هَذَاthisمَرَّةًonce
This once.
فَإِنْthen ifوَجَدَhe foundقَيِّمٌ1a caretakerذَلِكَthatالْبُسْتَانِthe orchard
Then if he found a caretaker of that orchard,
رَمَىhe threwإِلَيْهِto himبِدِرْهَمٍa dirhamثُمَّthenقَالَhe said
he threw a dirham to him and said:
اشْتَرِbuyلِيfor meبِهَذَاwith thisأَوْorأَعْطِنِيgive meبِهَذَاwith thisرُطَبًاfresh dates
Buy for me with this, or give me with this fresh dates,
إِنْifكَانَit wasفِيinزَمَانِthe timeالرُّطَبِof fresh dates
if it was the season of fresh dates,
أَوْorعِنَبًاgrapesإِنْifكَانَit wasفِيinزَمَانِthe timeالْعِنَبِof grapes
or grapes if it was the season of grapes.
وَيَقُولُand he saysلَهُto himإِيَّاكَbewareإِيَّاكَbewareأَنْthatتُحَابِينِي2you favor me
And he says to him: 'Beware, beware of favoring me,
وَلَكِنْbutتَجَوَّدْbe generousلِيfor me
but be generous to me,
فَإِنَّكَfor youإِنْifفَعَلْتَyou didلَمْnotآكُلْهُI eat it
for if you do, I will not eat it,
وَلَمْand notأَعُدْI returnإِلَيْكَto you
and I will not come back to you.
وَاحْذَرِand beware ofالْغَبْنَthe cheating
And beware of being cheated,
فَإِنَّforالْمَغْبُونَthe cheated oneلَاnotمَحْمُودٌpraisedوَلَاand notمَأْجُورٌrewarded
for the cheated is neither praised nor rewarded.'
فَإِنْthen ifأَتَاهُhe brought himبِهِwith it
Then if he brought it to him,
أَكَلَhe ateكُلَّallشَيْءٍthingمَعَهُwith him
he ate everything with him,
وَكُلَّand allشَيْءٍthingأُتِيَbroughtبِهِwith it
and everything brought with it.
ثُمَّthenتَخَلَّلَhe picked his teeth
Then he picked his teeth,
وَغَسَلَand washedيَدَيْهِhis hands
and washed his hands,
ثُمَّthenتَمَشَّىhe walkedمِقْدَارَthe amount ofمِائَةِhundredخُطْوَةٍsteps
then he walked about a hundred steps.
ثُمَّthenيَضَعُhe placesجَنْبَهُhis side
Then he lies on his side
فَيَنَامُand sleepsإِلَىuntilوَقْتِthe timeالْجُمُعَةِFriday
and sleeps until Friday prayer time.
ثُمَّthenيَنْتَبِهُhe wakes up
Then he wakes up
فَيَغْتَسِلُand performs ghusl
and takes a bath,
وَيَمْصِيand goesإِلَىtoالْمَسْجِدِthe mosque
and goes to the mosque.
هَذَاthisكَانَwasدَأْبُهُhis habitكُلَّeveryجُمُعَةٍFriday
This was his habit every Friday!!
قَالَhe saidإِبْرَاهِيمُIbrahim
Ibrahim said:
فَبَيْنَاand whileهُوَheيَوْمًاone dayمِنْofأَيَّامِهِhis days
One day while he was
يَأْكُلُeatingفِيinبَعْضِsomeالْمَوَاضِعِplaces
eating in some place,
إِذْwhenمَرَّpassed byبِهِby himرَجُلٌa man
when a man passed by him
فَسَلَّمَand greetedعَلَيْهِupon him
and greeted him,
فَرَدَّand repliedالسَّلَامَthe greeting
so he returned the greeting;
ثُمَّthenقَالَhe said
then he said:
هَلُمَّcomeعَافَاكَmay Allah give you healthاللهُAllah
'Come, may Allah give you health.'
فَلَمَّاand whenنَظَرَhe lookedإِلَىatالرَّجُلِthe man
When he looked at the man
وَقَدْand indeedانْثَنَىturnedرَاجِعًاreturning
and he had turned back
يُرِيدُwantingأَنْtoيَطْفِرَjump overالْجَدْوَلَthe stream
wanting to jump over the stream
أَوْorيَعْبُرَcrossالنَّهْرَthe river
or cross the river,
قَالَhe saidلَهُto him
he said to him:
مَكَانَكَyour placeفَإِنَّforالْعَجَلَةَthe hasteمِنْfromعَمَلِthe workالشَّيْطَانِof the devil
'Stay in your place, for haste is from the work of the devil.'
