وَقِيلَAndأَيْضاً:also:هُوَheأَحْمَقُis more foolishمِنْthanدَغَةَ،Daghah,
And it was also said: He is more foolish than Daghah,
وَهِيَand sheمَارِيَةُis Mariyahبِنْتُdaughter ofمِغْنَجٍMighnajتَزَوَّجَتْshe marriedفِيamongبَنِيBanuالْعَنْبَرِAl-Anbarوَهِيَwhile sheصَغِيرَةٌ،was young,
and she is Mariyah daughter of Mighnaj, who married among Banu Al-Anbar while she was young,
فَلَمَّاso whenأَصَابَهَاlabor pains struckالْمَخَاضُherظَنَّتْshe thoughtأَنَّهَاthat sheتُرِيدُwantedالْخَلَاءَthe privyفَخَرَجَتْso she went outتَبَرَّزَto relieve herself
so when labor pains struck her, she thought she wanted the privy, so she went out to relieve herself,
فَصَاحَand the childالْوَلَدُcriedفَجَاءَتْso she cameمُنْصَرِفَةًreturningفَقَالَتْ:and said:
and the child cried, so she came returning and said:
يَاOأُمَّهْmother,هَلْdoesيَفْتَحُopenالْجَعْرُthe fecesفَاهُ؟its mouth?
"O mother, does the feces open its mouth?"
قَالَتْ:She said:نَعَمْ"Yes,يَدْعُوit is callingأَبَاهُ.its father."
She said: "Yes, it is calling its father."
فَسُبَّتْAnd were insultedبَنُوBanuالْعَنْبَرِAl-Anbarبِذَاكَbecause of that,فَقَالُواso they calledلَهُمْthemبَنُوBanuالْجَعْرَاءِ.Al-Ja'ra'.
And Banu Al-Anbar were insulted because of that, so Banu Al-Ja'ra' called them names.
وَقِيلَAnd it wasأَيْضاً:also said:هُوَheأَحْمَقُis more foolishمِنْthanالْمَمْهُورَةِthe woman dowered withإِحْدَىone ofخِدْمَتَيْهَا،her anklets,
And it was also said: He is more foolish than the woman dowered with one of her anklets,
وَهِيَand sheامْرَأَةٌwas a womanأَخَذَهَاwhom a man tookرَجُلٌto commitلِيَفْجُرَimmorality withبِهَاherفَقَالَتْ:so she said:
and she was a woman whom a man took to commit immorality with her, so she said:
لَا"I will notأُمُمَكِّنُكَenable youمِنْoverنَفْسِيmyselfحَتَّىuntilتُمْهِرَنِي.you give me a dower."
"I will not yield myself to you until you give me a dower."
فَقَالَ:He said:قَدْ"I haveمَهَرْتُكِdowered you withإِحْدَىone ofخِدْمَتَيْكِ،your two anklets,"
He said: "I have dowered you with one of your two anklets,"
وَهُمَاand theyخَلْخَالَاهَا،were her anklets,فَرَضِيَتْso she consentedوَمَكَّنَتْهُand enabled himمِنْoverنَفْسِهَا.herself.
and they were her anklets, so she consented and yielded herself to him.
وَقِيلَ:And it was said:هُوَheأَحْمَقُis more foolishمِنْthanجُهَيْزَةَ،Juhayzah,
And it was said: He is more foolish than Juhayzah,
وَهِيَand she isعُرْسُthe bride ofالذِّئْبِthe wolfلِأَنَّهَاbecause sheتَدَعُleavesوَلَدَهَاher youngوَتُرْضِعُand sucklesوَلَدَthe young ofالضَّبُعِ.the hyena.
and she is the bride of the wolf because she abandons her own young and suckles the young of the hyena.
