أَخْبَرَنِيTold meعَلِيُّAliبْنُson ofمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadقَالَwho said
Ali bin Muhammad told me, saying:
حَدَّثَنِيNarrated to meابْنُIbnالْحُسَيْنِal-HusseinبْنِbinشَدَّادٍShaddadقَالَwho said
Ibn al-Hussein bin Shaddad narrated to me, saying:
وَلَّانِيAppointed meالْقَسْمُal-Qasimخِلَافَةَas deputy forأَحْمَدَAhmadبْنِbinمَيْمُونٍMaimunبِنَيْسَابُورَin Nishapur
Al-Qasim appointed me as deputy for Ahmad bin Maimun in Nishapur.
فَنَزَلْتُSo I stayedفِيinبَعْضِsomeمَنَازِلِهَاof its houses
So I stayed in one of its houses,
فَوَجَدْتُand I foundفِيinجِوَارِيmy neighborhoodجُنْدِيّاًa soldierمِنْfromأَصْحَابِهِhis companions
and I found in my neighborhood a soldier from his companions,
يُعْرَفُknownبِنَسِيمٍas Nasim
known as Nasim,
كَانَwho usedيَرْسُمُto orderتَنْظِيفَthe cleaning ofغُلَامِهِhis servant
who used to order the cleaning of his servant.
وَإِذَاAnd wheneverكَلْبٌa dogلَهُof hisيَخْرُجُgoes outبِخُرُوجِهِwith his going out
A dog of his would go out when he went out,
وَيَدْخُلُand enterبِدُخُولِهِwith his entering
and enter when he entered.
وَإِذَاAnd wheneverجَلَسَhe satعَلَىonبَابِهِhis doorstep
And whenever he sat on his doorstep,
قَرَّبَهُhe brought it closeوَغَطَّاهُand covered itبِدُوَاجٍwith a rugكَانَthat wasعَلَيْهِupon him
he would bring it close and cover it with a rug that was upon him.
فَسَأَلْتُSo I askedالرَّاسِبِيَّal-Rasibiعَنْaboutمَحَلِّthe status ofالْغُلَامِthe servant
So I asked al-Rasibi about the status of the servant,
وَكَيْفَand howيَقْنَعُis contentالْأَمِيرُthe commanderمِنْهُwith himبِدُخُولِfor enteringالْكَلْبِthe dogعَلَيْهِupon him
and how the commander could be content with the dog entering upon him,
وَيَرْضَىand is pleasedمِنْهُwith himبِذَلِكَwith that
and pleased with him for that,
وَلَيْسَwhile it is notبِكَلْبِa dog ofصَيْدٍgame
even though it is not a hunting dog.
قَالَHe saidأَبُوAbuالْوَلِيدِal-WalidسَلْهُAsk himعَنْaboutحَدِيثِهِhis story
Abu al-Walid said, "Ask him about his story,
فَإِنَّهُfor heيُخْبِرُكَwill tell youبِشَأْنِهِabout his matter."
for he will tell you about his matter."
فَأَحْضَرْتُSo I broughtالْغُلَامَthe servant
So I brought the servant
وَسَأَلْتُهُand asked himعَنِaboutالسَّبَبِthe reasonالَّذِيby whichاسْتَحَقَّhe deservedبِهِtherebyهَذِهِthisالْمَنْزِلَةَpositionمِنْهُfrom him
and asked him about the reason by which he deserved this position from him.
فَقَالَHe saidهَذَاThisخَلَّصَنِيsaved meبَعْدَafterاللَّهِAllahعَزَّMightyوَجَلَّand Majesticمِنْfromأَمْرٍa matterعَظِيمٍtremendous
He said, "This [dog] saved me, after Allah Almighty, from a tremendous matter."
فَاسْتَبْشَعْتُSo I found monstrousهَذَاthisالْقَوْلَstatementمِنْهُfrom him
So I found this statement from him monstrous
وَأَنْكَرْتُهُand rejected itعَلَيْهِagainst him
and rejected it for him.
فَقَالَSo he saidلِيto meاسْمَعْListen toحَدِيثَهُhis storyفَإِنَّكَfor youتَعْذُرُنِيwill excuse me
He said to me, "Listen to his story, for you will excuse me.
كَانَThere wasيَصْحَبُنِيaccompanying meرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofالْبَصْرَةِBasra
A man from the people of Basra used to accompany me,
يُقَالُcalledلَهُfor himمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُbinبَكْرٍBakr
called Muhammad bin Bakr.
لَاNotيُفَارِقُنِيhe separated from me
He never separated from me;
يُؤَاكِلُنِيhe ate with meوَيُعَاشِرُنِيand socialized with meعَلَىoverالنَّبِيذِwineوَغَيْرِهِand other thingsمُنْذُforسِنِينَyears
he ate with me and socialized with me over wine and other things for years.
فَخَرَجْنَاSo we went outأَهْلِto the people ofالدِّينَوَرِDinawar
Then we set out toward Dinawar.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenرَجَعْنَاwe returnedوَقَرَبْنَاand drew nearمِنْtoمَنْزِلِنَاour home
When we returned and drew near to our home,
كَانَthere wasفِيinوَسَطِيmy waistهِمْيَانٌa money beltفِيهِin which wasجُمْلَةُa sum ofدَنَانِيرَdinars
there was a money belt around my waist containing a sum of dinars,
وَمَعِيand with meمَتَاعٌgoodsكَثِيرٌmuchأَخَذْتُهُwhich I tookمِنَfromالْغَنِيمَةِthe spoils
and I had with me many goods which I had taken from the spoils,
قَدْwhichوَقَفَamountedعَلَيْهِtoبِأَسْرِهِin its entirety
amounting to a great deal.
فَنَزَلْنَاSo we dismountedإِلَىatمَوَاضِعَplacesفَأَكَلْنَاand ateوَشَرِبْنَاand drank
So we stopped at a place, and we ate and drank.
فَلَمَّاThen whenعَمِلَtook effectالشَّرَابُthe wine
When the wine took effect,
عَمَدَhe turnedإِلَيَّtoward meفَشَدَّand tiedيَدَيَّmy handsإِلَىtoرِجْلَيَّmy feet
he turned toward me and tied my hands to my feet,
وَأَوْثَقَنِيand bound meكِتَافاًsecurely
binding me securely,
وَرَمَىand threwبِيmeفِيintoوَادٍa valley
and threw me into a valley.
وَأَخَذَAnd he tookكُلَّallمَاwhatمَعِيwas with me
He took everything that was with me
وَتَرَكَنِيand left meوَمَضَىand went away
and left me and went away.
وَآيَسْتُAnd I despairedمِنَofالْحَيَاةِlife
I despaired of life,
وَقَعَدَand satهَذَاthisالْكَلْبُdog
and this dog sat [here]...