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When his men were overpowered by Muawiya''s men

112. hadíth

وتمثّل بقول الشاعر: لَعَمْرُ أَبِيكَ الخَيْرِ يَا عَمْرُوإِنَّني عَلَى وَضَرٍ - مِنْ ذَا الاْنَاءِ ـ قَلِيلِ

Then he illustrated with the verse of a poet : O ‘Amr! By your good father’s life. I have received only a small bit of fat from this pot (fat that remains sticking to it after it has been emptied).

A fordítás angol nyelvű (Sayed Ali Raza), forrás: Thaqalayn.net.