al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

وَحَدَّثَنِيAnd narrated to meأَيُّوبُAyyubبْنُson ofهَارُونَHarunبْنِson ofسُلَيْمَانَSulaymanبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّAliقَالَ:he said:

جَاءَCameيَحْيَىYahyaوَمَعَهُand with himابْنُهُhis sonجَعْفَرٌJa'farإِلَىtoعَبْدِAbdالصَّمَدِal-Samadبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّAli

فَسَلَّمَand greetedعَلَيْهِhim

وَبِبَابِهِAnd at his doorفَتًىwas a young manمِنْfromوَلَدِthe descendants ofعَبْدِAbdullahاللَّهِAllahبْنِson ofعَلِيٍّAli

فَقَامَso he stood upإِلَىtowardsجَعْفَرَJa'farفَقَبَّلَand kissedيَدَهُ،his hand.

فَقَالَHe saidلَهُ:to him:ائْتِنِي"Come to meوَارْفَعْand raiseإِلَيَّto meحَوَائِجَكَyour needsإِلَىtoأَمِيرِthe Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithful

وَقَدْand I haveأَمَرْتُorderedلَكَfor youبخَمْسَةِfiveآلافِthousandدِينَارٍ،dinars."

فَقَالَSaidيَحْيَى:Yahya:وَقَدْ"And I haveأَمَرْتُorderedلَكَfor youبِمِثْلِهَاthe like of it

وَأَجْرَيْتُand I have assignedعَلَيْكَfor youثَلَاثَةَthreeآلَافِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsفِيinكُلِّeveryشَهْرٍmonth,

فَابْعَثْso sendبِمَنْsomeone whoيَقْبِضُwill collectذَلِكَ.that."

فَلَمَّاWhenانْصَرَفَhe leftدَعَاهُhe called himعَبْدُAbdالصَّمَدِal-Samadفَقَالَ:and said:

لِمَ"Whyفَعَلْتَdid you doمَاwhatفَعَلْتَ؟you did?"

فَقَالَ:He said:أَنَا"I amابْنُthe son ofأَخِيكَyour brother

وَإِنَّمَاand you onlyتَصِلُنِيsupport meفِيinالسَّنَةِthe yearبِأَرْبَعَةِwith fourآلَافِthousandدِرْهَمٍ،dirhams,

وَقَدْwhileأَغْنَانِيhas enriched meهَذَاthis manوَأَبُوهُand his fatherفِيinسَاعَةٍan hourوَاحِدَةٍsingle,

فَكَيْفَso howتَلُومُنِيcan you blame meعَلَىforذَلِكَ؟that?"

وَحَدَّثَAnd narratedيَحْيَىYahyaبْنُson ofمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadقَالَ:he said:

لَمَّاWhenخَرَجَwent outالرَّشِيدُAl-RashidإِلَىtoالْقَاطُولِAl-Qatul,

قَالَhe saidلِيَحْيَى:to Yahya:يَا"Oأَبَتِfather,

لَاdo notتَفْجَعْنِيgrieve meبِكَby losing youوَكُنْand beمَعِيwith meفِيonهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِjourneyلِأَأْنَسَso that I may take comfortبِكَ،in you."

فَعَمَدَSo he resolvedعَلَىuponالشُّرُوصِsetting outمَعَهُ،with him.

فَقَالَand he saidلِرَجَاءِto Rajaبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdالْعَزِيزِal-Azizوَكَانَwho wasعَلَىin charge ofنَفَقَاتِهِ:his expenses:

كَمْ"How muchعِنْدَis withوُكَلائِنَاour agentsمِنَofالْمَالِ؟money?"

قَالَ:He said:سَبْعُ"Sevenمِائَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ،dirhams."

قَالَ:He said:فَاقْبِضْهَا"Then take itإِلَيْكَ،into your possession,"

فَغَدَاso he went earlyإِلَيْهِto himفَقَبَّلَand kissedيَدَهُhis handوَمَنْصُورُwhile Mansurبْنُson ofزِيَادٍZiyadعِنْدَهُ.was with him.

