al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

ثُمَّThenرُفِعَwas raisedلَنَاfor usالْبَيْتُthe HouseالْمَعْمُورُFrequented

فَقُلْتُand I saidيَاOجِبْرِيلُGabrielمَاwhatهَذَا؟is this?

قَالَHe saidالْبَيْتُthe FrequentedالْمَعْمُورُHouseيَدْخُلُهُenters itكُلَّeveryيَوْمٍdayسَبْعُونَseventyأَلْفَthousandمَلَكٍangels

إِذَاwhenخَرَجُواthey leaveمِنْهُitلَاdo notيَعُودُونَreturnفِيهِto it

ثُمَّThenرُفِعَتْwas raisedلَنَاfor usسِدْرَةُthe Lote Treeالْمُنْتَهَىof the Utmost Boundary

فَإِذَاand beholdأَرْبَعَةُfourأَنْهَارٍriversيَخْرُجْنَissueمِنْfromأَسْفَلِهَاits base

فَقُلْتُand I saidيَاOجِبْرِيلُGabrielمَاwhatهَذِهِare theseالْأَنْهَارُ؟rivers?

قَالَHe saidأَمَّاAs forالنَّهْرَانِthe two riversالظَّاهِرَانِapparentفَالْنِّيلُthey are the Nileوَالْفُرَاتُand the Euphrates

وَأَمَّاand as forالْبَاطِنَانِthe two hidden onesفَنَهْرَانِthey are two riversفِيinالْجَنَّةِParadise

ثُمَّThenأُتِيتُI was broughtبِإِنَاءَيْنِtwo vesselsمِنْofخَمْرٍwineوَلَبَنٍand milk

فَاخْتَرْتُand I choseاللَّبَنَthe milk

فَقِيلَIt was saidلِيto meأَصَبْتَYou have hit the right markأَصَابَmay God guideاللَّهُGodبِكَthrough youأُمَّتَكَyour nationعَلَىuponالْفِطْرَةِthe innate disposition

وَفُرِضَتْAnd were made obligatoryعَلَيَّupon meخَمْسُونَfiftyصَلَاةٍprayers

فَأَقْبَلْتُso I returnedبِهَاwith themحَتَّىuntilأَتَيْتُI cameعَلَىuponمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

فَقَالَand he saidبِمَwith whatأُمِرْتَ؟were you commanded?

قُلْتُI saidبِخَمْسِينَwith fiftyصَلَاةٍprayersكُلَّeveryيَوْمٍday

قَالَHe saidأُمَّتُكَyour nationلَاwill notيُطِيقُونَbe able to bearذَلِكَthat

فَإِنِّيfor indeed Iقَدْhaveبَلَوْتُtestedالنَّاسَpeopleقَبْلَكَbefore you

وَعَالَجْتُand I dealt withبَنِيthe Childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israelأَشَدَّwith the strictestالْمُعَالَجَةِtreatment

فَارْجِعْso returnإِلَىtoرَبِّكَyour LordجَلَّMajesticوَعَزَّand Exalted is He

فَسَأَلْهُand ask Himالتَّخْفِيفَfor reduction

قَالَHe saidفَرَجَعْتُSo I returnedإِلَىtoرَبِّيmy Lord

فَحَطَّand He removedعَنِّيfrom meخَمْساًfive

فَأَتَيْتُso I cameعَلَىuponمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

فَقَالَand he saidبِمَwith whatأُمِرْتَ؟were you commanded?

فَأَنْبَأْتُهُSo I informed himبِمَاof whatحَطَّwas removedعَنِّيfrom me

فَقَالَand he saidمِثْلَlikeمَقَالَتِهِhis statementالْأُولَىfirst

فَمَاSo I continuedزِلْتُnot ceasingبَيْنَbetweenيَدَيْthe hands ofرَبِّيmy LordجَلَّMajesticوَعَزَّand Exalted is He

أَسْتَحُطُّasking for reductionحَتَّىuntilرَجَعْتُI returnedإِلَىtoخَمْسِfiveصَلَوَاتٍprayers

فَأَتَيْتُSo I cameعَلَىuponمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

فَقَالَand he saidبِمَwith whatأُمِرْتَ؟were you commanded?

