وَصَاحَAnd he cried out
And he cried out
فَلَمْso they did notيَلْتَفِتُواturnإِلَيْهِto him
so they did not turn to him
وَأَلَحَّand he persistedفِيinالصِّيَاحِcrying out
and he persisted in crying out
لِيُعْلِمَهُمْto make them knowمُرَادَهُhis intentفِيهِtherein
to make them know his intent therein
ثُمَّThenرَمَىhe threwإِلَيْهِto him
Then he threw to him
بِمَاwith whatكَانَwasيُرْمَىthrownإِلَيْهِto him
with what was thrown to him
فَلَمْand he did notيَقْرَبْهُapproach it
and he did not approach it
وَلَجَّand he persistedفِيinالصِّيَاحِcrying out
and he persisted in crying out
فَقَالَso he saidلِغِلْمَانِهِto his servants
so he said to his servants
نَحُّوهُRemove himعَنَّاfrom us
Remove him from us
فَإِنَّfor indeedلَهُhe hasقِصَّةًa story
for indeed he has a story
وَمَدَّAnd he extendedيَدَهُhis handإِلَىtoاللَّبَنِthe milk
And he extended his hand to the milk
فَلَمَّاAnd whenرَآهُhe saw himالْكَلْبُthe dog
And when the dog saw him
يُرِيدُintendingأَنْtoيَأْكُلَeat
intending to eat
وَثَبَhe leapedإِلَىtoوَسَطِthe middle ofالْمَائِدَةِthe table
he leaped to the middle of the table
وَأَدْخَلَand insertedفَمَهُhis mouthفِيinاللَّبَنِthe milk
and inserted his mouth in the milk
وَكَرَعَand drank directlyمِنْهُfrom it
and drank directly from it
فَسَقَطَso he fellمَيِّتاًdead
so he fell dead
وَتَنَاثَرَand scatteredلَحْمُهُhis flesh
and his flesh scattered
وَبَقِيَAnd remainedالْمَلِكُthe kingمُتَعَجِّباًastonishedمِنْهُat him
And the king remained astonished at him
وَمِنْand atفِعْلِهِhis deed
and at his deed
فَأَوْمَأَتِso signaledالْخَرْسَاءُthe mute woman
so the mute woman signaled
فَعَرَفُواand they knewمُرَادَهَاher intent
and they knew her intent
بِمَاby whatصَنَعَdidالْكَلْبُthe dog
by what the dog did
فَقَالَSo saidالْمَلِكُthe kingلِنُدَمَائِهِto his companionsوَحَاشِيَتِهِand his entourage
So the king said to his companions and his entourage
أَنَّthatشَيْئاًsomethingقَدْhasفَدَانِيransomed meبِنَفْسِهِwith himself
that something has ransomed me with its life
لِتَحْقِيقِto fulfillالْمُكَافَأَةِthe reward
to fulfill the reward
وَمَاand noneيَحْمِلُهُshall carry himوَيَدْفِنُهُand bury himغَيْرِيexcept me
and none shall carry him and bury him except me
وَدَفَنَهُAnd he buried himبَيْنَbetweenأَبِيهِhis fatherوَأُمِّهِand his mother
And he buried him between his father and his mother
وَبَنَىand builtعَلَيْهِover himقُبَّةًa dome
and built a dome over him
وَكَتَبَand wroteعَلَيْهَاupon itمَاwhatقَرَأْتَyou read
and wrote upon it what you read
وَهَذَاAnd thisمَاis whatكَانَwasمِنْofخَبَرِهِhis story
And this is what was of his story
أَخْبَرَنِيInformed meأَبُوAbuالْعَلَاءِAl-AlaابْنُIbnيُوسُفَYusufالْقَاضِيthe judge
Abu Al-Ala Ibn Yusuf the judge informed me
قَالَsayingحَدَّثَنِيnarrated to meشَيْخٌan old man
saying: An old man narrated to me
كَانَwho wasمُسِنّاًelderlyصَدُوقاًtruthful
who was elderly and truthful
أَنَّهُthat heحَجَّperformed pilgrimageسَنَةًone yearمِنَofالسِّنِينَthe years
that he performed pilgrimage one of the years
قَالَHe said
He said
وَبَرَزْنَاand we brought outأَحْمَالَنَاour luggageإِلَىtoالْيَاسِرِيَّةِAl-Yasiriyyah
and we brought our luggage out to Al-Yasiriyyah
وَجَلَسْنَاand we satعَلَىonقَرَاحٍopen landنَتَغَدَّىhaving lunch
and we sat on open land having lunch
وَكَلْبٌand a dogرَابِضٌcrouchingبِجِوَارِنَاnear us
and a dog was crouching near us
فَرَمَيْنَاso we threwإِلَيْهِto himمِنْfromبَعْضِsome ofمَاwhatنَأْكُلُwe eat
so we threw to him from some of what we eat
ثُمَّThenارْتَحَلْنَاwe set off
Then we set off
وَنَزَلْنَاand we dismountedبِنَهْوِat the vicinity ofالْمَلِكِthe king
and we dismounted at the vicinity of the king
فَلَمَّاSo whenقَدَّمْنَاwe presentedالسُّفْرَةَthe dining cloth
So when we presented the dining cloth
إِذِbeholdالْكَلْبُthe dogبِعَيْنِهِhimselfرَابِضٌcrouchingبِجِوَارِنَاnear usكَالْيَوْمِlike the dayالأَوَّلِfirst
behold, the very same dog was crouching near us like the first day
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلِلْغِلْمَانِto the servants
So I said to the servants
قَدْindeedتَبِعَنَاfollowed usهَذَاthisالْكَلْبُdog
this dog has indeed followed us
وَقَدْand indeedوَجَبَbecame incumbentحَقُّهُhis rightعَلَيْنَاupon us
and his right upon us has become incumbent
فَتَعَهَّدُوهُso take care of him
so take care of him
وَنَقَضَAnd spreadالْغِلْمَانُthe servantsالسُّفْرَةَthe dining clothبَيْنَbeforeيَدَيْهِhim
And the servants spread the dining cloth before him
فَأَكَلَso he ate
so he ate
وَلَمْand he did notيَزَلْceaseتَابِعاًfollowingلَنَاusمِنْfromمَنْزِلٍstationإِلَىtoمَنْزِلٍstation
and he kept following us from station to station
عَلَىonتِلْكَthatالْحَالِcondition
on that condition
لَاnotيَقْدِرُis ableأَحَدٌanyoneأَنْtoيَقْرَبَapproach
while no one was able to approach