The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave

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نَهَضَ يَوْمَ الرِّدَّةِ بِفَهْمٍ وَاِسْتِيقَاظٍ

He arose on the Day of Apostasy with understanding and alertness.

وَأَبَانَ مِن نَصِّ الْكِتَابِ مَعْنًى دَقَّ عَن حَدِيدِ الْإِلْحَاظِ

And he clarified from the text of the Book a meaning too subtle for sharp eyes.

فَالْمُحِبُّ يَفْرَحُ بِفَضَائِلِهِ وَالْمُبْغِضُ يَغْتَاظُ حَسْرَةً

The lover rejoices in his virtues, and the hater seethes in anguish.

الرَّافِضِيُّ أَنْ يَفِرَّ مِن مَجْلِسِ ذِكْرِهِ

The objector desires to escape from the gathering where he is mentioned.

وَلَكِنْ أَيْنَ الْفِرَارُ

But where is the escape?

كَمْ وَقَى الرَّسُولُ بِالْمَالِ وَالنَّفْسِ

How much he protected the Messenger with his wealth and his life.

وَكَانَ أَخَصَّ بِهِ فِي حَيَاتِهِ

And he was closest to him in his life.

وَهُوَ ضَجِيعُهُ فِي الرَّمْسِ

And he is his companion in the grave.

فَضَائِلُهُ جَلِيلَةٌ وَهِيَ خَلِيَّةٌ عَنِ اللُّبْسِ

His virtues are magnificent, and they are free from ambiguity.

يَا عَجَبًا مَنْ يُغَطِّي عَيْنَ ضَوْءِ الشَّمْسِ فِي نُصْفِ النَّهَارِ

How amazing is one who covers the eye of the sun's light at midday!

لَقَدْ دَخَلَا غَارًا لَا يَسْكُنُهُ لَابِثٌ

Indeed, they entered a cave where no one had stayed.

فَاسْتَوْحَشَ الصِّدِّيقُ مِنْ خَوْفِ الْحَوَادِثِ

Al-Siddiq felt uneasy due to fear of what might happen.

فَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ مَا ظَنُّكَ بِاثْنَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ الثَّالِثُ

The Messenger said, "What do you think of two when Allah is the third?"

فَنَزَلَتِ السَّكِينَةُ فَارْتَفَعَ خَوْفُ الْحَادِثِ

Then tranquility descended, and fear of the event was lifted.

فَزَالَ الْقَلَقُ وَطَابَ عَيْشُ الْمَاكِثِ

So anxiety vanished, and the resident's life became pleasant.

فَقَامَ مُؤَذِّنُ النَّصْرِ يُنَادِي عَلَى رُؤُوسِ مَنَائِرِ الْأَمْصَارِ

The caller to victory stood proclaiming from the tops of the minarets of the cities.

ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ

Second of the two when they were in the cave.

حُبُّهُ وَاللَّهِ رَأْسُ الْحَنِيفَةِ وَبُغْضُهُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى خُبْثِ الطَّوِيَّةِ

His love is by Allah the essence of Hanifiyyah, and his hatred indicates wickedness of heart.

فَهُوَ خَيْرُ الصَّحَابَةِ

For he is the best of the companions.

وَالْقَرَابَةُ وَالْحُجَّةُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَوِيَّةٌ

And the kinship and the evidence for that are strong.

لَوْلَا صِحَّةُ مَأَمَّتِهِ مَا قِيلَ ابْنُ الْحَنِيفَةِ

If not for the soundness of his leadership, he would not be called the son of Hanifiyyah.

مَهْلًا فَإِنَّ ذَمَّ الرَّوَافِضِ قَدْ فَارَ

Wait, for indeed the rage of the dissenters has boiled over.