fadl al kilab ibn al marzuban

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تَرَاجَعَHe retreated

He retreated, looking at me and turning around while I looked at him until he disappeared from me.

يَنْظُرُlookingإِلَيَّat me

He retreated, looking at me and turning around while I looked at him until he disappeared from me.

وَيَلْتَفِتُand turning around

He retreated, looking at me and turning around while I looked at him until he disappeared from me.

وَأَنَاand Iأَنْظُرُlookإِلَيْهِat him

He retreated, looking at me and turning around while I looked at him until he disappeared from me.

حَتَّىuntilغَابَhe disappearedعَنِّيfrom me.

He retreated, looking at me and turning around while I looked at him until he disappeared from me.

أَخْبَرَنِيTold meبَعْضُsomeالشُّيُوخِof the elders

Some of the elders of the people of cunning told me, saying: I was with a group heading out to Isfahan.

مِنْfromأَهْلِthe peopleالْحِيَلِof cunning

Some of the elders of the people of cunning told me, saying: I was with a group heading out to Isfahan.

قَالَHe said:كُنْتُI wasأَنَاIمَعَwithجَمَاعَةٍa group

Some of the elders of the people of cunning told me, saying: I was with a group heading out to Isfahan.

خَارِجِينَheading outإِلَىtoأَصْبَهَانَIsfahan.

Some of the elders of the people of cunning told me, saying: I was with a group heading out to Isfahan.

فَلَمَّاSo whenصِرْنَاwe becameإِلَىatبَعْضِsomeالطَّرِيقِof the road

When we reached a certain part of the road, we passed by an old, ruined caravanserai in which there was no one.

مَرَرْنَاwe passedبِخَانٍby a caravanseraiقَدِيمٍoldخَرَابٍruinedلَيْسَthere is notفِيهِin itأَحَدٌanyone.

When we reached a certain part of the road, we passed by an old, ruined caravanserai in which there was no one.

وَإِذَاAnd beholdصَوْتُthe soundكَلْبٍof a dogيَنْبَحُbarking

And behold, the sound of a dog barking and intense movement were heard, so we all entered the caravanserai.

وَإِذَاand beholdحَرَكَةٌmovementشَدِيدَةٌintense.

And behold, the sound of a dog barking and intense movement were heard, so we all entered the caravanserai.

فَدَخَلْنَاSo we enteredبِأَجْمَعِنَاall of usالْخَانَthe caravanserai

And behold, the sound of a dog barking and intense movement were heard, so we all entered the caravanserai.

فَإِذَاand beholdنَحْنُweبِرَجُلٍwith a manمِنْfromأَصْحَابِنَاour companions

And behold, we found a man from our companions whom we knew from Al-Fuyukh, who had with him a dog that never left him wherever he was.

نَعْرِفُهُwe know himمِنَfromالْفُيُوخِAl-Fuyukh

And behold, we found a man from our companions whom we knew from Al-Fuyukh, who had with him a dog that never left him wherever he was.

كَانَhe used to haveمَعَهُwith himكَلْبٌa dogلَاnotيُفَارِقُهُleaving himحَيْثُwhereverكَانَhe was.

And behold, we found a man from our companions whom we knew from Al-Fuyukh, who had with him a dog that never left him wherever he was.

وَإِذَاAnd beholdبَعْضُsomeالْمُبَنْجِمِينَof the mountebanks

And behold, a mountebank whose spell had worked on him—making Al-Fuyukh his homeland—when he saw that his trick did not work against the man, put a bowstring around his neck to strangle him with it.

تَنَفُذُtakes effectوَقَعَfellعَلَيْهِupon him

And behold, a mountebank whose spell had worked on him—making Al-Fuyukh his homeland—when he saw that his trick did not work against the man, put a bowstring around his neck to strangle him with it.

فَكَانَso it wasالْفَيْحُAl-Fayhوَطَنًاas a homeland.

And behold, a mountebank whose spell had worked on him—making Al-Fuyukh his homeland—when he saw that his trick did not work against the man, put a bowstring around his neck to strangle him with it.

فَلَمَّاSo whenرَأَىhe sawحِيلَتَهُhis trickلَيْسَis notتَنْفُذُtaking effectلَهُfor himعَلَيْهِagainst him

And behold, a mountebank whose spell had worked on him—making Al-Fuyukh his homeland—when he saw that his trick did not work against the man, put a bowstring around his neck to strangle him with it.