فَقُلْتُI saidبِخَمْسِwith fiveصَلَوَاتٍprayersكُلَّeveryيَوْمٍday

فَقَالَHe saidأُمَّتُكَyour nationلَاwill notيُطِيقُونَbe able to bearذَلِكَthat

فَارْجِعْso returnإِلَىtoرَبِّكَyour LordجَلَّMajesticذِكْرُهُis His remembranceوَاسْأَلْهُand ask Himالتَّخْفِيفَfor reduction

فَقُلْتُI saidلَقَدْIndeedرَجَعْتُI have returnedإِلَىtoرَبِّيmy LordتَبَارَكَBlessedوَتَعَالَىand Exalted

حَتَّىuntilاسْتَحْيَيْتُI felt shy

لَاnoوَلَكِنِّيrather Iأَرْضَىam satisfiedوَأُسْلِمُand submit

فَلَمَّاSo whenجَاوَزْتُI passed on

نُودِيتُit was proclaimed to meأَنِّيthat indeed IقَدْhaveخَفَّفْتُeasedعَنْfromعِبَادِيMy servants

وَأَمْضَيْتُand I have enforcedفَرِيضَتِيMy obligation

وَجَعَلْتُand I have madeبِكُلِّfor everyحَسَنَةٍgood deedعَشْرًاtenأَمْثَالَهَاtimes its like.

وَانْظُرْAnd lookإِلَىatرَوْنَقِthe elegance ofأَلْفَاظِهِhis expressionsعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace

وَصِحَّةِand the soundness ofمَعَانِيهِhis meaningsوَمَوْضِعِand the place ofذَلِكَthatمِنَinالْقُلُوبِthe hearts

مَعَalong withقِلَّةِscarcity ofتَعْمِيقِهِhis profundityوَبُعْدِهِand his remotenessمِنَfromالتَّكَلُّفِaffectation

كَقَوْلِهِlike his sayingصَلَّىmay God bestow peaceاللَّهُGodعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ:and blessings:

زُوِيَتْGathered upلِيfor meالْأَرْضُis the earthحَيَاءًso I was shown

فَأُرِيتُand I was shownمَشَارِقَهَاits eastern partsوَمَغَارِبَهَاand its western parts

وَسَيَبْلُغُand the dominion ofمُلْكُmy nationأُمَّتِيwill reachمَاwhatزُوِيَwas gatheredلِيfor meمِنْهَاthereof."

قَوْلُهُHis sayingزُوِيَتْ"zuwiyat"جُمِعَتْmeans gathered.

وَمِثْلُهُ:And like it:إِنَّIndeedالْمَسْجِدَthe mosqueلَيَنْزَوِيshrinksمِنَfromالنُّخَامَةِphlegm

كَمَاjust asتَنْزَوِيshrinksالْجِلْدَةُthe hideفِيinالنَّارِthe fire"

وَلَاAnd thereيَكُونُisالْانِزِوَاءُno shrinkingإِلَّاexceptبِانْحِرَافٍwith deviationمَعَalong withتَقَبُّضٍcontraction.

وَقَالَ:And he said:إِنَّIndeedمِنْبَرِيmy pulpitهَذَاthisعَلَىis uponتُرْعَةٍa terraceمِنْfromتُرَعِterraces ofالْجَنَّةِParadise

وَهِيَand it isالرَّوْضَةُthe gardenتَكُونُwhich isفِيinالْمَكَانِthe placeالْمُرْتَفِعِelevated.

وَقَالَ:And he said:إِنَّIndeedقُرَيْشًاQurayshقَالَتْsaidإِنِّيthat I amصُنْبُورٌa sunbur

وَهِيَand it isالنَّخْلَةُthe palm treeتَبْقَىthat remainsمُنْفَرِدَةًisolatedوَيَدِقُّand whose trunk becomes thinأَصْلُهَاat its base

تَقُولُmeaningإِنَّهُhe isفَرْدٌan individualلَيْسَwho hasلَهُto himوَلَدٌno child

فَإِذَاso whenمَاتَhe diesانْقَطَعَis cut offذِكْرُهُhis mention.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakrرَضِيَmay God be pleasedاللَّهُGodعَنْهُ:with him:

مَاThere isأَحَدٌnoneمِنَofالنَّاسِthe peopleعَرَضْتُto whom I presentedعَلَيْهِمُthemالْإِسْلَامَIslam

إِلَّاexceptكَانَتْthere wasلَهُfor himكَبْوَةٌhesitationغَيْرَother thanأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakr

فَإِنَّهُfor indeed heلَمْdid notيَتَلَعْثَمْ،stammer"

