Qasida of Ainiyya from Hashimiyat
Shaykh Mufeed writes1 in his treatise on the meaning of Maula:
“Kumayt is from those poets, whose couplets are understood through the
Holy Quran to understand the meaning of Maula and scholars declare his
absolute command on eloquence, lexicology and poetry.” They say:
ويوم الدوح، دوح غدیر خم ابان له الولايه لواطيعا
“He declared his Mastership (Wilayat) on the great day of Ghadeer Khum, but only if they had obeyed!”
Through the tradition of Ghadeer, the Imamate of Ali (a.s.) becomes
obligatory and from the word of Maula, is proved his Islamic leadership. If the
mentioned meaning of the word of Maula had not been explained, an expert of
language like Kumayt, would never have used it in that sense – because if it were
allowed for Kumayt, it were allowed for others as well and in this manner there
would have been no use of lexicology and limiting only to the actual meanings of
the words.
Shaykh Abul Fath writes in his Tafseer:2
It is narrated from Kumayt that he said: I saw Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) in
dream and he said:
“Recite your Qasida Ainiyya for me. “So I recited till:
و يوم الدوح، دوح غدیر خم ابان له الولايه لواطيعاً
‘He declared his Mastership (Wilayat) on the great day of Ghadeer Khum, but only if they had obeyed!’
His Eminence (a.s.) said: “You said the truth.”
Then he recited as follows:
ولم ار مثل ذاك اليوم يوما ولم ار مثله حقا اضعيا
“I have not seen any day like that day and have not seen any right like what has been trespassed upon.”
Marzabani has mentioned in Mojamus Shuara3:
“Faith of Kumayt in Shiaism and praise of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) was famous during the period of Bani Umayyah and among his couplets about Bani Umayyah are the following:
و ان خفت المهند و القطيعاً
و اشبع من بجوركم اجيعا
فقل لبنی امیه حیث حلوا
اجاع الله من اشبعتموه
“Tell the Bani Umayyah and its power that if you fear your sword and
lash. Yes I am fed up of such a time in which in your obedience I am forced
to assent. May God starve one, whom you fed and feed the one you starved.”
It is narrated that when Kumayt recited this Qasida for Imam Muhammad
Baqir (a.s.), His Eminence prayed for him.
It is mentioned in the book of As-Siratul Mustaqeem4 by Bayazi Amili:
The son of Kumayt has narrated that he saw the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in
dream that he was saying:
“Recite Qasida Ainiyya of your father.”
When he reached the following verse:
“Alas, that day amidst the cluster of thick trees, the Mastership (Wilayat) of Ali was announced.”
His Eminence wept bitterly and said:
“May Almighty Allah have mercy on your father; he was right. Yes, by God, I have not seen any right, which has been trespassed like this.”