فَصَدَعَ بَمَا أُمِرَ بِهِ،
The Prophet manifested whatever he was commanded
وَبَلَّغَ رِسَالَةِ رَبِّهِ،
and conveyed the messages of his Lord.
فَلَمَّ اللهُ بِهِ الصَّدْعَ،
Consequently, Allah repaired through him the cracks,
وَرَتَقَ بِهِ الْفَتْقَ،
joined through him the slits
وَأَلَّفَ بِهِ بَيْنَ ذَوِي الاْرْحَامِ،
and created (through him) affection among kin
بَعْدَ الْعَدَاوَةِ الْوَاغِرَةِ فِي الصُّدُورِ،
although they bore intense enmity in (their) chests
والضَّغَائِنِ الْقَادِحَةِ فِي الْقُلُوبِ.
and deep-seated rancour in (their) hearts.
Alternative Sources for Sermon 230: Al-Mufid, al-Jamal, 127; al-Mufid, al-'Irshad, 115; from al-Waqidi, al-Jamal, Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, al-’Iqd, II, 227.