أَيْMeaningلَمْhe did notيَنْتَظِرْwaitوَلَمْand did notيَمْكُثْ،tarry

وَالْكَبْوَةُand the "kabwah"مِثْلُis likeالْوَقْعَةِthe stumble.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingعُمَرَUmarرَحِمَهُmay God have mercyاللَّهُ:on him:

لَمْI have notأَرَseenعَبْقَرِيًّاan abqariيَفْرِيperformingفَرْيَهُ،his feat

وَالْعَبْقَرِيُّand the abqariالسَّيِّدُ،is the master

يُقَالُ:it is saidهَذَاthis isعَبْقَرِيُّthe abqari ofقَوْمِهِhis peopleأَيْmeaningسَيِّدُهُمْ،their master

وَيَفْرِيand he performsفَرْيَهُhis featأَيْmeaningيَعْمَلُhe doesعَمَلَهُhis work.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingعَلِيٍّAliبْنِson ofأَبِيAbuطَالِبٍTalibرِضْوَانُmay the pleasure ofاللَّهِGodعَلَيْهِ:be upon him:

إِنَّIndeedلَكَfor you isبَيْتًاa houseفِيinالْجَنَّةِParadiseوَإِنَّكَand indeed you areذُوthe possessor ofقَرْنَيْهَا،its two horns

يُرِيدُmeaningأَنَّهُthat he isذُوthe possessor ofطَرَفَيْهَاits two sides.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingالْحُسَيْنِAl-Husseinبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّAliرَحِمَهُمَاmay God have mercy on them bothاللَّهُGod

حِينَwhenبَالَhe urinatedعَلَيْهِon himوَهُوَwhile he wasطِفْلٌan infantفَأُخِذَand he was takenمِنْfromحِجْرِهِ:his lap:

لَا"Do notتُزْرِمُواinterruptابْنِي،my son,"

الْأِزْرَامُal-izramالْقَطْعُ،is cutting off

يُقَالُit is saidلِلرَّجُلِof a manيَقْطَعُwho stopsبَوْلَهُhis urineأَزْرَمَhe interrupted.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingالْأَنْصَارِ:the Ansar:

إِنَّهُمْ"Indeed theyكَرْشِيare my inner circleوَعَيْبَتِيand my confidants

وَلَوْلَاand were it not forالْهِجْرَةُthe migrationلَكُنْتُI would have beenامْرَأًa manمِنْهُمْ،from them,"

أَيْmeaningمِنَfromالْأَنْصَارِ،the Ansar.

الْكِرْشُAl-kirshالْجَمَاعَةُ،is the group

وَالْعَيْبَةُand al-aybahأَيْmeaningهُمْthey areمَوْضِعُthe place ofسِرِّيmy secret

وَمِنْهُand from itأُخِذَتِis derivedالْعَيْبَةُal-aybah (the chest/bag).

وَقَالَAnd he saidصَلَّىmay God bestow peaceاللَّهُGodعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ:and blessings:

لَعَنَ"God has cursedاللَّهُGodالنَّامِصَةَthe plucker of facial hairوَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةَand the one who has it done

وَالْوَاشِرَةَand the sharpener of teethوَالْمُوتَشِرَةَand the one who has it done

وَالْوَاصِلَةَand the hair-extenderوَالْمُوتَصِلَةَand the one who has it done

وَالْوَاشِمَةَand the tattooerوَالْمُوتَشِمَةَ،and the one who has it done."

فَالْنَّامِصَةُThe an-namisah isالَّتِيshe whoتَنْتِفُplucksالشَّعْرَhairمِنَfromالْوَجْهِ،the face

وَمِنْهُand from itقِيلَis calledلِلْمِنْقَاشِthe tweezersالْمِنْمَاصُ،al-minmas

وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةُand al-mutanammisah isالَّتِيsheتَفْعَلُwho hasبِهَاdone to herذَلِكَ،that

وَالْوَاشِرَةُand al-washirah isالَّتِيshe whoتَشُرُّsharpensأَسْنَانَهَاher teeth

وَذَلِكَand that isأَنَّهَاthat sheتَفْلُجُهَاmakes gaps in themوَتُحَدِّدُهَاand makes them pointy

حَتَّىuntilيَكُونَthere isلَهَاfor herأَشَرٌ،ashar (sharpness)

وَالْأَشَرُand al-ashar isتَحَدُّدٌsharpnessوَرِقَّةٌand thinnessفِيinأَطْرَافِthe tips ofالْأَسْنَانِ،the teeth

وَالْوَاصِلَةُand al-wasilahوَالْمُوتَصِلَةُand al-mutasilahالَّتِيis she whoتَصِلُconnectsشَعْرَهَاher hairبِشَعْرِwith the hair ofغَيْرِهَا،someone else

وَالْوَاشِمَةُand al-washimah isالْمَرْأَةُthe woman whoتَغْرِزُpricksظَهْرَthe back ofكَفِّهَاher handوَمِعْصَمَهَاand her wrist

بِإِبْرَةٍwith a needleحَتَّىuntilتُؤَثِّرَit leaves a markفِيهِin itوَتَحْشُوَهُand packs itبِالْكُحْلِwith kohl.

