قَالَ:He said:
He said:
وَحَدَّثَنَاAnd narrated to usالْوَضَّاحُAl-WaddahبْنُbinمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِbinعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahقَالَ:he said:
And Al-Waddah bin Muhammad bin Abdullah narrated to us, he said:
سَمِعْتُI heardأَبَاAbuبُدَيْلِBudaylبْنَbinحَبِيبٍHabibيَقُولُ:saying:
I heard Abu Budayl bin Habib saying:
كُنَّاWe wereإِذَاwhenخَرَجْنَاwe came outمِنْfromعِنْدِthe presence ofأَبِيAbuجَعْفَرٍJa'farالْمَنْصُورِAl-Mansur
Whenever we came out from the presence of Abu Ja'far Al-Mansur,
صِرْنَاwe would goإِلَىtoالْمَهْدِيِّAl-Mahdi
we would go to Al-Mahdi,
وَهُوَwhile heيَوْمَئِذٍon that dayوَلِيُّheirعَهْدٍ،apparent,
while he was on that day the heir apparent.
فَفَعَلْنَاSo we didذَلِكَthatيَوْماًone day
So we did that one day,
فَأَبْرَزَand he extendedلِيto meالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurيَدَهُhis hand
and Al-Mansur extended his hand to me,
فَانْكَبَبْتُso I leaned overعَلَيْهَاupon itفَقَبَّلْتُهَا،and kissed it.
so I leaned over it and kissed it.
فَضَرَبَThen he struckيَدِيmy handبِيَدِهِ،with his hand,
Then he struck my hand with his hand,
فَعَلِمْتُso I knewأَنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notيَفْعَلْdoذَلِكَthatإِلَّاexceptلِشَيْءٍfor somethingفِيinيَدِهِ،his hand.
so I knew that he did not do that except for something in his hand.
فَوَضَعَSo he placedفِيinيَدِيmy handكِتَاباًa letterصَغِيراًsmallتَسْتُرُهُhidden byالْكَفُّ،the palm.
So he placed in my hand a small letter hidden by the palm.
فَلَمَّاWhenخَرَجْتُI came outقَرَأْتُI readالْكِتَابَthe letter
When I came out, I read the letter,
فَإِذَاand beholdفِيهِ:in it:
and behold, in it:
إِذَاWhenقَرَأْتَyou readكِتَابِيmy letterهَذَاthisفَاسْتَأْذِنْthen ask permissionإِلَىto go toضِيَاعِكَyour estatesبِالرَّيِّ،in Rayy.
"When you read this letter of mine, then ask permission to go to your estates in Rayy."
فَرَجَعْتُSo I returnedفَاسْتَأْذَنْتُand asked permission
So I returned and asked permission,
فَقُلْتُ:and I said:يَاOأَمِيرَPrince ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe Believers,
and I said: "O Commander of the Faithful,
ضِيَاعِيmy estatesبِالرَّيِّin Rayyقَدِhaveاخْتَلَتْbecome disruptedوَلِيand I haveحَاجَةٌa needإِلَىtoمُطَالَعَتِهَا.inspect them."
my estates in Rayy have become disrupted and I have a need to inspect them."
فَقَالَ:He said:لَاNoوَلَاand neitherكَرامَةَ،with honor,
He said: "No, and nor with honor!"
فَخَرَجْتُSo I came outثُمَّthenعُدْتُreturnedإِلَيْهِto himالْيَوْمَthe dayالثَّانِيsecondفَكَلَّمْتُهُ،and spoke to him,
So I came out, then returned to him on the second day and spoke to him,
فَرَدَّand he repliedعَلَيَّto meمِثْلَlikeالْجَوَابِthe answerالْأَوَّلِ،first,
and he replied to me like the first answer,
فَقُلْتُ:so I said:يَاOأَمِيرَPrince ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe Believers,
so I said: "O Commander of the Faithful,
إِنَّمَاI onlyأَرَدْتُwantedصَلَاحَهَاtheir bettermentلِأَقْوَىso that I may gain strengthبِهَاby themعَلَىforخِدْمَتِكَ،your service."
I only wanted their betterment so that I may gain strength by them for your service."
فَقَالَ:He said:إِذَاIfشِئْتَ،you wish,
He said: "If you wish."
فَقُلْتُ:So I said:يَاOأَمِيرَPrince ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe Believers,فَلِيthen I haveحَاجَةٌa needأَذْكُرُهَا.I mention it.
So I said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I have a need to mention it."
قَالَ:He said:قُلْتُ:I said:أَحْتَاجُI needإِلَىtoخَلْوَةٍ،privacy,
He said: I said: "I need privacy."