وَقَالَAnd Al-Kumaytالْكُمَيْتُ:said:
And Al-Kumayt said:
كَمَاJust asخَامَرَتْlurkedفِيinحِضْنِهَاits lairأُمُّthe mother ofعَامِرٍ'Amir (hyena)......لِذِيfor the one ofالْحَبْلِthe ropeحَتَّىuntilعَالَburdenedأَوْسٌAwsعِيَالَهَاher dependents
Just as the mother of 'Amir lurked in its lair for the one of the rope until Aws took care of her dependents
أَوْسٌAwsهُوَisالذِّئْبُ.the wolf.
Aws is the wolf.
وَقِيلَ:And it was said:هُوَheأَحْمَقُis more foolishمِنْthanنَعَامَةٍ،an ostrich,
And it was said: He is more foolish than an ostrich,
لِأَنَّهَاbecause sheتَدَعُleavesالْحِضْنَbroodingعَلَىoverبَيْضَتِهَاher own eggوَتَحْضُنُand broods overبَيْضَthe eggs ofنَعَامَةٍanotherأُخْرَى،ostrich,
because she abandons brooding over her own egg and broods over the eggs of another ostrich,
وَقَالَand IbnابْنُHarmahهَرْمَةَ:said:
and Ibn Harmah said:
فَإِنِّيIndeed Iوَتَرْكِيand my abandoningنَدَىthe generosity ofالْأَكْرَمِينَthe noble ones......وَقَدْحِيand my strikingبِكَفِّيwith my palmزَنَاداًflint stonesشِحَاحاthat are tight
Indeed I and my abandoning the generosity of the noble ones ... And my striking with my palm flint stones that are tight
كَتَارِكَةٍIs like one leavingبَيْضَهَاher eggsبِالْعَرَاءِin the open desert......وَمُلْبِسَةٍand clothingبَيْضَthe eggs ofأُخْرَىanotherجَنَاحاwith a wing
Is like one leaving her eggs in the open desert ... And clothing the eggs of another with a wing
وَقِيلَ:And it was said:هُوَheأَحْمَقُis more foolishمِنْthanبَاقِلٍ،Baqil,
And it was said: He is more foolish than Baqil,
وَكَانَand heاشْتَرَىboughtعَنْزاًa goatبِأَحَدَfor elevenعَشَرَdirhamsدِرْهَماً،dirhams,فَقَالُواso they saidلَهُ:to him:
and he bought a goat for eleven dirhams, so they said to him:
بِكَمْ"For how muchاشْتَرَيْتَdid you buyالْعَنْزَ؟the goat?"
"For how much did you buy the goat?"
فَفَتَحَSo he openedكَفَّيْهِboth his palmsوَفَرَّقَand spreadأَصَابِعَهُhis fingersوَأَخْرَجَand thrust outلِساناً،his tongue,
So he opened both his palms, spread his fingers, and thrust out his tongue,
يُرِيدُmeaningأَحَدَelevenعَشَرَdirhams,دِرْهَماً،meaning eleven,فَعَيَّرُوهُso they taunted himبِذَلِكَ.for that.
meaning eleven dirhams, so they taunted him for that.
وَقِيلَ:And it was said:إِنَّIndeedالَّذِيwhatاشْتَرَاهُhe boughtظَبْيٌ،was a gazelle,
And it was said: Indeed what he bought was a gazelle,
فَلَمَّاso whenفَتَحَhe openedأَصَابِعَهُhis fingersأَفْلَتَescapedالظَّبْيُ.the gazelle.
so when he opened his fingers, the gazelle escaped.
