Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 39

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In Disparagement of Those Who Shrink from Fighting

I am faced with men who do not obey when I order and do not
respond when I call them. May you have no father (Woe unto you!) What
are you waiting for to rise in the cause of Allah? Does not faith join you
together, or sense of shame rouse you? I stand among you shouting and I
am calling you for help, but you do not listen to my word and do not obey
my orders, till circumstances show their bad consequences. No blood can
be avenged through you and no purpose can be achieved with you. I
called you to help your brethren but (instead) you made noises like the
camel having pain in the stomach and became loose like the camel with a
thin back. Then a wavering weak contingent came to me from among you: “as if they are being led to death and they are only watching (Holy Quran, 8: 6).