أُكَلِّمُكَI speak to youمِنَfromالْجُوعِhungerإِلَّاexceptوَأَنَاwhile Iمُتَّكِئٌreclining
I speak to you of hunger while reclining.
الْجُوَارِشْنُThe stomachicمَاwhatأَصْنَعُshall I doبِهِ؟with it?
What shall I do with the stomachic?
هُوَItنَفْسُهُitselfلَيْسَis notيَشْبَعُsatisfied
It itself is not satisfied.
وَلَاand notيَحْتَاجُit needsإِلَىtoالْجُوَارِشْنِthe stomachic
And it does not need the stomachic.
وَنَحْنُAnd weالَّذِينَwhoإِنَّمَاonlyنَسْمَعُhearبِالشِّبَعِof satietyسَمَاعًاa hearingمِنْfromأَفْوَاهِmouthsالنَّاسِpeople
And we only hear of satiety from people's mouths.
وَمَاAnd whatنَصْنَعُshall we doبِالْجُوَارِشْنِ؟with the stomachic?
And what shall we do with the stomachic?
وَاشْتَدَّAnd he intensifiedعَلَىonغِلْمَانِهِhis servantsفِيinتَصْفِيَةِfilteringالْمَاءِthe water
And he was strict with his servants in filtering the water.
وَفِيand inتَبْرِيدِهِcooling itوَتَزْمِيلِهِ1and covering it
And in cooling it and covering it [1].
لِأَصْحَابِهِfor his companionsوَزُوَّارِهِand his visitors
For his companions and visitors.
فَقَالَAnd saidلَهُto himغَازِيGhaziأَبُوAbuمُجَاهِدٍMujahid
And Ghazi Abu Mujahid said to him.
«جُعِلْتُ"May I be madeفِدَاكَ!your ransom!"
"May I be your ransom!"
مُرْOrderبِتَزْمِيلِto coverالْخُبْزِthe breadوَبِتَكْبِيرِهِand to divide it into pieces
Order to cover the bread and divide it into pieces.
فَإِنَّfor indeedالطَّعَامَthe foodقَبْلَbeforeالشَّرَابِthe drink
For food comes before drink.
وَقَالَAnd he saidمَرَّةًonce
And he said once.
«يَا"Oغُلَامُboyهَاتِbringخَوَانَthe tableالنَّرْدِ»of backgammon"
"O boy, bring the backgammon table."
وَهُوَwhile heيُرِيدُintendsتَخْتَthe boardالنَّرْدِof backgammon
While he meant the backgammon board.
فَقَالَAnd saidلَهُto himغَازِيGhazi
And Ghazi said to him.
«نَحْنُ"Weإِلَىtoخَوَانِthe tableالْخُبْزِof breadأَحْوَجُ»are more in need"
"We are more in need of the bread table."
وَسَكِرَAnd he got drunkزُبَيْدَةُZubaydahلَيْلَةًone night
And Zubaydah got drunk one night.
فَكَسَاand clothedصَدِيقًاa friendلَهُof hisقَمِيصًاa shirt
And he clothed a friend of his a shirt.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenصَارَbecameالْقَمِيصُthe shirtعَلَىonالنَّدِيمِthe boon companion
And when the shirt was on the companion.
خَافَhe fearedالْبَدَوَاتِ2the regrettable actions
He feared the regrettable actions [2].
وَعَلِمَAnd he knewأَنَّthatذَلِكَthatهَفْوَةٌa slipمِنْofهَفَوَاتِslipsالسُّكْرِof intoxication
And he knew that was a slip of the slips of intoxication.
فَمَضَىAnd he wentمِنْfromسَاعَتِهِhis hourإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِهِhis house
And he went from his hour to his house.
فَجَعَلَهُand made itبِرْنِكَانًا3a cloakلِامْرَأَتِهِfor his wife
And made it a cloak [3] for his wife.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenأَصْبَحَhe woke up
And when he woke up.
