al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

قَالَ:He said:

وَحَدَّثَنَاAnd narrated to usبَعْضُsomeأَهْلِpeopleذِيof DhuالرِّئَاسَتَيْنِAl-Ri'asatayn

قَالَ:saying:كَانَ"DhuذُوAl-Ri'asataynالرِّئَاسَتَيْنِused to sendيَبْعَثُmeبِيand youthsوَبِأَحْدَاثٍfrom his familyمِنْto anأَهْلِelderبَيْتِهِin Khurasanإِلَىand say:شَيْخٍ'Learnبِخُرَاسَانَwisdomوَيَقُولُ:from him.'تَعَلَّمُواSo weمِنْهُused toالْحِكْمَةَ،go to him

فَكُنَّاand benefitنَأْتِيهِfrom hisوَنَسْتَفِيدُmanners.مِنْهُThen afterالْآدَابَ،that,

فَلَمَّاhe saidكَانَto us:بَعْدَ"You areذَلِكَmen ofقَالَletters,لَنَا:and youأَنْتُمْhave learnedأُدَبَاءُwisdom,وَقَدْand youتَعَلَّمْتُمُare blessed,الْحِكْمَةَso isوَلَكُمْthere anyنِعْمَةٌloverفَهَلْamong you?"فِيكُمْSo weعَاشِقٌ؟were shy

فَاسْتَحَيْيْنَاof hisمِنْsayingقَوْلِهِand keptوَسَكَتْنَا،silent.

فَقَالَ:He said:اعْشَقُوا"Fall in love,فَإِنَّfor loveالْعِشْقَloosensيُطْلِقُthe tongueلِسَانَof theالْبَلِيدِdull,وَيُسَّخِيmakesالْبَخِيلَthe miserوَيُشَّجِعُgenerous,الْجَبَانَemboldensوَيَبْعَثُthe coward,عَلَىand promptsالتَّلَطُّفِkindnessوَإِظْهَارِand displayingالْمُرُوءَةِchivalryفِيin food,الْمَطْعَمِdrink,وَالْمَشْرَبِclothing,وَالْمَلْبَسِand otherوَغَيْرِthings,ذَلِكَ،and seeوَانْظُرُواthat youأَنْfall in loveتَعْشَقُواwith peopleأَهْلَof nobleالْبُيُوتَاتِhouses andوَالشَّرَفِ.honor."

قَالَ:He said:فَخَرَجْنَاSo we leftمِنْhis presenceعِنْدِهِand cameوَصِرْنَاto DhuإِلَىAl-Ri'asatayn.ذِيHe askedالرِّئَاسَتَيْنِ،us aboutفَسَأَلَنَاwhat heعَمَّاhad taughtأَفَادَنَاus,فَهَبْنَاهُbut weأَنْwere in aweنُخْبِرَهُ،of tellingفَقَالَ:him.تَكَلَّمُوا،He said:فَقُلْنَا:"Speak."تَكَلَّمُوا،We said:فَقُلْنَا:"Heإِنَّهُcommandedأَمَرَنَاus toبِكَذَاdo suchوَكَذَا،and such."

فَقَالَ:He said:صَدَقَ"He spokeوَبَرَّ،the truthأَتَعْلَمُونَand didمِنْgood. Doأَيْنَyou knowقَالَwhenceلَكُمْhe saidذَلِكَ؟that to you?"

