al bukhala al jahiz

وَكَانَتْAnd there wasلَهُfor himحَلْقَةٌa circleيَقْعُدُin which satفِيهَاthereinأَصْحَابُcompanions ofالْعَيْنِthe eyeوَالْبُخَلَاءِand the misersالَّذِينَwhoيَتَذَاكَرُونَused to discussالْإِصْلَاحَreform

فَبَلَغَهُمْAnd it reached themأَنَّthatأَبَاAbuسَعِيدٍSa'idيَأْتِيcomesالْخُرَيْبَةَal-Khuraibaفِيinكُلِّeveryيَوْمٍdayلِيَقْتَضِيَto collectرَجُلًاa manهُنَاكَthereدَرَاهِمَdirhamsفَضَلَتْthat had remainedعَلَيْهِagainst him

وَقَالُواAnd they said

هَذَاThisخَطَأٌis a mistakeعَظِيمٌgreatوَتَضْيِيعٌand a wasteكَثِيرٌmuch

وَإِنَّمَاAnd onlyالْحَزْمُprudenceأَنْis toيَتَشَدَّدَbe strictفِيinغَيْرِother thanتَضْيِيعٍwaste

وَصَاحِبُنَاAnd our companionهَذَاthisقَدْindeedرَجَعَhas broughtعَلَىuponنَفْسِهِhimselfبِضُرُوبٍkindsمِنَofالْبَلَاءِaffliction

فَاجْتَمَعُواSo they gatheredعَلَيْهِaround himعَلَىinطَرِيقِthe way ofالتَّفَرُّغِleisureوَالِاسْتِفَادَةِand benefitingمِنْهُfrom him

قَالُواThey said

نَرَاكَWe see youتَصْنَعُdoingشَيْئًاa thingلَاnotنَعْرِفُهُwe know it

وَالْخَطَأُAnd the mistakeمِنْكَfrom youأَعْظَمُis greaterمِنْهُthan itمِنْfromغَيْرِكَothers

قَدْIndeedأَشْكَلَhas become obscureعَلَيْنَاto usهَذَاthisالْأَمْرُmatter

فَأَخْبِرْنَاso tell usعَنْهُabout it

فَقَدْfor indeedضَاقَتْhave become straitenedصُدُورُنَاour chestsبِهِwith it

خَبِّرْنَاTell usعَنْaboutمَضِيِّكَyour goingإِلَىtoالْخُرَيْبَةِal-Khuraibaلِتَقْتَضِيَto collectخَمْسَةَfiveدَرَاهِمَdirhams

فَوَاحِدَةٌFirstأَنَاweلَاnotنَأْمَنُare not safeعَلَيْكَfor youانْتِقَاضَthe breaking downبَدَنِكَof your body

وَقَدْand indeedخَلَاhas passedمِنْfromسِنِّكَyour age

وَأَنْand thatتَعْتَلَّyou fall illفَتَدَعَand then leaveالْقَاضِيَthe judgeلِلْكَثِيرِfor the muchبِسَبَبِbecause ofالْقَلِيلِthe little

وَثَانِيَةٌAnd secondأَنَّكَthat youتَنْصِبُundertakeهَذَاthisالنَّصَبَexertion

فَلَاso it isبُدَّinevitableلَكَfor youمِنْthatأَنْyouتَزْدَادَincreaseفِيinالْعَشَاءِthe dinnerإِنْifكُنْتَyou wereمِمَّنْamong those whoيَتَعَشَّىeat dinner

أَوْorتَتَعَشَّىyou will eat dinnerإِنْifكُنْتَyou wereمِمَّنْamong those whoلَاdo notيَتَعَشَّىeat dinner

وَهَذَاAnd thisإِذَاwhenاجْتَمَعَcombinedكَانَwould beأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanخَمْسَةِfiveدَرَاهِمَdirhams

وَبَعْدُAnd furthermore

فَإِنَّكَindeed youتَحْتَاجُneedأَنْtoتَشُقَّcut throughوَسَطَthe middle ofالسُّوقِthe market

وَعَلَيْكَand on youثِيَابُكَyour clothesوَالْحُمُولَةُand the loadsتَسْتَقْبِلُكَface you

فَمِنْso fromهَهُنَاhereنَتْرَةٌa pullوَمِنْand fromهَهُنَاhereجَذْبَةٌa tug

فَإِذَاand thenالثَّوْبُthe garmentقَدْindeedأَوْدَىis ruined

وَمِنْAnd fromذَلِكَthatأَنَّis thatنَعْلَكَyour sandalتَنْقُبُgets holesوَتَرِقُّand gets thinوَسَاقُand the legسَرَاوِيلِكَof your trousersتَتَّسِخُgets dirtyوَتَبْلَىand wears out

وَلَعَلَّكَAnd perhaps youأَنْwillتَعْثُرَstumbleفِيinنَعْلِكَyour sandal

فَتَقُدَّهَاand tear itقَدًّاa tearingوَلَعَلَّكَand perhaps youتَهْرِتُهَاwill shred itهَرْتًاa shredding

وَبَعْدُAnd furthermoreفَاقْتِضَاءُthe collectingالْقَلِيلِof the littleأَدَّىledبِكَyouإِلَىtoهَذَاthisوَمَاand notبَلَغْتَyou attainedمِنْهُfrom itشَيْئًاanything

وَأَنَّكَAnd you areأَفْضَلُbetter

إِلَّاButأَنَّاweنُحِبُّwould likeأَنَّكَthat youتُجَلِّيclarifyعَنِaboutالْأَمْرِthe matterبِشَيْءٍwith somethingفَلَيْسَfor notكُلُّنَاall of usيَثِقُtrustsلَكَin youبِالصَّوَابِwith the rightnessفِيinكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍthing

قَالَHe saidأَبُوAbuسَعِيدٍSa'id

أَمَّاAs forمَاwhatذَكَرْتُمْyou mentionedمِنْofانْتِقَاضِthe breaking downالْبَدَنِof the body

فَإِنَّthen indeedالَّذِيthat whichأَخَافُI fearعَلَىforبَدَنِيmy bodyمِنَfromالدَّعَةِeaseوَمِنْand fromقِلَّةِlack ofالْحَرَكَةِmovementأَكْثَرُis more

وَمَاAnd notرَأَيْتُI sawأَصَحَّhealthierأَبْدَانًاbodiesمِنَthanالْحَمَّالِينَthe porters