حکمت 464: بنی امیه را مهلتی است که در آن می… · Saying 464

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام):

إِنَّ لِبَنِي أُمَيَّةَ مِرْوَداً يَجْرُونَ فِيهِ وَ لَوْ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ كَادَتْهُمُ الضِّبَاعُ لَغَلَبَتْهُمْ.

قال الرضي: و المرود هنا مفعل من الإرواد و هو الإمهال و الإظهار و هذا من أفصح الكلام و أغربه فكأنه (عليه السلام) شبه المهلة التي هم فيها بالمضمار الذي يجرون فيه إلي الغاية فإذا بلغوا منقطعها انتقض نظامهم بعدها.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The Banu Umayyah (Umayyids) have a fixed period wherein they are having their way. But when diffferences arise among them then even if the hyena attacks them it will overpower them. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: Herein "mirward"is a form derived from"irwad" which means to allow time, to wait for. It is an extremely eloquent and wonderful expression. It is as though Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, has likened the period of Banu Umayyah to a limited area meant for the training of horses for racing where they are running towards the limit, so that when they reach its extremity their organization will be destroyed.