelled against the leader of guidance, whereas his was an
army of the valiant. 7. You asked: Should I go out to fight the people of piety
in company of the inauspicious and evil ones, who are like lost cattle? 8. I
said: Yes, arise as I regard fighting against one, whom the Almighty Allah has given superiority, as the best of acts. 9. It was I, who instigated them, so
that they may fight against the chief of successors, Ali (a.s.) on the pretext of
avenging the blood of that fool (Uthman). 10. It was I, who taught your army
to raise amidst dust, Qurans on points of spears. 11. And I taught your men
that if you want to escape the sword of the valiant one, you should expose
your genitals. 12. Thus, the sinful oppressors rose up against Haider and
from the illuminated torch and warmth-giving guidance were kept away. 13.
Have you forgotten how I debated with Abu Moosa Ashari at Domatul
Jundal? 14. I speak in a soft tongue so that the opposite side may be fooled
into accepting my proposal and I was able to make him agree to what I
wanted. 15. Very easily, like removing a sandal, I made Haider give up
Caliphate (and removed the cloak of Caliphate from Ali). 16. And like one
puts on a finger ring, I awarded Caliphate to you, while you yourself had lost
hope of it. 17. I raised you to the pulpit of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) without
you sharpening the sword or facing a battle. 18. Even though you were not
worthy of this elevation and precedence. 19. And I made an army of
hypocrites of Iraq march, which was as if you have joined the north to the
south. 20. And it was I, who conveyed your name to far horizons, which was
like a donkey carrying a heavy load. 21. O son of Hind, the liver-eater, it is
extremely hard for me that you have not recognized me. 22. If I had not been
your minister and adviser, people would never have obeyed you. 23. If I had
not been there, you would have sat in the house like women, and would not
have come out. 24. O son of Hind, we supported you due to our foolishness
that you are the great news and the best of men. 25. And when we appointed
you as the chief of men, ourselves we sunk to the lowest levels of Hell. 26.
Whereas we were aware of the numerous distinctive merits of Ali (a.s.). 27.
On the day when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) mounted the pulpit at Ghadeer
and delivered the command of God to all, when the caravans had not yet set
out from there. 28. He had taken the hand of Ali in his hands and through
this showed to everyone and under the command of God called out: 29. O
people, do I not have more authority on you than you have on yourself? Yes,
they replied, do what you want. 30. Thus, rulership on believers from God
became obligatory on them and He is such that He bestows His Caliphate to
whoever He likes. 31. And he said: Of whomsoever I am the master, Ali is
(also) his master. 32. And he prayed: O Allah, owner of majesty; love those,
who love him and be inimical to those, who are inimical to him. 33. O people,
the covenant which you have made regarding my progeny, do not leave as
whoever leaves following them, will not have access to be in the hereafter. 34.
When your teacher (Abu Bakr) saw that the knot of Mastership (Wilayat)
and leadership was not worth tying; he congratulated him saying: Bakhin,
Bakhin. 35. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: Ali is your Master (Wali)
and it is obligatory on you to protect him among yourselves; and conduct
with him just as you conducted with me. 36. And we along with our deeds
and character will be in the lowest levels of Hell. 37. Tomorrow the Judgment Day would be the day of shame for us; the blood of Uthman will
not get us salvation. 38. On Judgment Day, Ali would command great
respect from God and Messenger; but he would be our enemy. 39. At that
time Allah, the Mighty and the High due to the circumstances that occurred
and the fact that we were away from truth and in the party of falsehood, He
would take our account. 40. That day when the curtain would be removed
from reality, we will not have any excuse. And woe be on you and me in this
condition on Judgment Day. 41. O son of Hind, before the covenant that you
made to me, which you did not fulfill, you have sold off Paradise. 42. In
order to obtain worldly wealth before the unlimited wealth of the hereafter. 43. You began the day and saw people surrounding you and rulership, which
came to you from others was not strong. 44. You were like a hunter that
throws the net and deceives people and remove the thirsty from water
stream. 45. As if you have forgotten Lailatul Harir night in the Battle of
Siffeen with the terror that it had. 46. You were so helpless that due to the
fear of the valiant; you soiled your pants like an ostrich. 47. When the army
of deviation scattered and like a destructive lion they threw you into
destruction. 48. You fell into such circumstances that the field of the battle
became extremely narrow for you. 49. You told me: O Amr, where should I
flee from the clutches of the powerful army, which surrounds me like flood
waters? 50. Except that you, O Amr, think of a plan to deceive them. Do
something, because I am extremely terrified. 51. At that time when your
rulership was not complete, you had offered to give me half of whatever you
will gain. 52. I also rose up and with speed set out on the mission to expose
my genitals to Ameerul Momineen (a.s.). 53. Thus, his modesty made him
turn his face away and give up the idea of killing me; and it is something,
which does not fit your reasoning. 54. But you were shaking like a cane due
to the fear of his valor. 55. When you managed to obtain rulership, and the
specter of rule came into your hands. 56. You gave away mountains of
wealth and pelf and vast territories to others, but did not give me anything 57. You gave the rule of Egypt to Abdul Malik1 and this act of yours was
nothing, but injustice to me. 58. Even though you were very greedy for it
(the kingdom of Egypt), but know that the sand-grouse is snatched from the
clutches of the eagle (and that kingdom is lost) 59. If you do not give
kingdom of Egypt and its taxes to me, I am prepared to fight you for it. 60. I
am ready to battle you with armed soldiers, sharp swords and raised spears. 57. I will tear off the curtain of your pride and instigate the orphans, whose
fathers were killed at your behest. 62. You are distant from rulership over
believers and claim of Caliphate. 63. You do not have the least right to
kingdom and before you, your ancestors also did not have any right. 64. O
Muawiyah, what relation is possible between you and Ali? Ali is like a
wielded sword and you are like a blunt sword. 65. Ali, who is like the star of the sky; how he can be compared to you, who is like a speck of dust? 66. O
Muawiyah, if you were able to fulfill your wish of rulership, it is because I
put on the bell of degradation around my neck (such that if I shake my neck
the bell would sound).2