سَأَلَhe askedعَنِaboutالْقَمِيصِthe shirtوَتَفَقَّدَهُand looked for it
He asked about the shirt and looked for it.
فَقِيلَAnd it was saidلَهُto him
And it was said to him.
«إِنَّكَ"Indeed youقَدْhaveكَسَوْتَهُclothed himفُلَانًا»so-and-so"
"You have given it to so-and-so."
فَبَعَثَAnd he sentإِلَيْهِto him
And he sent to him.
ثُمَّThenأَقْبَلَhe turnedعَلَيْهِto him
Then he turned to him.
فَقَالَand said
And said.
«مَا"Whatعَلِمْتَdo you knowأَنَّthatهِبَةَthe giftالسُّكْرَانِof the drunkوَشِرَاءَهُand his purchaseوَبَيْعَهُand his saleوَصَدَقَتَهُand his charityوَطَلَاقَهُand his divorceلَاnotيَجُوزُ؟are valid?"
"Do you not know that the gift of the drunk, his purchase, his sale, his charity, and his divorce are not valid?"
وَبَعْدُAnd besidesفَإِنِّيIأَكْرَهُdislikeأَلَّاthat notيَكُونَbeلِيfor meحَمْدٌpraise
And besides, I dislike that there be no praise for me.
وَأَنْand thatيُوَجِّهَattributeالنَّاسُpeopleهَذَاthisمِنِّيfrom meعَلَىtoالسُّكْرِdrunkenness
And that people attribute this to my drunkenness.
فَرُدَّهُSo return itعَلَيَّto me
So return it to me.
حَتَّىso thatأَهَبَهُI give itلَكَto youصَاحِيًاsoberعَنْofطِيبِwillingnessنَفْسٍsoul
So that I give it to you sober, willingly.
فَإِنِّيfor Iأَكْرَهُdislikeأَنْthatيَذْهَبَgoesشَيْءٌsomethingمِنْfromمَالِيmy wealthبَاطِلًاin vain
For I dislike that anything from my wealth goes in vain.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenرَآهُhe saw himصَمَّمَhe persistedأَقْبَلَturnedعَلَيْهِto him
And when he saw him persist, he turned to him.
فَقَالَand said
And said.
«يَا"Oهَنَاهُ4you there
"O you there [4]."
إِنَّIndeedالنَّاسَpeopleيَمْزَحُونَjokeوَيَلْعَبُونَand playوَلَاand notيُؤَاخَذُونَthey are held accountableبِشَيْءٍfor anythingمِنْofذَلِكَthat
Indeed people joke and play, and they are not held accountable for anything of that.
فَرُدَّSo returnالْقَمِيصَthe shirtعَافَاكَmay He preserve youاللهُGod
So return the shirt, may God preserve you.
قَالَSaidلَهُto himالرَّجُلُthe man
The man said to him.
«إِنِّي"Indeed Iوَاللهِby Godقَدْhaveخِفْتُfearedهَذَاthisبِعَيْنِهِexactly
"Indeed, by God, I feared exactly this."
فَلَمْAnd notأَضَعْI putجَنْبِيmy sideإِلَىtoالْأَرْضِthe groundحَتَّىuntilجَيَّبْتُهُI made it a pocketed garment
And I did not put my side to the ground until I made it a pocketed garment.
Footnotes
- 1.تَزْمِيلُهُ: تَغْطِيَتُهُ وَتَسْخِينُهُ.
Covering it: covering and warming it.
- 2.الْبَدَوَاتُ: الْهَفَوَاتُ وَالْأُمُورُ الْفَاجِعَةُ.
Al-badawat: slips and disastrous matters.
- 3.الْبِرْنِكَانُ: ثَوْبٌ يُلْبَسُ تَحْتَ الثِّيَابِ.
Al-birnikan: a garment worn under clothes.
- 4.هَنَاهُ: كَلِمَةٌ تُقَالُ لِلْمُخَاطَبِ بِمَعْنَى يَا هَذَا.
Hanahu: a word said to the addressee meaning 'O this one'.