جِمالُناour camels
our camels
ولاand neitherمَحامِلُناour litters
and neither our litters
إلاexcept thatصاحَscreamedوَنَبَحَand barked
except that it screamed and barked
فَكُنَّاso we wereقَدْalreadyأَمِنَّاsafe
so we were safe
مِنْfromسُلَالَةٍSulalahوَغَيْرِهِand othersإِلَىtoمَكَّةَMecca
from Sulalah and others to Mecca.
وَعَزَمْنَاand we resolvedعَلَىonالْخُرُوجِgoing out
And we resolved on going out
فِيonعَمَلٍbusinessإِلَىtoالْيَمَنِYemen
on business to Yemen
فَكَانَand he wasمَعَنَاwith usفِيinأَرْضِthe land ofقُبَاءَQuba
and he was with us in the land of Quba
وَرَجَعْنَاand we returnedإِلَىtoمَدِينَةِthe city ofالسَّلَامِPeace
and we returned to the City of Peace
وَهُوَwhile heمَعَنَاwas with us
while he was with us.
ذَكَرَmentionedأَبُوAbuعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllah
Abu Abdullah mentioned
عَنْon the authority ofأَبِيAbuعُبَيْدَةَUbaidahالنَّحْوِيِّAl-Nahwi
on the authority of Abu Ubaidah Al-Nahwi
وَأَبِيand AbuالْيَقْظَانِAl-YaqzanسُحَيْمِSuhaimبْنِson ofحَفْصٍHafs
and Abu Al-Yaqzan Suhaim bin Hafs
وَأَبِيand AbuالْحَسَنِAl-HasanعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofالْمَدَايِنِيِّAl-Madaini
and Abu Al-Hasan Ali bin Muhammad bin Al-Madaini
عَنْon the authority ofمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofحَفْصِHafsابْنِson ofسَلَمَةَSalamahبْنِson ofمُحَارِبٍMuharib
on the authority of Muhammad bin Hafs ibn Salamah bin Muharib
وَقَدْand indeedحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usبِهَذَاwith thisالْحَدِيثِhadith
And indeed this hadith was narrated to us
أَبُوAbuبَكْرٍBakrعَبْدُAbdاللَّهِAllahبْنُson ofمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofأَبِيAbiدُنْيَاDunya
by Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Dunya
بِإِسْنَادٍwith a chain of transmissionذَكَرَهُhe mentioned it
with a chain of transmission which he mentioned
وَهُوَand it isحَدِيثٌa hadithمَشْهُورٌfamous
and it is a famous hadith
أَنَّthatالطَّاعُونَthe plagueالْجَارِفَsweeping
that the sweeping plague
أَتَىbefellعَلَىuponأَهْلِthe people ofدَارٍa house
befell the people of a house
فَلَاso notيَشُكُّdoes doubtأَحَدٌanyoneمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالْمَحَلَّةِthe neighborhood
so no one from the people of the neighborhood doubts
أَنَّهُthat itلَمْdid notيَبْقَremainفِيهَاin itصَغِيرٌa young oneوَلَاnorكَبِيرٌan old one
that there remained in it neither young nor old
وَلَاand norكَانَwas thereقَدْalreadyبَقِيَremainingفِيinالدَّارِthe houseصَبِيٌّa boyرَضِيعٌsucklingصَغِيرٌsmall
and nor had there remained in the house a small suckling infant
يَحْبُوcrawlingوَلَاnorيَقُومُstanding
crawling or standing.
فَعَمَدَso intendedمَنْwhoبَقِيَremainedمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofتِلْكَthatالْمَحَلَّةِneighborhood
So those who remained of the people of that neighborhood intended
إِلَىtowardبَابِthe door ofالدَّارِthe house
toward the door of the house
فَسَدُّوهُand they blocked it
and they blocked it.
فَلَمَّاthen whenكَانَit wasبَعْدَafterذَلِكَthatبِأَشْهُرٍmonths
Then when it was months after that
تَحَوَّلَmovedإِلَيْهَاto itبَعْضُsomeوَرَثَةِheirs ofالْقَوْمِthe people
some heirs of the people moved to it.
فَلَمَّاthen whenفُتِحَwas openedالْبَابُthe door
Then when the door was opened
وَأَفْضَىand ledإِلَىtoعَرْصَةِthe courtyard ofالدَّارِthe house
and led into the courtyard of the house
إِذَاbeholdهوَhe wasبِصَبِيٍّwith a boyيَلْعَبُplayingمَعَwithجَرْوِa puppy ofكَلْبَةٍa female dog
behold, there he was with a boy playing with the puppy of a female dog
كَانَتْthat wasلِأَصْحَابِfor the owners ofالدَّارِthe house
that belonged to the owners of the house.
فَلَمَّاthen whenرَآهَاhe saw itالصَّبِيُّthe boy
Then when the boy saw it
حَبَاhe crawledإِلَيْهَاto it
he crawled to it
فَأَمْكَنَتْهُso she made possible for himمِنْfromلَبَنِهَاher milk
and she offered him her milk.
فَعَلِمُواso they knewأَنَّthatالصَّبِيَّthe boyبَقِيَremainedفِيinالدَّارِthe house
So they knew that the boy had remained in the house
وَصَارَand becameمَنْسِيًّاforgotten
and had become forgotten.
وَاشْتَدَّand intensifiedجُوعُهُhis hunger
And his hunger intensified
وَرَأَىand he sawجَرْوَthe puppy ofالْكَلْبِthe dogيَرْضَعُsuckling
and he saw the puppy of the dog suckling
فَعَطَفَso he felt affectionعَلَيْهَاtoward it
so he felt affection toward it.
فَلَمَّاthen whenسَقَتْهُshe gave it drinkمَرَّةًonce
Then when she gave it drink once
أَدَامَتْshe continuedلَهُfor himوَأَدَامَand he continuedلَهَاfor herالطَّلَبَthe seekingتِلْكَthatالْمُدَّةَperiod
she continued it for him and he continued seeking it for that period.
فَسُبْحَانَso glory be toمُسَبِّبِthe Causer ofالْأَسْبَابِthe causes
So glory be to the Causer of causes.