فَلَمَّاWhenخَرَجَwent outرَجَاءٌRaja,قَالَhe saidلِمَنْصُورٍ:to Mansur:

قَدْ"I supposeظَنَنْتُthatأَنَّRajaرَجَاءًthoughtتَوَهَّمَthat weأَنَّاgrantedوَهَبْنَاhimلَهُthisهَذَاmoney,الْمَالَand weوَإِنَّمَاonlyأَمَرْنَاهُordered himبِقَبْضِهِto take possession of itلِيَكُونَso that he would beمَعَنَاwith usفِيonهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِ،journey."

فَقَالَSaidمَنْصُورٌ:Mansur:فَأَنَا"Then Iأُعْلِمُهُwill inform himذَلِكَ،of that."

قَالَ:He said:إِذَنْ"Thenيَقُولُ:he will say:فَقُلْSo tell himلَهُtoيَقْبَلَacceptيَدِيmy handكَمَاjust asقَبَّلْتُI kissedيَدَهُ،his hand,"

فَلَاso do notتَقُلْsayلَهُto himشَيْئاً،anything,

وَتَرَكَand he leftالْمَالَthe moneyلَهُ.for him.

وَكَانَAnd usedيَحْيَىYahyaيَقُولُ:to say:اسْرِفْ"Be extravagant,فَإِنَّfor indeedالشَّرَفَnobilityفِيlies inالسَّرَفِ.extravagance."

وَمِنْهُمْAnd among themالْفَضْلُis al-Fadlبْنُson ofيَحْيَىYahyaالْبَرْمَكِيُّ،the Barmakid,

فَإِنَّهُfor heحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofعِيسَىIsaبْنِson ofمَاهَانَMahan

عَنْfromمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofزَيْدٍZaydأَنَّهُthat heقَالَ:said:

دَخَلْتُ"I enteredعَلَىuponالْفَضْلِal-Fadlبْنِson ofيَحْيَىYahya

وَقَدْwhen he hadخَرَجَcome outمِنَofالْحَمَّامِthe bathhouseبَعْدَafterالعَصْرِthe afternoon

وَهُوَwhile heيَقُولُ:was saying:أَعُوذُ"I seek refugeبِاللَّهِin Allahمِنَfromالنَّارِ!the Fire!"

فَقُلْتُ:I said:جُعِلْتُ"May I be madeفِدَاكَ!your ransom!اشْتَرِBuyهَذَاthisالْوَجْهَhandsome faceالْحَسَنَgoodlyمِنَfromالنَّارِ.the Fire."

فَدَعَاSo he calledبِخَمْسِfor fiveمِائَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsوَقَالَ:and said:

اشْتَرِ"Buyبِهَاwith themوَجْهِيmy faceالسَّاعَةَ،right now."

فَقُلْتُ:I said:جُعِلْتُ"May I be madeفِدَاكَ!your ransom!الْوَقْتُThe timeضَيِّقٌis tightوَلَكِنْbutغَداًtomorrowإِنْifشَاءَAllahاللَّهُ،wills,"

فَقَالَ:he said:لَا"No,وَاللَّهِby Allahإِلَّاexceptالسَّاعَةَ،right now!"

فَوَجَّهْتُSo I sentإِلَىtoالْقُضَاةِthe judgesفِيinالْجَانِبَيْنِboth sides of the cityبِثَلَاثِwith threeمِائَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhams

وَحَمَلْتُand I carriedإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadالسَّمَرْقَنْدِيِّal-Samarqandiمِنْهَاfrom itصَدْراًa major portion

وَأَمَرْتُهُمْand I ordered themعَنْهُon his behalfبِتَفْرِيقِهِto distribute itوَفَرَّقْتُand I distributedالْبَقِيَّةَthe restبِحَضْرَتِي،in my presence.

فَلَمْNotتَغِبِdid setالشَّمْسُthe sunحَتَّىuntilفُرِّقَwas distributedذَلِكَthatكُلُّهُ.all of it.

