فَلَلْكَلْبُFor the dog isخَيْرٌbetterمِنْthanخَلِيلٍa friendيَخُونُنِيwho betrays me
For the dog is better than a friend who betrays me
وَيَنْكِحُand marriesعُرْسِيmy wifeبَعْدَafterوَقْتِthe time ofرَحِيلِيmy departure
and marries my wife after the time of my departure
سَأَجْعَلُI will makeكَلْبِيmy dogمَاas long asحَيِيتُI liveمُنَادِمِيmy drinking companion
I will make my dog, as long as I live, my drinking companion
وَأَمْنَحُهُand I will grant himوُدِّيmy affectionوَصَفْوَand the purity ofخَلِيلِيmy friendship
and I will grant him my affection and the purity of my friendship
وَذَكَرَAnd mentionedابْنُIbnدَأْبٍDabقَالَsaying
And Ibn Dab mentioned, saying
كَانَthere wereلِلْحَسَنِfor Al-Hasanبْنِson ofمَالِكٍMalikالْغَنَوِيِّAl-Ghanawiأَخَوَانِtwo brothersوَنَدْمَانِand two drinking companions
Al-Hasan ibn Malik al-Ghanawi had two brothers and two companions
فَأَفْسَدَand corruptedبَعْضُهُمْone of themمَحْرَمًاa female relative
and one of them corrupted a female relative
وَكَانَAnd there wasلَهُfor himعَلَىatبَابِthe door ofدَارِهِhis houseكَلْبٌa dogقَدْwhichرَبَّاهُhe had raised
and he had a dog at the door of his house which he had raised
فَجَاءَSo cameالرَّجُلُthe manيَوْمًاone dayإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِthe dwelling ofالْحَسَنِAl-Hasan
So the man came one day to the dwelling of Al-Hasan
فَدَخَلَand he enteredإِلَىtoامْرَأَتِهِhis wife
and entered in upon his wife
فَقَالَتْand she saidلَهُto himقَدْHe hasبَعُدَgone far away
and she said to him, He has gone far away
فَهَلْso doلَكَyou haveفِيinجَلْسَةٍa sittingيُسَرُّwhere is rejoicedبَعْضُنَاsome of us
so would you like a sitting where we might find pleasure with each other?
فَقَالَSo he saidنَعَمْYes
So he said, Yes
فَأَكَلَاSo they ateوَشَرِبَاand drankوَوَقَعَand he fellعَلَيْهَاupon her
So they ate and drank, and he lay with her
فَلَمَّاThen whenعَلَاهَاhe mounted herوَثَبَsprangالْكَلْبُthe dogعَلَيْهِمَاupon them bothفَقَتَلَهُمَاand killed them both
Then when he mounted her, the dog sprang upon them both and killed them both
فَلَمَّاThen whenجَاءَcameالْحَسَنُAl-Hasanوَرَآهُمَاand saw themعَلَىinتِلْكَthatالْحَالِstate
Then when Al-Hasan came and saw them in that state
تَبَيَّنَit became clearمَاwhatفَعَلَاthey had done
what they had done became clear to him
فَأَنْشَأَso he beganيَقُولُrecitingطَوِيلٌin the Tawil meter
so he began reciting in the Tawil meter
أَضْحَىBecameخَلِيلِيmy friendبَعْدَafterصَفْوِthe purity ofمَوَدَّتِيmy affection
My friend became, after the purity of my affection
صَرِيعًاprostrateبِدَارِin the abode ofالذُّلِّdisgraceأَسْلَمَهُabandoned himالْغَدْرُtreachery
prostrate in the abode of disgrace, abandoned by treachery
وَطَوَىAnd he foldedحُرْمَتِيmy sanctityبَعْدَafterالْإِخَاءِbrotherhoodوَخَانَنِيand betrayed me
And he violated my sanctity after brotherhood and betrayed me
فَغَادَرَهُSo left himكَلْبِيmy dogوَقَدْwhileضَمَّهُenclosed himالْقَبْرُthe grave
So my dog left him while the grave enclosed him
قَالَSaidالْأَصْمَعِيُّAl-Asma'i
Al-Asma'i said
كَانَThere wasلِمَالِكِfor Malikبْنِson ofالْوَلِيدِAl-Walidأَصْدِقَاءُfriends
Malik ibn al-Walid had friends
لَاhe does notيُفَارِقُهُمْpart from themوَلَاand norيَصْبِرُcan he bearعَنْهُمْbeing without them
whom he would not part from and could not bear to be without
فَأَرْسَلَSo sentأَحَدُهُمْone of themإِلَىtoزَوْجَتِهِhis wife
So one of them sent to his wife
فَأَجَابَتْهُand she answered him
and she answered him
وَجَاءَand he cameلَيْلَةًby nightوَاسْتَخْفَىand concealed himselfفِيinبَعْضِsomeدُورِof the houses ofمَالِكٍMalik
and he came by night and concealed himself in some part of Malik's house
عِنْدَnearامْرَأَتِهِhis wife
near his wife
وَمَالِكٌwhile Malikلَاdid notيَعْلَمُknowشَيْئًاanythingمِنْofذَلِكَthat
while Malik did not know anything of that
فَلَمَّاThen whenأَخَذَhe beganفِيwithشَأْنِهَاher affair
Then when he engaged in her affair
وَثَبَsprangلِمَالِكٍbelonging to Malikعَلَيْهِمَاupon them bothفَقَتَلَهُمَاand killed them both
Malik's dog sprang upon them both and killed them both
وَمَالِكٌwhile Malikلَاdid notيَعْقِلُsenseمِنَdue toالسُّكْرِdrunkenness
while Malik was senseless from drunkenness
فَلَمَّاThen whenأَفَاقَhe regained consciousnessوَقَفَhe stoodعَلَيْهِمَاover them both
Then when he regained consciousness, he stood over them both