وَقَالُواAnd they saidفِيaboutبَاقِلٍ:Baqil:
And they said about Baqil:
يَلُومُونَThey blameفِيregardingحُمْقِهِhis foolishnessبَاقِلاًBaqil......كَأَنَّas ifالْحَمَاقَةَfoolishnessلَمْwere notتُخْلَقْcreated
They blame Baqil regarding his foolishness ... As if foolishness were not created
وَلَاAnd do notتُكْثِرُواoverdoالْعَذْلَblamingفِيinعِيِّهِhis ineloquence......فَلِلْعِيِّfor ineloquenceأَجْمَلُis more beautifulبِالْأَمُوقِwith the foolish one
And do not overdo blaming in his ineloquence ... For ineloquence is more becoming to the foolish one
خُرُوجُProtrusion ofاللِّسَانِthe tongueوَفَتْحُand opening ofالْبَنَانِthe fingertips......أَحَبُّis dearerإِلَيْنَاto usمِنَthanالْمَنْطِقِspeech
Protrusion of the tongue and opening of the fingertips ... Is dearer to us than speech
قِيلَ:It was said:وَقَدِمَA delegationوَفْدٌfromمِنَIraqالْعِرَاقِarrivedعَلَىtoسُلَيْمَانَSulaymanبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdالْمَلِكِAl-Malik
It was said: A delegation from Iraq arrived to Sulayman bin Abd Al-Malik
فَقَضَوْاso they settledحَوَائِجَهُمْtheir needsوَانْصَرَفُوا.and departed.
so they settled their needs and departed.
فَقَالَSo a manرَجُلٌamong themمِنْهُمْ:said:بَلَغَنِي"It has reached meأَنَّthatأَمِيرَthe Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithfulيَبْرُزُappearsلِلْعَامَّةِto the general public
So a man among them said: "It has reached me that the Commander of the Faithful appears to the general public
فَأَنَاso Iأُقِيمُwill stayبَعْدَكُمْafter youيَوْماًa dayأَوْorيَوْمَيْنِtwo daysفَلَعَلِّيso perhaps Iأَنْwillأَرَاهُsee himوَأَسْمَعَand hearكَلَامَهُhis speechثُمَّthenأَتْبَعُكُمْ.follow you."
so I will stay after you a day or two days so perhaps I will see him and hear his speech, then follow you."
فَلَمَّاSo whenكَانَit wasفِيtheالْغَدِmorrowبَرَزَappearedسُلَيْمَانُSulaymanلِلنَّاسِto the peopleوَجَلَسَand satعَلَىuponسَرِيرِهِhis throne
So when it was the morrow, Sulayman appeared to the people and sat upon his throne
وَأَذِنَand gave permissionلِلْعَامَّةِto the general publicفَدَخَلُواso they enteredوَفِيهِمُand among themالْعِرَاقِيُّ.was the Iraqi.
and gave permission to the general public, so they entered, and among them was the Iraqi.
فَجَلَسَHe satفِيinسَمَاطِthe row ofسُلَيْمَانَSulaymanإِلَىnext toجَنْبِa side ofرَجُلٍa manأَحْمَقَfoolishمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالشَّأْمِ.Sham (Syria).
He sat in the row of Sulayman next to a foolish man from the people of Syria.
فَقَالَSaidلَهُto himالْأَحْمَقُ:the foolish man:مِمَّنِ"From whoالرَّجُلُ؟is the man?"
The foolish man said to him: "From who is the man?"
قَالَ:He said:أَنَا"Iمِنْam fromأَهْلِthe people ofالْعِرَاقِ.Iraq."
He said: "I am from the people of Iraq."
وَقَالَ:And he said:فَعَلَ"May God doاللَّهُtoبِكَyouوَفَعَلَ،and do,"
And he said: "May God do to you and do,"
وَجَعَلَand beganيَشْتُمُهُto insult himوَيَذْكُرُand mentionأَبَاهُhis fatherوَعِرْضَهُ،and his honor,
and began to insult him and mention his father and his honor,
وَقَالَ:and said:مِثْلُكَ"The likes of youيَقْعُدُsitsفِيinسَمَاطِthe row ofأَمِيرِthe Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَ!of the Faithful!"
and said: "The likes of you sits in the row of the Commander of the Faithful!"