فَنَهَضَSo stood upالْقَوْمُthe peopleوَبَقِيَand remainedالرَّبِيعُ،Al-Rabi',
So the people stood up and Al-Rabi' remained,
فَقُلْتُso I saidأَحِلْنِي،Clear the way for me,
so I said: "Clear the way for me."
قَالَ:He said:وَمِنَAnd fromالرَّبِيعِ؟Al-Rabi'?
He said: "Even from Al-Rabi'?"
قُلْتُI saidنَعَمْ،Yes,
I said: "Yes."
فَتَنَحَّىSo stepped asideالرَّبِيعُAl-Rabi'
So Al-Rabi' stepped aside
فَقَالَ:and he said:إِنْIfجُدْتَyou bestowلِيto meبِدَمِكَwith your bloodوَمَالِكَ،and your wealth,
and he said: "If you bestow upon me your blood and your wealth?"
فَقُلْتُ:So I said:يَاOأَمِيرَPrince ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe Believers,
So I said: "O Commander of the Faithful,
وَهَلْand areأَنَاIوَمَالِيand my wealthإِلَّاexceptمِنْfromنِعْمَتِكَ؟your bounty?
and are not I and my wealth except from your bounty?
حَقَنْتَYou sparedدَمِيmy bloodوَرَدَدْتَand returnedعَلَيَّto meمَالِيmy wealthوَآثَرْتَنِيand favored meبِصُحْبَتِكَ،with your company."
You spared my blood, returned my wealth to me, and favored me with your company."
فَقَالَ:He said:إِنَّهُIndeed itيَهْجِسُoccursفِيinنَفْسِيmy soulأَنَّthatالْمَرَّارَAl-MarrarبْنَbinجَهْوَرٍJahwarعَلَىis uponخَلْعِيmy deposition
He said: "It occurs in my soul that Al-Marrar bin Jahwar is bent on deposing me,
وَلَيْسَand there is notلِيfor meغَيْرُكَother than youلِمَاfor whatأَعْرِفُI knowبَيْنَكُمَاbetween the two of you.
and there is no one for me other than you, because of what I know of the relationship between you two.
فَأَظْهِرْSo manifestإِذَاwhenصِرْتَyou arriveإِلَيْهِto himالْوَقِيعَةَcriticismفِيَّof meوَالتَّنَقُّصَand disparagementلِيof meحَتَّىuntilتَعْرِفَyou knowمَاwhatعِنْدَهُ،he has.
So when you arrive at his place, manifest criticism of me and disparagement of me until you know what he has.
فَإِذَاSo ifرَأَيْتَهُyou see himيَهُمُّintendingبِخَلْعِيto depose meفَاکْتُبْthen writeإِلَيَّto me
So if you see him intending to depose me, then write to me,
وَلَاand do notتَكْتُبَنَّwriteعَلَىuponبَرِيدٍpostal mailوَلَاnorمَعَwithرَسُولٍ،a messenger,
and do not write via postal mail nor with a messenger,
وَلَاand let notيَفُوتَنِيmiss meخَبَرُكَyour newsفِيinكُلِّeveryيَوْمٍ،day.
and let not your news miss me on any day.
فَقَدْFor indeedنَصَبْتُI have appointedلَكَfor youفُلاناًso-and-soالْقَطَّانَthe cotton-sellerفِيinدَارِthe house ofالْقُطْنِcottonفَهُوَso heيُوصِلُwill deliverكُتُبَكَ،your letters.
For indeed I have appointed for you so-and-so the cotton-seller in the Cotton House, so he will deliver your letters."
قَالَ:He said:فَمَضَيْتُSo I departedحَتَّىuntilأَتَيْتُI came toالرَّيَّRayy
He said: So I departed until I came to Rayy
فَدَخَلْتُand I enteredعَلَىuponمُرَّارٍMarrarفَقَالَ:and he said:أَفَلْتَ؟"Did you escape?"
and I entered upon Marrar, and he said: "Did you escape?"
قُلْتُ:I said:نَعَمْ"Yesوَالْحَمْدُand praise beلِلَّهِ،to Allah,"
I said: "Yes, and praise be to Allah,"
ثُمَّthenأَقْبَلْتُI beganأُؤْنِسُهُto comfort himبِالْوَقِيعَةِby criticizingفِيinالْمَنْصُورِAl-Mansurحَتَّىuntilأَظْهَرَhe revealedمَاwhatكَانَwasالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurظَنَّsuspicion ofبِهِ،regarding him.
then I began to comfort him by criticizing Al-Mansur until he revealed what Al-Mansur had suspected of him.
فَكَتَبْتُSo I wroteإِلَيْهِto himبِذَلِكَ،about that.
So I wrote to him about that.
