خطبه ۲۰۹: در خانه علاء حارثی
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متن عربی
۲۰۹- و من كلام له ( عليه السلام ) > بالبصرة و قد دخل علي العلاء بن زياد الحارثي و هو من أصحابه يعوده، فلما رأي سعة داره قال < مَا كُنْتَ تَصْنَعُ بِسِعَةِ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ أَنْتَ إِلَيْهَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ كُنْتَ أَحْوَجَ وَ بَلَي إِنْ شِئْتَ بَلَغْتَ بِهَا الْآخِرَةَ تَقْرِي فِيهَا الضَّيْفَ وَ تَصِلُ فِيهَا الرَّحِمَ وَ تُطْلِعُ مِنْهَا الْحُقُوقَ مَطَالِعَهَا فَإِذاً أَنْتَ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ بِهَا الْآخِرَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَلَاءُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ أَخِي عَاصِمَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ قَالَ وَ مَا لَهُ قَالَ لَبِسَ الْعَبَاءَةَ وَ تَخَلَّي عَنِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ عَلَيَّ بِهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ يَا عُدَيَّ نَفْسِهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَهَامَ بِكَ الْخَبِيثُ أَ مَا رَحِمْتَ أَهْلَكَ وَ وَلَدَكَ أَ تَرَي اللَّهَ أَحَلَّ لَكَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَ هُوَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهَا أَنْتَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَي اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَذَا أَنْتَ فِي خُشُونَةِ مَلْبَسِكَ وَ جُشُوبَةِ مَأْكَلِكَ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَنْتَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَي فَرَضَ عَلَي أَئِمَّةِ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ يُقَدِّرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِضَعَفَةِ النَّاسِ كَيْلَا يَتَبَيَّغَ بِالْفَقِيرِ فَقْرُهُ .
ترجمه‌ی فارسی
خطبه ۲۰۹-در خانه علاء حارثي روش استفاده از دنيا با اين خانه وسيع در دنيا چه مي كني؟ در حالي كه در آخرت به آن نيازمندتري آري اگر بخواهي مي تواني با همين خانه به آخرت برسي! در اين خانه وسيع مهمانان را پذيرايي كني، به خويشاوندان با نيكوكاري بپيوندي، و حقوقي كه بر گردن تو است به صاحبان حق برساني، پس آنگاه تو با همين خانه وسيع به آخرت نيز مي تواني پرداخت. برخورد با تفكر ترك دنيا اي دشمنك جان خويش، شيطان سرگردانت كرده، آيا تو به زن و فرزندانت رحم نمي كني؟ تو مي پنداري كه خداوند نعمتهاي پاكيزه اي را حلال كرده اما دوست ندارد تو از آنها استفاده كني؟ تو در برابر خدا كوچكتر از آني كه اينگونه با تو رفتار كند. واي بر تو، من همانند تو نيستم، خداوند بر پيشوايان حق واجب كرده كه خود را با مردم ناتوان همسو كنند، تا فقر و نداري، تنگدست را به هيجان نياورد، و به طغيان نكشاند.
ترجمه‌ی انگلیسی
We did not name people the arbitrators but named the Qur'an the arbitrator. The Qur'an is a book, covered, between two flaps, and it does not speak. It should therefore necessarily have an interpreter. Men alone can be such interpreters. When these people invited us to name the Qur'an as the arbitrator between us, we could not be the party turning away from the Book of Allah, since Allah has said: " And then if you quarrel about anything refer it to Allah and the Prophet" (Qur'an, 4:59). Reference to Allah means that we decide according to the Qur'an while reference to the Prophet means that we follow his sunnah. Now therefore, if arbitration were truly done through the Book of Allah (Qur'an), we would be the most rightful of all people for the Caliphate; or if it were done by the sunnah of the Holy Prophet, we would be the most preferable of them. Concerning your point why I allowed a time lag between myself and them with regard to the Arbitration, I did so in order that the ignorant may find out (the truth) and one who already knows may hold with it firmly. Possibly Allah may, as a result of this peace, improve the condition of these people, and they will not be caught by the throats and will not, before indication of the right, fall into rebellion as before. Certainly the best man before Allah is he who loves most to act according to right, even though it causes him hardship and grief, rather than according to wrong, even though it gives him benefit and increase. So, where are you being mislead and from where have you been brought (of this state)? Be prepared to march to the people who have deviated from the right and do not see it, have been entangled in wrong-doing and are not corrected. They are away from the Book and turned from the (right) path. You are not trustworthy to rely upon, nor are you holders of honour to be adhered to. You are very bad in kindling the fire of fighting. Woe to you! I had to bear a lot of worries from you. Some day I call you (to jihad) and some day I speak to you in confidence, you are neither true free men at the them time of call, nor trustworthy brothers at the time of speaking in confidence.
منبع: نهج‌البلاغه (گردآوری سید رضی)