نامه 10: به معاویه · Letter 10

و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إليه أيضا

وَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ إِذَا تَكَشَّفَتْ عَنْكَ جَلَابِيبُ مَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ مِنْ دُنْيَا قَدْ تَبَهَّجَتْ بِزِينَتِهَا وَ خَدَعَتْ بِلَذَّتِهَا دَعَتْكَ فَأَجَبْتَهَا وَ قَادَتْكَ فَاتَّبَعْتَهَا وَ أَمَرَتْكَ فَأَطَعْتَهَا وَ إِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَقِفَكَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَي مَا لَا يُنْجِيكَ مِنْهُ مِجَنٌّ فَاقْعَسْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ خُذْ أُهْبَةَ الْحِسَابِ وَ شَمِّرْ لِمَا قَدْ نَزَلَ بِكَ وَ لَا تُمَكِّنِ الْغُوَاةَ مِنْ سَمْعِكَ وَ إِلَّا تَفْعَلْ أُعْلِمْكَ مَا أَغْفَلْتَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ فَإِنَّكَ مُتْرَفٌ قَدْ أَخَذَ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْكَ مَأْخَذَهُ وَ بَلَغَ فِيكَ أَمَلَهُ وَ جَرَي مِنْكَ مَجْرَي الرُّوحِ وَ الدَّمِ وَ مَتَي كُنْتُمْ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ سَاسَةَ الرَّعِيَّةِ وَ وُلَاةَ أَمْرِ الْأُمَّةِ بِغَيْرِ قَدَمٍ سَابِقٍ وَ لَا شَرَفٍ بَاسِقٍ وَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ لُزُومِ سَوَابِقِ الشَّقَاءِ وَ أُحَذِّرُكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مُتَمَادِياً فِي غِرَّةِ الْأُمْنِيِّةِ مُخْتَلِفَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ وَ السَّرِيرَةِ وَ قَدْ دَعَوْتَ إِلَي الْحَرْبِ فَدَعِ النَّاسَ جَانِباً وَ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ وَ أَعْفِ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ لِتَعْلَمَ أَيُّنَا الْمَرِينُ عَلَي قَلْبِهِ وَ الْمُغَطَّي عَلَي بَصَرِهِ فَأَنَا أَبُو حَسَنٍ قَاتِلُ جَدِّكَ وَ أَخِيكَ وَ خَالِكَ شَدْخاً يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَ ذَلِكَ السَّيْفُ مَعِي وَ بِذَلِكَ الْقَلْبِ أَلْقَي عَدُوِّي مَا اسْتَبْدَلْتُ دِيناً وَ لَا اسْتَحْدَثْتُ نَبِيّاً وَ إِنِّي لَعَلَي الْمِنْهَاجِ الَّذِي تَرَكْتُمُوهُ طَائِعِينَ وَ دَخَلْتُمْ فِيهِ مُكْرَهِينَ وَ زَعَمْتَ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ ثَائِراً بِدَمِ عُثْمَانَ وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ حَيْثُ وَقَعَ دَمُ عُثْمَانَ فَاطْلُبْهُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ طَالِباً فَكَأَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ تَضِجُّ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ إِذَا عَضَّتْكَ ضَجِيجَ الْجِمَالِ بِالْأَثْقَالِ وَ كَأَنِّي بِجَمَاعَتِكَ تَدْعُونِي جَزَعاً مِنَ الضَّرْبِ الْمُتَتَابِعِ وَ الْقَضَاءِ الْوَاقِعِ وَ مَصَارِعَ بَعْدَ مَصَارِعَ إِلَي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ هِيَ كَافِرَةٌ جَاحِدَةٌ أَوْ مُبَايِعَةٌ حَائِدَةٌ.

What will you do when the coverings of this world in which you are wrapped are removed from you. The world attracted you with its embellishment and deceived you with its pleasure. It called you and you responded to it. It led you and you followed it. It commanded you and you obeyed it. Shortly an informer will inform you of things against which there will be no shield (to protect you). Therefore, keep off from this affair, take heed of the accounting (on the Day of Judgement), get ready for death that will soon overtake you and do not give your ears to those who have gone astray. If you do not do so I shall recall to you whatever you have forgotten, because you are a man living in ease and luxury. Satan has taken you in his clutches, has secured his wishes in you and has taken complete control of you like your soul and blood. O Muawiyah! When were you all protectors of the ruled and guardians of the affairs of the people? Without any forward step or conspicuous distinction? We seek Allah's protection against the befalling of previous misfortunes, and I warn you lest you continue being deceived by desires and your appearance becomes different from your innerself. You have called me to war. Better to leave the people on one side, come out to me and spare both the parties from fighting so that it may be known who of us has a rusted heart, and covered eyes. I am Abu'l-Hassan who killed your granfather your brother and your uncle by cutting them to pieces on the day of Badr. The same sword is with me and I meet my adversary with the same heart.I have not altered the religion nor put up any new prophet. I am surely (treading) on that very highway which you had willingly foresaken (in the beginning) and then adopted perforce. You think you have come out seeking to revenge Uthman's blood. Certainly, you know how Uthman's blood was shed. If you want to avenge it, avenge it there. It is as though I see that when war is cutting you with its teeth you cry like camels crying under a heavy load. And it is as though I see your party bewildered by the incessant striking of swords, occurrence of death and falling of bodies, calling me towards the Qur'an although they would themselves be either unbelievers, deniers of truth or breakers of allegiance after swearing it.