فَلَمَّاWhenوَصَلَتْreachedمِنْهُfrom himإِلَىtoمَاwhatأَرَدْتُI wantedأَتَيْتُI came toضِيَاعِيmy estatesثُمَّthenرَجَعْتُI returnedإِلَيْهِto himبَعْدَafterأَيَّامٍ،days,
When what I wanted from him was achieved, I came to my estates, then returned to him after days,
فَقَالَ:and he said:نَجَّاكَ"Did save youاللَّهُAllahمِنَfromالْفَاجِرِ؟the wicked one?"
and he said: "Did Allah save you from the wicked one?"
قُلْتُ:I said:نَعَمْ،"Yes,وَأَرْجُوand I hopeأَنْthatتَقَعَmay fallعَيْنُهُhis eyeعَلَيَّupon meأَبَداً،never again,"
I said: "Yes, and I hope his eye never falls upon me again,"
فَكُنْتُso I used toأُعَرِّضُinsinuateبِهِagainst himفَيَزِيدُنِيand he would increase meمِمَّاin whatعِنْدَهُ،he had.
so I used to insinuate against him and he would increase me in what he had (of trust/secrets).
ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidلِي:to me:هَلْ"Doلَكَyou haveأَنْthatتَخْرُجَyou go outإِلَىtoمُتَنَزَّهٍa pleasantطَيِّبٍ؟promenade?"
Then he said to me: "Would you like to go out to a pleasant promenade?"
قُلْتُ:I said:نَعَمْ،"Yes,"
I said: "Yes,"
فَخَرَجْتُso I went outأَنَاIوَهُوَand heنَتَسَايَرُriding side by sideحَتَّىuntilصِرْنَاwe cameإِلَىtoمَوْضِعٍa placeمُشْرِفٍelevatedقَدْthatبُنِيَتْwas builtلَهُfor himعَلَيْهِupon itقُبَّةٌ،a dome,
so I went out and he, riding side by side, until we came to an elevated place upon which a dome had been built for him.
فَأَحَدَّSo he fixedالنَّظَرَhis gazeإِلَىatمَاwhatهُنَاكَwas thereثُمَّthenقَالَ:he said:
So he fixed his gaze at what was there, then said:
يَا"OأَبَاAbuبُدَيْلٍBudayl,أَتَرَىdo you seeالْفَاجِرَthe wicked oneيَظُنُّthinkingأَنِّيthat Iأُعْطِيهِwill give himطَاعَةًobedienceأَبَداًeverمَاas long asعِشْتُ؟I live?
"O Abu Budayl, does the wicked one think that I will ever give him obedience as long as I live?
اشْهَدْBear witnessأَنِّيthat Iقَدْhaveخَلَعْتُهُdeposed himكَمَاjust asخَلَعْتُI took offخُفِّيmy bootهَذَاthisمِنْfromرِجْلِي!my foot!"
Bear witness that I have deposed him just as I took off this boot of mine from my foot!"
قَالَ:He said:فَرَجَعْتُSo I returnedإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِيmy residenceوَأَنَاwhile Iفِيinكُلِّeveryيَوْمٍdayأَكْتُبُwas writingبِخَبَرِهِ،about his news.
He said: So I returned to my residence, and every day I was writing about his news.
قَالَ:He said:وَقَدْAnd indeedكُنْتُI hadأَعْدَدْتُpreparedتِسْعَةَnineفُرْسَانٍhorsemenمِنْfromبَنِيBanuيَرْبُوعٍYarbu'وَرَجُلاًand a manمِنْfromبَنِيBanuأَسَدٍAsad
He said: And I had prepared nine horsemen from Banu Yarbu' and a man from Banu Asad,
فَوَاطَأْتُهُمْand I conspired with themأَنْthatنَبْطِشَwe would pounceبِهِupon him
and I conspired with them that we would pounce upon him,
وَكَتَبْتُand I wroteإِلَىtoالْمُصَمَّغَانِAl-Musamaghanأَنْthatيَأْتِيَهُhe should come to himفِيwithجُنْدِهِhis troopsإِلَىtoالْمَوْضِعِthe placeالَّذِيwhichاتَّفَقْنَاwe agreedعَلَيْهِ،upon.
and I wrote to Al-Musamaghan that he should come with his troops to the place which we had agreed upon.
قَالَ:He said:وَأَخَذَAnd tookالْمَرَّارُAl-Marrarالدَّوَاءَmedicineفِيinذَلِكَthatالْيَوْمِ،day,
He said: And Al-Marrar took medicine on that day,
وَسَبَقَand beat himإِلَيْهِto himالْأَسَدِيُّthe Asadi manبِالْخَبَرِwith the news
and the Asadi man beat him to the news
وَقَالَ:and said:احْذَرْ"Beware,فَقَدِfor indeedاتُّخِذَthere has been plottedلَكَagainst youكَيْتَsuch and suchوَكَيْتَ،and such and such."
and said: "Beware, for indeed there has been plotted against you such and such."
