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Amr b. al-As private part💀

al-Isti'ab by Ibn Abd al-Barr, pg. 91:

وكان بسر بن أرطاة من الأبطال الطغاة، وكان مع معاوية بصفين، فأمره أن يلقى علياً في القتال، وقال له: سمعتك تتمنى لقاءه، فلو أظفرك الله به وصرعته، حصلت على دنيا وآخرة، ولم يزل به يشجعه، ويمنيه حتى رآه، فقصده في الحرب فالتقيا، فصرعه علي رضوان الله عليه، وعرض له معه مثل ما عرض فيما ذكروا لعلي رضي الله عنه مع عمرو بن العاص.

ذكر ابن الكلبي في كتابه في أخبار صفين، أنَّ بسر بن أرطاة بارز علياً رضي الله عنه يوم صفين، فطعنه علي رضي الله عنه، فصرعه، فانكشف له، فكف عنه، كما عرض له فيما ذكروا مع عمرو بن العاص، ولهم فيها أشعار مذكورة في موضعها من ذلك الكتاب، منها فيما ذكر ابن الكلبي، والمدائني قول الحارث بن النصر السهمي.

قال ابن الكلبي: وكان عدواً لعمرو وبسر [الطويل]:

أفي كل يوم فارس ليس ينتهي
وعورته وسط العجاجة بادية
يكف لها عنه علي سنانه
ويضحك منه في الخلاء معاوية
بدت أمس من عمرو فقنَّع رأسه
وعورة بسر مثلها حذو حاذية
فقولا لعمرو ثم بسر : ألا انظرا
سبيلكما لا تلقيا الليث ثانِيَه
ولا تحمدا إلا الحَيَا وخُصَاكُما
هما كانتا والله للنفس واقيه
ولولا هُما لم ينجوا من سنانه
وتلك بما فيها عن العَوْدِ ناهية
متى تلقيا الخيل المشيحة صُبحة
وفيها علي فاتركا الخيل ناحية
وكونا بعيداً حيث لا تبلغ القنا
تحورَكُمَا إِنَّ التَّجارب كافيه

Busr b. Artaa was one of the tyrannical warriors and was with Muawiya at Siffin. Muawiya ordered him to confront Ali AS in battle, saying to him, "I have heard you wish to face him. If God grants you victory over him and you strike him down, you will attain both worldly and eternal success." He continued to encourage and entice him until Busr saw Ali AS and charged at him in battle. They met, and Ali AS struck him down. Then, what had previously happened with Amr b. al-As occurred again.

Ibn al-Kalbi, in his book on the events of Siffin, mentioned that Busr b. Artaa dueled Ali AS on the day of Siffin. Ali AS thrust his spear at him, knocked him down, and his private parts were exposed. Ali AS refrained from killing him, just as had happened with Amr b. al-As.

There are poems about this incident recorded in that book, including what Ibn al-Kalbi and al-Madaini narrated from al-Harith b. al-Nasr al-Sahmi.

Ibn al-Kalbi said that al-Harith was an enemy of both Amr and Busr. He composed the following poem (Tawil meter):

"Every day, a warrior fails to persevere,
And in the midst of the dust, his private parts are laid bare.

Ali holds back his spear upon seeing them,
While Muawiya laughs at him in private.

Yesterday, Amr exposed himself and covered his head,
And today, Busr's disgrace mirrors his exactly.

So say to Amr and Busr: Take heed!
Do not face the lion (Ali) again.

Do not praise anything but your shame and your testicles,
For, by God, they alone saved your lives.

Had it not been for them, you would not have escaped his spear,
And this lesson should be enough to deter you.

Whenever you see the charging horses at dawn,
And among them Ali, then leave the battlefield.

Stay far away where the lances cannot reach,
For experience should be enough to teach you!"