[Machine] Ali delivered a sermon to them, but they cut him off from delivering his sermon. He said, "Indeed, I weakened on the day Uthman was killed." He then gave them an example, a parable of three lions and a black, a red, and a white lion who gathered in a dark place. When one of them wanted one of the lions, they gathered against it and prevented it from succeeding. The black and the red lion said to the white lion, "You make us infamous in our gathering." So the white lion invited the black lion until he ate it. Then the white lion said to the red lion, "You make us infamous in our gathering." So let me invite you until I eat you. The red lion said, "Allow me to utter three voices." He said, "Yes, indeed! I was eaten on the day the white lion was eaten. Yes, indeed! I was eaten on the day the white lion was eaten. Yes, indeed! I was eaten on the day the white lion was eaten. Yes, indeed! I weakened on the day Uthman was killed."  

خَطَبَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ ؓ فَقَطَعُوا عَلَيْهِ خُطْبَتَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا وَهَنْتُ يَوْمَ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا مَثَلَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَثْوَارٍ وَأَسَدٍ اجْتَمَعْنَ فِي أَجَمَةٍ أَسْوَدَ وَأَحْمَرَ وَأَبْيَضَ وَكَانَ الْأَسَدُ إِذَا أَرَادَ وَاحِدًا مِنْهُنَّ اجْتَمَعْنَ عَلَيْهِ فَامْتَنَعْنَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ الْأَسَدُ لِلْأَسْوَدِ وَالْأَحْمَرِ إِنَّمَا يَفْضَحُنَا فِي أَجَمَتِنَا وَيُشْهِرُنَا هَذَا الْأَبْيَضُ فَدَعَانِي حَتَّى آكُلَهُ فَلَوْنُكُمَا عَلَى لَوْنِي وَلَوْنِي عَلَى لَوْنِكُمَا فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَسَدُ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ قَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْأَسْوَدِ إِنَّمَا يَفْضَحُنَا وَيُشْهِرُنَا فِي أَجَمَتِنَا هَذَا الْأَحْمَرُ فَدَعْنِي حَتَّى آكُلَهُ فَلَوْنِي عَلَى لَوْنِكَ وَلَوْنُكَ عَلَى لَوْنِي فَحَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْأَسْوَدِ إِنِّي آكُلُكَ قَالَ دَعْنِي أُصَوِّتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَصْوَاتٍ فَقَالَ أَلَا إِنَّمَا أُكِلْتُ يَوْمَ أُكِلَ الْأَبْيَضُ أَلَا إِنَّمَا أُكِلْتُ يَوْمَ أُكِلَ الْأَبْيَضُ أَلَا إِنَّمَا أُكِلْتُ يَوْمَ أُكِلَ الْأَبْيَضُ أَلَا إِنَّمَا وَهَنْتُ يَوْمَ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