فَوَقَفَso he stoodالرَّجُلُthe man
So the man stopped,
فَأَقْبَلَand approachedعَلَيْهِtowards himالْخُرَاسَانِيُّthe Khurasani
then the Khurasani turned to him
وَقَالَand said
and said:
تُرِيدُyou wantمَاذَاwhat
'What do you want?'
قَالَhe saidأُرِيدُI wantأَنْtoأَتَغَدَّىI have lunch
He said: 'I want to have lunch.'
قَالَhe said
He said:
وَلِمَand whyذَاكَthat
'And why is that?
وَكَيْفَand howطَمِعْتَyou covetedفِيinهَذَاthis
And how have you craved this?
وَمَنْand whoأَبَاحَpermittedلَكَto youمَالِيmy wealth
And who permitted my wealth to you?'
قَالَhe saidالرَّجُلُthe man
The man said:
أَوَلَيْسَis it notقَدْalreadyدَعَوْتَنِيyou invited me
'Did you not invite me?'
قَالَhe said
He said:
وَيْلَكَwoe to you
'Woe to you,
لَوْifظَنَنْتُI thoughtأَنَّكَthat youهَكَذَاlike thisأَحْمَقُfoolish
if I had thought you were this foolish,
مَاnotرَدَدْتُI would have returnedعَلَيْكَto youالسَّلَامَthe greeting
I would not have returned your greeting.
أَيُحْسِنُis it goodفِيمَاin whatنَحْنُweفِيهِin it
Is it proper in our situation
أَنْthatتَكُونَyou be
that you be
إِذَاwhenكُنْتَyou wereأَنَاIالْجَالِسَthe sitting oneوَأَنْتَand youالْمَارَّthe passing one
when I am sitting and you are passing by,
أَنْthatتَبْدَأَyou initiateأَنْتَyouفَتُسَلِّمَand greet
that you initiate and greet?
فَأَقُولَso I sayأَنَاIحِينَئِذٍthenمُجِيبًاrespondingلَكَto you
Then I say, responding to you:
وَعَلَيْكُمُand upon youالسَّلَامُpeace
'And upon you be peace.'
فَإِنْthen ifكُنْتَyou wereلَاnotآكِلًاeatingشَيْئًاanything
If you were not eating anything,
سَكَتُّI would keep silentأَنَاI
I would keep silent,
وَسَكَتَّand you would keep silentأَنْتَyou
and you would keep silent,
وَمَضَيْتَand you would go onأَنْتَyou
and you would go on,
وَقَعَدْتُand I would sitأَنَاIعَلَىonحَالِيmy state
and I would remain in my state.
وَإِنْand ifكُنْتُI wasآكِلًاeating
But if I was eating,
فَهُهُنَاthen hereوَجْهٌa wayآخَرُanother
then here is another way:
وَهُوَand it isأَنْthatأَبْدَأُI initiateأَنَاI
that I initiate,
فَأَقُولَand sayهَلُمَّcome
and say: 'Come,'
وَتُجِيبُand you respondأَنْتَyouفَتَقُولَand say
and you respond and say:
هَنِيئًاbon appétit
'Enjoy your meal.'
فَيَكُونُso it would beكَلَامٌspeechبِكَلَامٍwith speech
So it would be speech for speech,
فَأَمَّاbut as forكَلَامٌspeechبِفِعَالٍwith action
but as for speech with action,
وَقَوْلٌand wordبِأَكْلٍwith eating
and word with eating,
فَهَذَاthis isلَيْسَnotمِنَofالْإِنْصَافِfairness
this is not from fairness,
وَهَذَاand thisيَخْرُجُgoes outعَلَيْنَاupon usفَضْلًاa surplusكَبِيرًاlarge
and this causes us a great loss.'
قَالَhe said
He said:
فَوَرَدَand came uponعَلَىuponالرَّجُلِthe manشَيْءٌsomething
So something came upon the man
لَمْnotيَكُنْwasفِيinحِسَابِهِhis account
that was not in his calculation.