ترجمه فارسی و انگلیسی بخشی از مناقب امام حسین علیه السلام – ابتدای فصل پنجم کتاب نفس المهموم

On some of the Virtues of Imam Husain (a.s)

The virtues of our Master Imam Husain (a.s) are quite apparent and the tower of his honour and eminence is luminous and indisputable. In all matters he holds an exalted status and honourable rank. There is none among the Shi’ah and others who have not praised his grace, excellence and superiority. The intelligent among them have recognized the truth, while the ignorant are furbishing them. And why would not this be, for his esteemed self is surrounded from all sides by nobility, and the great appearence has taken hold of him all over, while beauty has sunk deep into him from all directions and this cannot be denied by any Muslim. His Grandfather is Mohammad al Mustafa (the chosen one) (s.a.w.s), his Father Imam Ali al Murtaza (the approved one) (a.s), Grandmother Hazrat Khadija (a.s), Mother Hazrat Fatemah az Zahra (the splendid one) (a.s), brother Imam Hasan (a.s) the honourable, his uncle Ja’far at Tayyar, and his Progeny pure Imams from the chosen ones among the family of Hashim. It is said in one of the couplets: “Your splendor is evident for everyone, except the blind who cannot see the moon.” In Ziyarate Nahiyah our Master Imam al Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) praises his excellent personality in the following words: “And you fulfilled your duties and responsibilities with utmost readiness. Renowned for your charity, you performed the mid-night Prayer in darkness. Your path was firm, (you were) benevolent among the creatures, greatest among the precedents, noble with regard to the lineage and eminent with regard to ancestry, and you had an exalted position and several (other) excellences. You were of a commendable character, amply generous. You were forebearing, sober, penitent, benevolent, knowledgeable, rigorous. A martyred Imam, penitent, beloved (by the believers), dreadful (for the disbelievers). You are the son of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s) and the deliverer of the Holy Qur’an. And the arms of the nation (ummah). And the one who endeavored in the way of (Allah’s) obedience. Protector of the oath and covenant. You hated the path of the transgressors. A Bestower upon those in trouble. One who prolonged the Bowing and Prostration. (You remained) Abstinent from the world, You always viewed it with the sight of the one who has to leave it soon.” The he continues to say: “I wonder at myself that I am about to glorify the one whose praise has exhausted the paper. The water of the seas is insufficient to fill the book of your excellence, so that I may dip my finger in it to turn the pages thereof (to read it).”