طَرَحَhe threwفِيinعُنُقِهِhis neckوَتَرًاa bowstringلِيَخْنُقَهُto strangle himبِهِwith it.

And behold, a mountebank whose spell had worked on him—making Al-Fuyukh his homeland—when he saw that his trick did not work against the man, put a bowstring around his neck to strangle him with it.

فَلَمَّاSo whenرَأَىsawالْكَلْبُthe dogذَلِكَthat

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

ثَارَit sprangإِلَىatالْمُبَنِّجِthe mountebankمَغْشِيًّاfrenziedعَلَيْهِupon him

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

فَخَلَّصْنَاso we freedمِنْfromعُنُقِneckصَاحِبِنَاour companionالْوَتَرَthe bowstring

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

وَكَانَand he wasقَدْalreadyأَشْرَفَon the vergeعَلَىofالتَّلَفِdestruction

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

وَقَبَضْنَاand we seizedعَلَىuponالْمُبَنِّجِthe mountebank

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

فَكَتَّفْنَاهُand we tied him upبِوَتَرِهِwith his bowstring

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

وَدَفَعْنَاهُand we handed him overإِلَىtoالسُّلْطَانِthe sultan.

When the dog saw that, it sprang at the mountebank in a frenzy, so we freed the bowstring from our companion's neck as he was on the verge of destruction, and we seized the mountebank, tied him up with his bowstring, and handed him over to the sultan.

وَحَدَّثَنِيAnd narrated to meإِبْرَاهِيمُIbrahimبْنُson ofبُرْقَانَBurqanقَالَwho said:

Ibrahim ibn Burqan narrated to me, saying: There was in our neighborhood a man from the people of Isfahan known as Al-Khasib, and he had a dog that he brought with him from the mountain.

كَانَthere wasفِيinجِوَارِنَاour neighborhoodرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe peopleأَصْبَهَانَof Isfahan

Ibrahim ibn Burqan narrated to me, saying: There was in our neighborhood a man from the people of Isfahan known as Al-Khasib, and he had a dog that he brought with him from the mountain.

يُعْرَفُknownبِالْخَصِيبِas Al-Khasib

Ibrahim ibn Burqan narrated to me, saying: There was in our neighborhood a man from the people of Isfahan known as Al-Khasib, and he had a dog that he brought with him from the mountain.

وَمَعَهُand with himكَلْبٌa dogلَهُof hisجَاءَhe cameبِهِwith itمِنَfromالْجَبَلِthe mountain.

Ibrahim ibn Burqan narrated to me, saying: There was in our neighborhood a man from the people of Isfahan known as Al-Khasib, and he had a dog that he brought with him from the mountain.

فَوَقَعَSo there occurredبَيْنَهُbetween himوَبَيْنَand betweenجَارِهِhis neighborخُصُومَةٌa disputeإِلَىuntilأَنْthatتَوَاثَبَاthey assaulted one another.

Then a dispute arose between him and his neighbor until they assaulted one another.

فَلَمَّاSo whenرَأَىsawالْكَلْبُthe dogذَلِكَthat

When the dog saw that, it leaped upon the man who had assaulted its master, placed its claws in one of his eyes, and bit the back of his neck until I saw the man has fainted and his blood flowing on the ground.

وَثَبَit leapedعَلَىuponالرَّجُلِthe manالَّذِيwhoوَاثَبَassaultedصَاحِبَهُits master

When the dog saw that, it leaped upon the man who had assaulted its master, placed its claws in one of his eyes, and bit the back of his neck until I saw the man has fainted and his blood flowing on the ground.

فَوَضَعَand it placedمَخَالِيبَهُits clawsفِيinأَحَدِoneعَيْنَيْهِof his eyes

When the dog saw that, it leaped upon the man who had assaulted its master, placed its claws in one of his eyes, and bit the back of his neck until I saw the man has fainted and his blood flowing on the ground.

وَعَضَّand bitقَفَاهُthe back of his neckحَتَّىuntilرَأَيْتُI sawالرَّجُلَthe manقَدْindeedغُشِيَhas faintedعَلَيْهِupon him

When the dog saw that, it leaped upon the man who had assaulted its master, placed its claws in one of his eyes, and bit the back of his neck until I saw the man has fainted and his blood flowing on the ground.

وَدِمَاؤُهُand his bloodتَجْرِيis flowingعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe ground.

When the dog saw that, it leaped upon the man who had assaulted its master, placed its claws in one of his eyes, and bit the back of his neck until I saw the man has fainted and his blood flowing on the ground.