وَالْعِرَاقِيُّAnd the Iraqiيُنَاشِدُappeals toاللَّهَGodوَيَسْأَلُهُand asks himأَنْtoيَكُفَّrefrainعَنْهُfrom himفَيَأْبَى،but he refuses,
And the Iraqi appeals to God and asks him to refrain from him, but he refuses,
إِلَىuntilأَنْthatقَالَsaidسُلَيْمَانُ:Sulayman:أَيُّكُمْ"Which of youيُخْبِرُنِيwill inform meمِنْwhoالَّذِيis the one whoيَقُولُ:says:
until Sulayman said: "Which of you will inform me who is the one who says:
أَنَخْنَThey made kneelالْقُرُونَthe locks of hairفَعَقَّلْنَهَاand hobbled them......كَعَطْفِlike the bending ofالْعَسِيبِthe palm branchعَرَاجِينَthe stalks ofمِيلاًbending dates
They made the locks of hair kneel and hobbled them ... Like the bending of the palm branch, stalks of bending dates
وَيُفَسِّرُAnd explainsلَنَاto usقَوْلَهُhis sayingفَلَهُso for him isجَارِيَةٌa slave girlبِرَحَالِهَا؟with her riding gear?"
And explains to us his saying 'so for him is a slave girl with her riding gear'?"
وَالشَّامِيُّWhile the Syrianمُقْبِلٌwas turningعَلَىtowardالْعِرَاقِيِّthe Iraqiلَاnotيَفْتُرُceasingعَنْfromشَتْمِهِinsulting himوَيَقُولُ:and saying:يَا"Oجَاسُوسُ.spy."
While the Syrian was turning toward the Iraqi, not ceasing from insulting him and saying: "O spy."
فَقَالَSo saidلَهُ:to him:كُفَّ"Refrainعَنِّيfrom meفَإِنِّيfor Iأَنْفَعُكَ.will benefit you."
So he said to him: "Refrain from me for I will benefit you."
قَالَ:He said:وَهَلْ"And is thereمَعَكَwith youخَيْرٌ؟any good?"
He said: "And is there any good with you?"
قَالَ:He said:نَعَمْ،"Yes,قُمْstand upفَقُلْand sayلِأَمِيرِto the Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithfulأَنَا'Iأَعْرِفُknowمَنْwhoقَالَsaidهَذَاthisوَأُفَسِّرُهُ،and I interpret it,'
He said: "Yes, stand up and say to the Commander of the Faithful: 'I know who said this and I interpret it',
فَإِذَاso ifقَالَ:he says:مَنْ'Whoقَالَهُ؟said it?'فَقُلْ:then say:امْرُؤُImru'uالْقَيْسِ،Al-Qays,
so if he says: 'Who said it?' then say: 'Imru'u Al-Qays',
فَإِذَاand ifقَالَ:he says:مَا'Whatعَنَىdid he meanبِهِ؟by it?'فَقُلْ:then say:الْبِطِّيخُ.The watermelon."
and if he says: 'What did he mean by it?' then say: 'The watermelon."
فَقَالَSaidالشَّامِيُّ:the Syrian:يَا"OأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the FaithfulأَنَاIأَعْرِفُknowمَنْwhoقَالَsaidهَذَاthisوَأُفَسِّرُهُ.and I interpret it."
The Syrian said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I know who said this and I interpret it."
فَقَالَ:He said:هَاتِ."Bring it forth."
He said: "Bring it forth."
قَالَ:He said:امْرُؤُ"Imru'uالْقَيْسِ.Al-Qays."
He said: "Imru'u Al-Qays."
فَتَبَسَّمَSo smiledسُلَيْمَانُSulaymanوَقَالَ:and said:فَمَا"And whatعَنَىdid he meanبِهِ؟by it?"
So Sulayman smiled and said: "And what did he mean by it?"
قَالَ:He said:الْبِطِّيخُ."The watermelon."
He said: "The watermelon."