قُلْنَا:We said:يُخْبِرُنَا"The vizierبِهِwill tellالْوَزِيرُ،us."فَقَالَ:He said:كَانَ"BahramلِبَهْرَامَGur hadجُورَa sonابْنٌwhom heقَدْhad groomedرَشَحَهُfor theلِلْمُلْكِkingdomمِنْafter himبَعْدِهِand reliedوَاعْتَمَدَupon inعَلَيْهِhis life.فِيAnd heحَيَاتِهِ،was ofوَكَانَlow chivalry,خَامِلَfallenالْمُرُوءَةِambition,سَاقِطَso heالْهِمَّةِassignedفَضَمَّto himإِلَيْهِseveralعِدَّةًtutors, sages,مِنَscholars,الْمُؤَدِّبِينَand thoseوَالْحُكَمَاءِwho teachوَالْعُلَمَاءِhorsemanship.وَمَنْSo whileيَتَعَلَّمُBahram wasالْفُرُوسِيَّةَ،in hisفَبَيْنَاassembly,بَهْرَامُone ofفِيthoseمَجْلِسِهِtutors assignedإِذْto hisدَخَلَson enteredعَلَيْهِupon him.بَعْضُHe askedأُولَئِكَhim aboutالْمُؤَدِّبِينَhis son'sالْمَضْمُومِينَnews andإِلَىwhere heابْنِهِ،had reachedفَسَأَلَهُin wisdomعَنْand literature.خَبَرِHe said:ابْنِهِ"O King,وَأَيْنَI had hopedبَلَغَthat heمِنَwould turnالْحِكْمَةِto orوَالْأَدَبِ،comprehendفَقَالَ:some ofأَيُّهَاwhat Iالْمَلِكُcomposedقَدْand presentedكُنْتُto him,أَرْجُوuntil somethingأَنْhappenedيَتَوَجَّهَin hisأَوْaffair thatيَعِيَmade meبَعْضَdespair ofمَاhim."أَلَّفْتُهُHe said:وَأُلْقِيهِ"And whatإِلَيْهِis that?"حَتَّىHe said:حَدَثَ"He gazedمِنْat theأَمْرِهِdaughterمَاof so-and-soآيَسَنِيthe marzbanمِنْهُ،and fellقَالَ:in loveوَمَاwith her,هُوَ؟so nowقَالَ:he is ravingبَصُرَabout herبِابْنَةِnight andفُلَانٍday."الْمَرْزُبَانِHe said:فَهَوِيَهَا"Now Iفَهُوَhave hopedالْآنَfor hisيَهْذِيsuccess.بِهَاGo andلَيْلَهُencourageوَنَهَارَهُ،him byفَقَالَ:having himالْآنَwrite toرَجَوْتُthe womanفَلَاحَهُ،and frightenاذْهَبْhim withفَشَجِّعْهُme."بِمُرَاسَلَةِSo the tutorالْمَرْأَةِwent andوَخَوِّفْهُaccomplishedبِي،what heفَذَهَبَwas orderedالْمُؤَدِّبُto do.فَانْتَهَىAnd Bahramإِلَىsent toمَاthe girl'sأَمَرَهُfather andبِهِ،summonedوَبَعَثَhim, andبَهْرَامُsaid toإِلَىhim: "Iأَبِيam marryingالْجَارِيَةِmy sonوَدَعَاهُto yourفَقَالَdaughter,لَهُ:so goإِنِّيto herمُزَوِّجٌand commandابْنِيher toابْنَتَكَwrite toفَأْتِهَاmy sonوَمُرْهَاand makeأَنْhim greedyتُرَاسِلَfor herself.ابْنِيWhen hisوَتُطْمِعَهُgreed forفِيher isنَفْسِهَاconfirmedفَإِذَاand heاسْتَحْكَمَhopes toطَمَعُهُmeet her,فِيهَاshe shouldوَرَجَاplay hardالِالْتِقَاءَto get andتَجَنَّتْsay: 'Iعَلَيْهِam notوَقَالَتْ:fit exceptإِنِّيfor a kingلَاof greatأَصْلَحُstatus,إِلَّاdistantلِمَلِكٍambition,عَظِيمِgoodالْقَدْرِaffection,بَعِيدِculturedالْهِمَّةِsoul, andحَسَنِbraveالْمَوَدَّةِprowess,أَدِيبِand youالنَّفْسِare notشُجَاعِthat, norالْبَطْشِis itوَلَسْتَthere.' Thenكَذَلِكَlet meوَلَاknow whatهُنَاكَ،takes placeثُمَّbetweenعَرِّفْنِيyou inالْكَائِنَthat regard."مِنْكَSo theفِيmarzbanذَلِكَ.went toفَمَضَىhis daughterالْمَرْزُبَانُand informedإِلَىher ofابْنَتِهِthat andفَأَعْلَمَهَاwhat theبِذَلِكَking hadوَبِمَاsaid toقَالَهُhim.لَهُSo sheالْمَلِكُ،wrote toفَرَاسَلَتِthe youngالْفَتَىman andوَأَطْمَعَتْهُmade himثُمَّgreedy,قَالَتْthen toldلَهُhim whatمَاher fatherأَمَرَهَاhadبِهِcommandedأَبُوهُ،her.

