وقال عليه السلام وقد مرّ بقتلى الخوارج يوم النَّهْرَوَان:
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, passed by the dead bodies of the Kharijites on the day of the battle of Nahrawan and said:
بُؤْساً لَكُمْ،
Woe unto you!
لَقَدْ ضَرَّكُمْ مَنْ غَرَّكُمْ.
You have been harmed by him who deceived you.
فقيل له:
He was asked:
مَن غرّهم يا أميرالمؤمنين؟
O Amir al-mu'minin, who deceived them?
فقال:
Then, he replied:
الشَّيْطَانُ الْمُضِلُّ،
Satan, the deceiver,
وَالاْنْفُسُ الاْمَّارَةُ بِالسُّوءِ،
and the inner spirit that leads one to evil
غَرَّتْهُمْ بالاْمَانِيِّ،
deceived them through passions,
وَفَسَحَتْ لَهُمْ فِي المَعَاصِيِ،
made it easy for them to get into sins,
وَعَدَتْهُمُ الاْظْهَارَ،
promised them victory
فَاقْتَحَمَتْ بِهِمُ النَّارَ.
and eventually threw them into the Fire.