وَحَدَّثَAnd narratedمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofالْحُسَيْنِal-Husaynبْنِson ofمُصْعَبٍMus'abقَالَ:he said:

وَقَفَStoodالْفَضْلُal-Fadlبْنُson ofيَحْيَىYahyaبِخُرَاسَانَin Khurasanمَوْقِفاًa standingلَمْthat hasيَقِفْهُstoodأَحَدٌno oneقَطُّ،ever before.

خَرَجَHe went outإِلَىtoالْمَيْدَانِthe fieldلِيَضْرِبَto playبِالصَّوَالِجِpolo

فَأَمَرَso he orderedبِدَفَاتِرِthe ledgersالْبَقَايَاof arrearsالَّتِيthatعَلَىwere owed byالنَّاسِthe peopleفَأُحْضِرَتْto be brought,

وَأَمَرَand he orderedالْحَاجِبَthe chamberlainبِالْخُرُوجِto go outإِلَىtoالنَّاسِthe peopleوَإِعْلَامِهِمْand inform themأَنَّهُthat heقَدْhasوَهَبَهَاgranted themلَهُمْto them

ثُمَّthenأَمَرَhe orderedبِهَاthemفَضُرِبَتْto be struckبِالنَّارِ،with fire.

وَكَانَAnd wasمَبْلَغُthe amountذَلِكَof thatأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanعِشْرِينَtwentyأَلْفَthousandأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ.dirhams.

وَحَدَّثَAnd narratedبَعْضُsomeالْهَاشِمِيِّينَof the HashimitesعَنْfromخَلَفٍKhalafالْمِصْرِيِّthe Egyptianقَالَ:who said:

مَرَرْتُ"I passedيَوْماًone dayبِبَابِby the door ofيَحْيَىYahyaبْنِson ofمُعَاذٍMu'adh

فَوَجَدْتُهُand I found itمُغْلَقاًclosedوَلَمْand I did not seeأَرَseeبِالْبَابِat the doorأَحَداً،anyone.

فَأَنْكَرْتُSo I found that strangeذَلِكَ،andفَدَنَوْتُapproachedإِلَىtoالْبَابِthe doorوَاسْتَفْتَحْتُand asked it to be opened,

فَفُتِحَand it was openedلِيfor meوَدَخَلْتُand I enteredعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَأَلْتُهُand asked himعَنْaboutحَالِهِhis condition,

فَذَكَرَHe mentionedأَنَّهُthat heتَوَارَىwas hidingعَنْfromغُرَمَائِهِ،his creditors.

فَقُلْتُ:I said:وَكَمْ"And how muchلِدُيَّانِكَdo your creditorsعَلَيْكَ؟owe from you? / have against you?"

فَقَالَ:He said:ثَلَاثُمِائَةِ"Three hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ،dirhams."

ثُمَّThenمَضَيْتُI wentإِلَىtoالْفَضْلِal-Fadlبْنِson ofيَحْيَىYahyaفَأَخْبَرْتُهُand informed him,

فَسَكَتَ،so he remained silent.

فَلَمَّاWhenانْصَرَفْتُI returnedإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِيmy houseكَتَبَhe wroteإِلَّي:to me:

إِنَّكَ"Youدَلَلْتَنَاhave guided usعَلَىtoمَكْرُمَةٍa noble deedفَشَكَرْنَاكَso we thanked youعَلَىforذَلِكَthat

وَأَمَرْنَاand we have orderedلَكَfor youبِمِائَةِone hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsلِدَلَالَتِكَfor your guidance

وَبَعَثْنَاand we have sentإِلَيْكَto youبِثَلَاثِمِائَةِthree hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsلِتُوَصِّلَهَاso that you may deliver itإِلَىtoيَحْيَىYahyaبْنِson ofمُعَاذٍ،Mu'adh."

فَأَوْصَلْتُهَاSo I delivered itإِلَيْهِto himفَقَضَىand he paid offدَيْنَهُhis debtبِهَا.with it.