قَالَ:He said:فَدَخَلْتُSo I enteredعَلَيْهِupon himفَإِذَاand loهُوَheعَلَىwas onكُرْسِيٍّ،a chair,
He said: So I entered upon him, and lo, he was on a chair,
فَعَرَفْتُso I recognizedالشَّرَّevilفِيinوَجْهِهِhis faceوَالْمُنْكَرَand hostilityفِيinنَظَرِهِ،his look.
so I recognized evil in his face and hostility in his look.
فَقَالَ:He said:هِيهِ"Well now,يَاOأَبَاAbuبُدَيْلٍBudayl,مَعَalong withإِكْرَامِيmy honoringلَكَof youأَرَدْتَdid you wantأَنْthatتَقْتُلَنِي؟you kill me?"
He said: "Well now, O Abu Budayl, along with my honoring of you, did you want to kill me?"
قَالَHe saidفَتَضَاحَكْتُso I chuckledوَقُلْتُ:and said:بَلَغَ"Has reachedمِنْfromمَكْرِهِhis cunningأَنْthatدَسَّhe slippedإِلَيْكَto youهَذَاthisالْأَسَدِيَّ،Asadi man,
He said: So I chuckled and said: "Has his cunning reached the point that he slipped this Asadi man to you,
لَقَدْsurelyعَلِمْتُI have knownفِيكَregarding youحِيلَتَهُ!his trickery!"
and I have surely known his trickery regarding you!"
ثُمَّThenحَرَّكَهُagitated himبَطْنُهُhis stomachفَقَامَso he stood upإِلَىtoالْخَلَاءِthe privyوَقَالَ:and said:لَا"Do notتَرْمِ،throw/shoot,"
Then his stomach agitated him, so he stood up to go to the privy and said: "Do not shoot,"
فَلَمَّاso whenوَلَّىhe turned awayوَثَبْتُI leapedوَخَرَجْتُand went outمُسْرِعاً،hurriedly.
so when he turned away, I leaped and went out hurriedly.
فَقَالَSaidالْحَاجِبُ:the chamberlain:أَسْرَعْتَ."You hurried."
The chamberlain said: "You hurried."
قُلْتُ:I said:نَعَمْ"Yes,فِيonحَاجَةٍan errandلِلْأَمِيرِ،for the Emir,"
I said: "Yes, on an errand for the Emir,"
وَرَكِبْتُand I mountedفَرَسِيmy horseفَرَأَيْتُand sawالْقَوْمَthe peopleقَدْhaveوَافَوْاarrivedكُلَّهُمْall of themإِلَّاexceptالْأَسَدِيَّ،the Asadi man,
and I mounted my horse and saw that all the people had arrived except the Asadi man,
فَعَلِمْتُso I knewأَنَّهُthat heصَاحِبِي،was my (betrayer).
so I knew that he was the one [who betrayed me].
فَلَمَّاWhenخَرَجَhe came outسَأَلَhe askedعَنِّيabout meفَأُخْبِرَand was informedبِمُضِيِّي،of my departure,
When he came out, he asked about me and was informed of my departure,
فَوَجَّهَso he dispatchedخَيْلاًcavalryفِيinطَلَبِي،pursuit of me,
so he dispatched cavalry in pursuit of me,
فَمَالَand intervenedالْيَرْبُوعِيُّونَthe Yarbu'itesفَدَفَعُوهُمْ،and drove them off,
and the Yarbu'ites intervened and drove them off,
وَمَضَيْتُand I proceededحَتَّىuntilصِرْتُI arrivedإِلَىatالْمُصَمَّغَانِAl-Musamaghan
and I proceeded until I arrived at Al-Musamaghan,
وَكَتَبْتُand I wroteإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuجَعْفَرٍJa'farالْمَنْصُورِAl-Mansurكِتَاباًa letterمَكْشُوفاً،open,
and I wrote to Abu Ja'far Al-Mansur an open letter,
فَكَتَبَ:so he wrote back:إِنِّي"Indeed Iقَدْhaveعَرَفْتُknownمَاwhatوَصَفْتَهُyou describedوَقَدْand indeedصَحَّhas been confirmedالْأَمْرُ،the matter,"
so he wrote back: "Indeed I have known what you described, and the matter has indeed been confirmed,"
ثُمَّthenكَتَبَhe wroteإِلَىtoخَازِمِKhazimبْنِbinخُزَيْمَةَKhuzaimahفَصَارَso he wentإِلَيْهِto himحَتَّىuntilأَخَذَهُ.he seized him.
then he wrote to Khazim bin Khuzaimah, so he went to him until he seized him.