When he was told that the Kharijites had crossed the bridge of Nahrawan

When Amīr al-mu’minīn showed his intention to fight the Khārijites he was told that they had crossed the bridge of Nahrawan and gone over to the other side. Amīr al-mu’minīn said :

Their falling place is on this side of the river. By Allāh, not even ten of them will survive while from your side not even ten will be killed. [1]

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: In this sermon “nuṭfah” implies the River Euphrates, and for water this is the nicest expression even though water may be much.