فَلَمَّاWhenسَمِعَthe youngالْفَتَىman heardذَلِكَthat, heأَنِفَwas deeplyأَنَفاًdisdainingشَدِيداًand feltوَتَقَاصَرَتْsmall,إِلَيْهِso heنَفْسُهُappliedفَأَقْبَلَhimselfعَلَىto learningتَعَلُّمِliterature,الْأَدَبِwisdom,وَالْحِكْمَةِand horsemanshipوَالْفُرُوسِيَّةِuntil heحَتَّىbecameصَارَa leaderرَأْساًin that.فِيWhenذَلِكَ،he reachedفَلَمَّاthe ultimateبَلَغَlimitالْغَايَةَbeyondالَّتِيwhichلَاthere wasبَعْدَهَاnone, heرَفَعَsubmittedقِصَّتَهُhis petitionإِلَىto hisأَبِيهِfather,يَشْكُوcomplainingتَخَلُّفَof theحَالِهِlag ofوَقُصُورَhis conditionيَدِهِand theعَمَّاshortnessيَشْتَهِيهِ،of his handفَوَقَّعَfrom whatلَهُhe desired.أَبُوهُSo hisبِإِزَاحَةِfatherعِلَّتِهِsignedوَالتَّوْسِعَةِfor theعَلَيْهِ،removal ofثُمَّhis ailmentبَعَثَand wideningإِلَىthings forالْمُؤَدِّبِhim. Thenفَدَعَاهُhe sentفَقَالَ:to theقُلْtutor andلِابْنِيsummonedيَرْفَعْhim, saying:إِلَيَّ"Tell myقِصَّةًson toيَسْأَلُنِيraise upفِيهَاto me aإِنْكَاحَهُpetitionابْنَةَaskingالْمَرْزُبَانِ،me toفَقَالَmarry himلَهُto theالْمُؤَدِّبُdaughter ofذَلِكَthe marzban."فَكَتَبَSo the tutorقِصَّةًtold himرَفَعَهَاthat, andإِلَىhe wroteالْمَلِكِa petitionيَسْأَلُهُwhich heتَزْوِيجَهَاraised toمِنْهُthe king,وَأَنْaskingيَصِلَhim toجَنَاحَهُmarry herبِذَلِكَto him,وَأَنَّهَاto joinمِمَّنْhis wingتَصْلُحُwith that,لِمِثْلِهِ،and thatفَأَمَرَshe wasالْمَلِكُamong thoseبِإِحْضَارِfit forالْمَرْزُبَانِthe likesوَسَأَلَهُof him.أَنْSo theيُزَوِّجَking orderedابْنَتَهُthe marzbanمِنْto beابْنِهِbroughtفَفَعَلَ،and askedوَجَهَّزَهَاhim toالْمَلِكُmarry hisبِأَجَلِّdaughter toمَاhis son,يَكُونُand heمِنَdid. Andالْجِهَازِthe kingوَقَالَequippedلِابْنِهِ:her withإِذَاthe mostأَنْتَmagnificentخَلَوْتَdowry andبِهَاsaid toفَلَاhis son: تُحْدِثَنَّ"When youشَيْئاًare aloneحَتَّىwith her,آتِيَكَ،do notفَلَمَّاbringكَانَaboutذَلِكَanythingالْوَقْتُuntil Iدَخَلَcome toالْمَلِكُyou." Whenعَلَىthat timeابْنِهِcame,فَقَالَ:the kingيَاenteredبُنَيَّupon hisإِيَّاكَson andوَأَنْsaid: "Oتُصَغِّرَmy son,شَأْنَbeware ofهَذِهِbelittlingالْمَرْأَةِthe statusعِنْدَكَof thisفَإِنَّهَاwoman withمِنْyou, forأَعْظَمِshe isالنَّاسِone ofمِنَّةًthe greatestعَلَيْكَ،people inوَإِنَّfavor uponالَّذِيyou. Indeed,كَانَwhatمِنْhappenedمُرَاسَلَتِهَاof herإِيَّاكَwritingفَإِنَّمَاto youكَانَwas onlyعَنْby myأَمْرِيcommand,وَبِإِذْنِيwith myوَتَدْبِيرِي،permission,فَاعْرِفْand byحَقَّهَاmy planning.وَحَقَّSo recognizeأَبِيهَاher rightوَأَحْسِنْand theمُعَاشَرَتَهَاright ofوَبَرَّهَا،her father,ثُمَّand treatخَرَجَher well,الْمَلِكُconsortوَخَلَاwith herالْفَتَىkindly, andبِأَهْلِهِ،be dutifulثُمَّto her."قَالَThen theذُوking leftالْرِّئَاسَتَيْنِ:and theسَلُواyoungالْآنَman wasالشَّيْخَalone withعَنِhis wife.السَّبَبِThen DhuالَّذِيAl-Ri'asataynحَمَلَهُsaid: "Askعَلَىnow theمَاelderأَمَرَكُمْabout theبِهِ،reason thatقَالَ:promptedفَسَأَلْنَاهُhim toفَحَدَّثَنَاwhat heبِبَحْدِيثِcommandedذِيyou to do."الرِّئَاسَتَيْنِ.He said: So we asked him and he narrated to us the story of Dhu Al-Ri'asatayn.

مَسَاوِئُThe evilsسُقُوطِof fallenالْهِمَّةِambition