خطبه ۳۷: ذکر فضائل خود
خطبه‌ها
متن عربی
۳۷- و من كلام له ( عليه السلام ) > يجري مجري الخطبة و فيه يذكر فضائله عليه السلام قاله بعد وقعة النهروان < فَقُمْتُ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشِلُوا وَ تَطَلَّعْتُ حِينَ تَقَبَّعُوا وَ نَطَقْتُ حِينَ تَعْتَعُوا ، وَ مَضَيْتُ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ حِينَ وَقَفُوا ، وَ كُنْتُ أَخْفَضَهُمْ صَوْتاً ، وَ أَعْلَاهُمْ فَوْتاً ، فَطِرْتُ بِعِنَانِهَا ، وَ اسْتَبْدَدْتُ بِرِهَانِهَا ، كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْقَوَاصِفُ ، وَ لَا تُزِيلُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ ، لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيَّ مَهْمَزٌ ، وَ لَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيَّ مَغْمَزٌ ، الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدِي عَزِيزٌ حَتَّي آخُذَ الْحَقَّ لَهُ ، وَ الْقَوِيُّ عِنْدِي ضَعِيفٌ حَتَّي آخُذَ الْحَقَّ مِنْهُ ، رَضِينَا عَنِ اللَّهِ قَضَاءَهُ ، وَ سَلَّمْنَا لِلَّهِ أَمْرَهُ ، أَ تَرَانِي أَكْذِبُ عَلَي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلي الله عليه وآله ) ، وَ اللَّهِ لَأَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ صَدَّقَهُ ، فَلَا أَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَنَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِي فَإِذَا طَاعَتِي قَدْ سَبَقَتْ بَيْعَتِي ، وَ إِذَا الْمِيثَاقُ فِي عُنُقِي لِغَيْرِي .
ترجمه‌ی فارسی
خطبه۳۷-ذكر فضائل خود ويژگيها و فضائل امام علي (ع) آنگاه كه همه از ترس سست شده، كنار كشيدند، من قيام كردم، و آن هنگام كه همه خود را پنهان كردند من آشكارا به ميدان آمدم، و آن زمان كه همه لب فرو بستند، من سخن گفتم، و آن وقت كه همه باز ايستادند من با راهنمايي نور خدا به راه افتادم، در مقام حرف و شعار صدايم از همه آهسته تر بود اما در عمل برتر و پيشتاز بودم، زمام امور را به دست گرفتم، و جلوتر از همه پرواز كردم، و پاداش سبقت در فضيلتها را بردم. همانند كوهي كه تندبادها آن را به حركت درنمي آورد، و طوفانها آن را از جاي برنمي كند، كسي نمي توانست عيبي در من بيابد، و سخن چيني جاي عيبجويي در من نمي يافت. خوارترين افراد نزد من عزيز است تا حق او را باز گردانم، و نيرومندها در نظر من پست و ناتوانند تا حق را از آنها باز ستانم. علت سكوت و كناره گيري از خلافت در برابر خواسته هاي خدا راضي، و تسليم فرمان او هستم، آيا مي پنداريد من به رسول خدا (ص) دروغي روا دارم؟ به خدا سوگند! من نخستين كسي هستم كه او را تصديق كردم، و هرگز اول كسي نخواهم بود كه او را تكذيب كنم. در كار خود انديشيدم ديدم پيش از بيعت، پيمان اطاعت و پيروي از سفارش رسول خدا (ص ) را برعهده دارم، كه از من براي ديگري پيمان گرفت (پيامبر (ص) فرمود اگر در امر حكومت كار به جدال و خونريزي كشانده شود، سكوت كن)
ترجمه‌ی انگلیسی
One condition does not prevent Him from (getting into) another condition, time does not change Him, place does not locate Him and the tongue not describe Him. The number of drops of water, of stars in the sky, or of currents of winds in the air are not unknown to Him, nor the movements of ants on rocks, or the resting place of grubs in the dark night. He knows the places where leaves fall, and the secret movements of the pupils of the eyes. I stand witness that there is no god but Allah, Who has no parallel, Who is not doubted, Whose religion is not denied and Whose creativeness is not questioned. My witnessing is like that of a man whose intention is free, whose conscience is clear, whose belief is pure and whose loads (of good acts) are heavy. I also stand witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny) is His slave and His Messenger, chosen from His creations, selected for detailing His realities, picked for His selected honours and chosen for His esteemed messages. Through him the signs of guidance have been lighted and the gloom of blindness misguidance has been dispelled. O People, Surely this world deceives him who longs for it and who is attracted towards it. It does not behave niggardly with him who aspires for it and overpowers him who overpowers it. By Allah, no people are deprived of the lively pleasures of life after enjoying them, excepts as a result of sins committed by them, because certainly Allah is not unjust to His creatures. Even then, when calamities descend upon people and pleasures depart from them, they turn towards Allah with true intention and the feeling in their hearts that He will return them everything that has fled from them and cure all their ills. I fear about you lest you fall into ignorance (that prevailed before the appearance of the Prophet). In the past there were certain matters in which you were deflected, and in my view you were not worthy of admiration; but if your previous position could be returned to you then you would become virtuous. I can only strive; but if I were to speak I would (only) say may Allah forgive your past actions.
منبع: نهج‌البلاغه (گردآوری سید رضی)