بِالْبُخْلِwith stinginessعَلَىonالطَّعَامِfood
with stinginess regarding food.
فَتَكَلَّمَThen he spokeيَوْمًاone dayفَمَاand notزَالَhe ceasedيُدْخِلُinsertingكَلَامًاspeechفِيintoكَلَامٍspeechحَتَّىuntilأَدْخَلَhe brought inالْإِعْتِذَارِthe apologyمِنْfromذَلِكَthatفِيinعَرْضِmidst (of)كَلَامِهِhis speech
Then he spoke one day, and he kept inserting speech into speech, until he brought the apology for that into the midst of his speech.
فَكَانَAnd it wasمِمَّاamong whatاحْتَجَّhe arguedبِهِwith itفِيconcerningشِدَّةِseverity ofرُؤْيَةِlookingالْأَكِيلِat the foodعَلَيْهِupon itوَفِيand inنُفُورِهِhis aversionمِنْهُfrom itأَنَّthatقَالَhe said
And among what he argued with concerning the severity of his look at the food and his aversion to it, was that he said:
نَظَرَlookedخَالِدٌKhalidالْمَهْزُولُthe emaciatedفِيinالْجَاهِلِيَّةِthe pre-Islamic eraيَوْمًاone dayإِلَىatنَاسٍpeopleيَأْكُلُونَeatingوَإِلَىand atإِبِلٍcamelsتَجْتَرُّchewing the cudفَقَالَand he saidلِأَصْحَابِهِto his companions
Khalid al-Mahzul looked in the pre-Islamic era one day at people eating and at camels chewing the cud, and he said to his companions:
أَتَرَوْنِيDo you see meإِذَاifأَكَلْتُI eatبِمِثْلِwith the like ofهَذِهِthisالْعَيْنِeyeالَّتِيwhichأَرَىI seeبِهَاwith itالنَّاسَthe peopleوَالْإِبِلَand the camels
Do you see me, if I eat with the like of this eye with which I see the people and the camels?
قَالُواThey saidنَعَمْYes
They said: Yes.
فَحَلَفَSo he sworeبِإِلَهِهِby his godأَلَّاthat notيَأْكُلَhe would eatبَقْلًاvegetablesوَأَنْand thatمَاتَhe would dieهَزْلًاemaciated
So he swore by his god that he would not eat vegetables, and that he would die emaciated.
فَكَانَAnd he wouldيَغْتَذِيnourish himselfاللَّبَنَmilkوَيُصِيبُand he would getمِنَsome ofالشَّرَابِthe drink
He would nourish himself with milk and he would get some of the drink.
فَأَضْمَرَهُSo it made him thinذَلِكَthatوَأَيْبَسَهُand it made him dry
So that made him thin and dried him up.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenدَقَّbecame thinجِسْمُهُhis bodyوَاشْتَدَّand intensifiedهَزَالُهُhis emaciationسُمِّيَhe was namedالْمَهْزُولَthe emaciated
And when his body became thin and his emaciation intensified, he was named: the emaciated.
ثُمَّThenقَالَsaidخَالِدٌKhalidهَأَنَذَاhere I amمُبْتَلًىafflictedبِالْمَضْغِwith chewingوَمَحْمُولٌand burdenedعَلَىwithتَحْرِيكِmovingاللَّحْيَيْنِthe jawsوَمُضْطَرٌّand compelledإِلَىtoمُنَاسَبَةِresemblingالْبَهَائِمِthe beastsوَمُحْتَمِلٌand enduringمَاwhatفِيinذَلِكَthatمِنَofالسُّخْفِfoolishnessوَالْعَجْزِand weakness
Then Khalid said: Here I am, afflicted with chewing, and burdened with moving the jaws, and compelled to resemble the beasts, and enduring what is in that of foolishness and weakness.
مَاwhatبَالِيis my matterاحْتَمَلْتُهُI endure itفِيمَنْfor one whomلِيI haveمِنْهُfrom himبَدٌّescapeوَلِيand I haveعِنْدَهُwith himمَذْهَبٌa way
What is my matter that I endure it for one from whom I have no escape, and with whom I have a way?
لِيَأْكُلْLet eatكُلُّeveryامْرِئٍmanفِيinمَنْزِلِهِhis houseوَفِيand inمَوْضِعِplace ofأَمْنِهِhis safetyوَأُنْسِهِand his comfortوَدُونَand behindسِتْرِهِhis curtainوَبَابِهِand his door
Let every man eat in his house, and in the place of his safety and comfort, and behind his curtain and his door.
هَذَاThisمَاwhatبَلَغَنَاhas reached usعَنْaboutخَالِدِKhalidبْنِibnعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahالْقَسْرِيِّ1al-Qasriوَاحْتِجَاجِهِand his argument
This is what has reached us about Khalid ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri and his argument.
فَأَمَّاAs forخَالِدٌKhalidالْمَهْزُولُthe emaciatedفَهُوَhe isأَحَدُone ofالْخَالِدَيْنِthe two Khalidsوَهُمَاand they twoسَيِّدَاthe two mastersبَنِيof BanuأَسَدٍAsadوَفِيهِand about himوَفِيand aboutخَالِدِKhalidبْنِibnنَضْلَةَ2Nadlaيَقُولُsaysالْأَسْوَدُal-AswadبْنُibnيَعْفُرَYa'fur
As for Khalid al-Mahzul, he is one of the two Khalids, and they are the two masters of Banu Asad, and about him and about Khalid ibn Nadla, al-Aswad ibn Ya'fur says:
وَقَبْلَكَand before youمَاتَdiedالْخَالِدَانِthe two Khalidsكِلَاهُمَاboth of themعَمِيدُthe chiefبَنِيof BanuحَجْوَانَHajwanوَابْنُand the son ofالْمُضَلَّلِal-Mudallal
And before you, both the two Khalids died: the chief of Banu Hajwan, and the son of al-Mudallal.
قِصَّةُThe story ofالْحَارِثِيِّal-Harithi
The story of al-Harithi:
وَقِيلَAnd it was saidلِلْحَارِثِيِّto al-Harithiبِالْأَمْسِyesterdayوَاللَّهِby Allahإِنَّكَindeed youلَتَصْنَعُdo makeالطَّعَامَthe foodفَتُجِيدُهُand excel in itوَتُعَظِّمُand magnify
And it was said to al-Harithi yesterday: By Allah, indeed you make the food and excel in it, and magnify...
Footnotes
- 1.هُوَ خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَسْرِيُّ، أَمِيرُ الْعِرَاقِ مِنْ قِبَلِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ.
He is Khalid ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri, governor of Iraq on behalf of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
- 2.خَالِدُ بْنُ نَضْلَةَ الْأَسَدِيُّ، مِنْ أَشْرَافِ بَنِي أَسَدٍ.
Khalid ibn Nadla al-Asadi, one of the nobles of Banu Asad.