فَضَحِكَSo laughedسُلَيْمَانُSulaymanحَتَّىuntilاسْتَلْقَىhe reclinedعَلَىuponفِرَاشِهِhis mattressثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:
So Sulayman laughed until he reclined upon his mattress, then said:
وَيْحَكَ"Woe to you,عَمَّنْfrom whomأَخَذْتَdid you takeهَذَاthisالْعِلْمَ؟knowledge?"
"Woe to you, from whom did you take this knowledge?"
فَقَالَ:He said:عَنْ"Fromهَذَاthisالْعِرَاقِيِّ.Iraqian."
He said: "From this Iraqian."
فَأَشَارَSo signaledسُلَيْمَانُSulaymanإِلَىtowardالْعِرَاقِيِّthe Iraqiفَأَقْبَلَso he came forwardإِلَيْهِ،to him,
So Sulayman signaled toward the Iraqi, so he came forward to him,
فَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:مَنْ"Whoأَنْتَ؟are you?"
and said to him: "Who are you?"
قَالَ:He said:رَجُلٌ"A manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالْعِرَاقِIraqكُنْتُI wasقَدِمْتُhaving arrivedمَعَwithفُلَانٍSo-and-soوَفُلَانٍand So-and-so
He said: "A man from the people of Iraq, I had arrived with So-and-so and So-and-so
فَقَضَوْاso they settledحَوَائِجَهُمْtheir needsوَانْصَرَفُواand departedفَأَقَمْتُwhile I stayedأَرْقُبُwatching forجُلُوسَthe sitting ofأَمِيرِthe Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithful
so they settled their needs and departed, while I stayed watching for the sitting of the Commander of the Faithful,
فَقَعَدْتُso I satإِلَىnext toهَذَاthisالشَّامِيِّSyrianفَلَمْand he did notيَدَعْleaveسَبّاًan insultوَلَاnorشَتْماًa revilingإِلَّاexcept thatاسْتَقْبَلَنِيhe met meبِهِ.with it.
so I sat next to this Syrian, and he did not leave an insult nor a reviling except that he met me with it.
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلَهُto himكُفَّ'Refrainعَنِّيfrom meفَإِنِّيfor Iأَنْفَعُكَ،will benefit you,'قُلْsayلِأَمِيرِto the Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithfulكَذَاsuch andوَكَذَا،such,
So I said to him 'Refrain from me for I will benefit you, say to the Commander of the Faithful such and such',
فَكَانَso there occurredمِنْهُfrom himمَاwhatقَدْyou haveسَمِعْتَهُ.heard.
so there occurred from him what you have heard.
فَضَحِكَSo he laughedوَقَالَ:and said:أَتَعْرِفُ"Do you knowأَنْتَyourselfمَنْwhoقَالَهُ؟said it?"
So he laughed and said: "Do you know yourself who said it?"
قُلْتُ:I said:كَثَيِّرُ"Kuthayyirعَزَّةَ.Azzah."
I said: "Kuthayyir Azzah."
قَالَ:He said:وَمَا"And whatعَنَىdid he meanبِهِ؟by it?"
He said: "And what did he mean by it?"
قُلْتُ:I said:قُرُونَ"The locks ofالرَّأْسِ،the head,وَالْعَسِيبُand the palm branchالْخَادِمُ،is the servant,
I said: "The locks of the head, and the palm branch is the servant,
وَالْعَرَاجِينُand the stalksقَدِhaveاخْتَلَفُواdifferedفِيهِregarding it,فَقَالَso someبَعْضُهُمْof them saidعَنَاقِيدُclusters ofالْكَرْمِthe grapevineوَقَالَand someبَعْضُهُمْof them saidعَرَاجِينُstalks ofالنَّخْلِ.the palm tree."
and the stalks, they have differed regarding it, so some of them said clusters of the grapevine and some of them said stalks of the palm tree."
فَأَمَرَSo he orderedلَهُfor himبِجَائِزَةٍa rewardسَنِيَّةٍgenerousوَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:الْحَقْ"Joinبِأَصْحَابِكَ.your companions."
So he ordered a generous reward for him and said to him: "Join your companions."