وَذَكَرَAnd he mentionedأَيَّامَthe days ofالتَّشْرِيقِTashreeqفَقَالَ:and said:

هِيَ"They areأَيَّامُdays ofأَكْلٍeatingوَشُرْبٍand drinkingوَبِعَالٍ،and intercourse,"

يَعْنِيmeaningالنِّكَاحَmarriage/intercourse.

وَقَالَ:And he said:يُحْشَرُ"People will be gatheredالنَّاسُonيَوْمَthe Day ofالْقِيَامَةِResurrectionحُفَاةًbarefootبُهُمًا،uncircumcised/plain-colored,"

وَهُوَand al-baheem isالْبَهِيمُthe oneالَّذِيwhoلَاdoes notيَخْلِطُmixلَوْنُهُhis colorلَوْنَwith the color ofسِوَاهُanyone else

مِنْwhetherسَوَادٍblackكَانَit wasأَوْorغَيْرِهِ،other than that.

يَقُولُ:He means:لَيْسَThere is notفِيهِمْamong themشَيْءٌanythingمِنَofالْأَمْرَاضِthe diseasesوَالْعَاهَاتِand the afflictions

الَّتِيthatتَكُونُexistفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe world.

وَقَالَAnd he saidفِيregardingصُلْحِthe treaty ofالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ:Al-Hudaybiyyah:

لَا"Noإِغْلَالَtreacheryوَلَاand noإِسْلَالَ،theft,"

الْإِسْلَالُal-islalالسَّرِقَةُ،is theftوَالْإِغْلَالُand al-ighlalالْخِيَانَةُis betrayal.

وَقَالَ:And he said:اللَّهُمَّ"O Allah,إِنِّيindeed Iأَعُوذُseek refugeبِكَin Youمِنْfromوَعْثَاءِthe hardship ofالسَّفَرِtravel

وَكَآبَةِand the distress ofالْمُنْقَلَبِreturnوَالْحَوْرِand decreaseبَعْدَafterالْكَوْرِ،increase,"

الْحَوْبُAl-hawbإِذَاwhenكَانَit isبِالْبَاءِwith a 'b'وَالْكَوْنُand al-kawnإِذَاwhenكَانَit isبِالنُّونِwith an 'n'

تَقُولُyou sayيَكُونُhe isفِيinحَالَةٍa stateجَمِيلَةٍbeautifulفَيَرْجِعُthen he returnsعَنْهَا،from it

وَإِذَاand ifكَانَاthey areجَمِيعًاbothبِالرَّاءِwith an 'r'فَهُوَthen it isالنُّقْصَانُthe decreaseبَعْدَafterالزِّيَادَةِthe increase.

وَقَالَAnd he saidعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُ:peace:

خَمِّرُوا"Coverآنِيَتَكُمْyour vesselsوَأَوْكُواand tieأَسْقِيَتَكُمْyour waterskins

وَأَجِيفُواand closeالْأَبْوَابَthe doorsوَأَطْفِئُواand extinguishالْمَصَابِيحَthe lamps

وَاكْفُتُواand keep indoorsصِبْيَانَكُمْyour childrenفَإِنَّfor indeedلِلشَّيْطَانِfor the Satanانْتِشَارًاthere is a spreadingوَخَطْفَةً،and a snatching

يَعْنِيmeaningبِاللَّيْلِ،at night.

التَّخْمِيرُAt-takhmirالتَّغْطِيَةُ،is coveringوَالْإِيكَاءُand al-ikawالشَّدُّ،is tying

وَاسْمُand the name ofالْخَيْطِthe threadالَّذِيwith whichيُشَدُّis tiedبِهِitالسِّقَاءُthe waterskinالْوِكَاءُ،is al-wika'

وَاكْفُتُواand wa-kuftuيَعْنِيmeansضُمُّوهُمْgather themإِلَيْكُمْ.to yourselves.