أَوَلَمْ يَنْهَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ عِلْمُهَا بِي عَنْ قَرْفي
The Umayyads's knowledge about me did not restrain them from accusing me,
أَوَمَا وَزَعَ الْجُهَّالُ سَابِقَتِي عَنْ تُهَمَتِي؟!
nor did my precedence (in accepting Islam) keep off these ignorant people from blaming me.
وَلَمَا وَعَظَهُمُ اللهُ بِهِ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ لِسَاني.
Allah's admonitions are more eloquent than my tongue.
أَنَا حَجِيجُ الْمَارِقِينَ
I am the contester against those who break away from Faith
وَخَصِيمُ الْمُرْتَابِينَ،
and the opposer of those who entertain doubts.
عَلَى كِتَابِ اللهِ تُعْرَضُ الاْمْثالُ،
Uncertainties should be placed before Qur'an, the Book of Allah (for clarification).
وَبِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ تُجَازَى الْعِبَادُ!
Certainly, people will be recompensed according to what they have in their hearts.
Alternative Sources for Sermon 75: Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, under (q.r.f); al-Turayhi, Majma’, under (q.r.f).