قِيلَ:It was said:وَدَفَعَAnd Hamzaحَمْزَةُson ofبْنُJa'farجَعْفَرِson ofبْنِSulaymanسُلَيْمَانَhandedإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuالنَّضِيرِal-Nadirالشَّاعِرِthe poetرُقْعَةًa noteلِيُوَصِّلَهَاto deliverإِلَىtoالْفَضْلِal-Fadl

يَسْأَلُهُasking himفِيهَاin itالْإِذْنَfor permissionفِيtoابْتِيَاعِpurchaseضَيْعَةٍan estateبِفَارِسَ،in Fars.

وَكَانَAnd wasمَبْلَغُthe amountمَاof whatيُوزَنُwould be weighedفِيasثَمَنِهَاits priceمِائَةَone hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ،dirhams.

قَالَSaidأَبُوAbuالنَّضِيرِ:al-Nadir:فَأَخَذْتُهَا"So I took itمِنْهُfrom himفَدَفَعْتُهَاand handed itإِلَىtoالْفَضْلِal-Fadl."

فَنَظَرَHe lookedفِيهَاat itوَوَضَعَهَاand laid it aside,

فَاغْتَمَمْتُso I became distressedلِمَاbecause of whatرَأَيْتُI sawمِنْofقِلَّةِhis lackنَشَاطِهِof enthusiasmلَهَا،for it.

فَلَمَّاWhenأَصْبَحْتُmorning cameقِيلَit was saidلِي:to me:خُزَّانُ"The treasurersبَيْتِof the houseالْمَالِof wealthيَطْلُبُونَكَ،are looking for you."

فَظَنَنْتُSo I thoughtأَنَّهُthatنَظَرَhe had lookedلِيout for meبِشَيْءٍwith somethingفِيregardingخَاصَّتِي،my own affairs.

فَأَتَيْتُهُمْso I went to themفَقَالُواand they saidلِي:to me:أَحْضِرْ"Bringمَنْsomeone whoيَحْمِلُwill carryالْمِائَةَthe hundredأَلْفٍthousandإِلَىtoصَاحِبِthe owner ofالرُّقْعَةِ،the note."

فَحَمَلْتُهَاSo I carried itإِلَىtoحَمْزَةَ،Hamza.

قَالَSaidحَمْزَةُ:Hamza:فَصِرْتُ"So I wentإِلَيْهِto himفَقُلْتُ:and said:أَصْلَحَMay Allah set rightاللَّهُthe Amir!الْأَمِيرَ! وصلْت إليّ صلتكوَصَلَتْHas reached meإِلَيَّyourصِلْتُكَgenerosity,

وَلَاand no,وَاللَّهِby Allah,مَاdo I knowأَدْرِيhowكَيْفَto thankأَشْكُرُكَyouإِلَّاexceptبِقَوْلِby the saying ofأَبِيAbuالنَّضِيرِal-Nadirفِيكَ:concerning you:'

وَلِلنَّاسِ"And for the peopleمَعْرُوفٌis renownوَفِيهِمْand among themصَنَائِعُare favors......وَلَنْand noneيَجْبُرَwill mendالْأَحْزَانَsorrowsإِلَّاexceptجِدَاthe generosity ofالْفَضْلِal-Fadl

إِذَاIfمَاeverالْعَطَايَاgiftsلَمْare notتَكُنْBarmakid,بَرْمَكِيَّةًthen those......فَتِلْكَgiftsالْعَطَايَاneitherمَاpleaseتُمَرُّnorوَلَاareتُحْلَىsweetened."

قَالَSaidأَبُوAbuالنَّضِيرِ:al-Nadir:فَالْتَفَتَ"So turnedإِلَيَّto meالْفَضْلُal-Fadlفَقَالَ:and said:يَا'OأَبَاAbuالنَّضِيرِal-Nadir,جَزَاؤُكَyour rewardعِنْدِي،is with me,'

فَوَصَلَنِيso he rewarded meحَتَّىuntilأَغْنَانِي.he made me wealthy.