al bukhala al jahiz

بِأَدَبِBy the disciplineاللهِof Allahأَنَّكَthat youتَتَقَلَّبُare turningفِيinالْخَيْرَةِgoodnessمُجْزًى1rewardedبِذَلِكَfor thatإِمَّاeitherعَاجِلًاimmediatelyوَإِمَّاorآجِلًاlater

ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidفَلِمْwhyتَجُرُّdo you tradeأَبُوAbuبَكْرٍBakrوَلِمْand whyتَجُرُّdoes tradeعُمَرُUmarوَلِمْand whyتَجُرُّdoes tradeعُثْمَانُUthmanوَلِمْand whyتَجُرُّdoes tradeالزُّبَيْرُ2az-Zubayrوَلِمْand whyتَجُرُّdoes tradeعَبْدُAbdالرَّحْمَنِar-Rahman

وَلِمَAnd whyعَلَّمَdid he teachالنَّاسَpeopleيَتَّجِرُونَto tradeوَكَيْفَand howيَشْتَرُونَdo they buyوَيَبِيعُونَand sell

وَلِمَAnd whyقَالَsaidعُمَرُUmarإِذَاwhenاشْتَرَيْتَyou buyحَمِلًاa young camelفَاجْعَلْهُmake itضَخْمًاlargeفَإِنَّfor indeedلَمْnotيَبِعْهُdoes not sell itالْخَبَرُ3the news (reputation)بَاعَهُsells itالْمَنْظَرُthe appearance

وَلِمَAnd whyقَالَsaidعُمَرُUmarفَرِّقُواseparateبَيْنَbetweenالْمَنَايَاdeaths (fates)وَاجْعَلُواand makeالرَّأْسَthe headرَأْسَيْنِtwo heads

وَلِمَAnd whyقَالَsaidعُثْمَانُUthmanحِينَwhenسُئِلَhe was askedعَنْaboutكَثْرَةِthe abundanceأَرْبَاحِهِof his profitsقَالَhe saidلَمْnotأَرُدَّI ever returnedمِنْfromرِبْحٍa profitقَطُّever

وَلِمَAnd whyقِيلَwas it saidلَاDo notتَشْتَرِbuyعَيْبًاa defectوَلَاnorشَيْبًاold age

وَهَلْAnd didحَجَرَplace a restrictionعَلِيٌّAliعَلَىuponابْنِsonأَخِيهِof his brotherعَبْدِAbdاللهِAllahبْنِibnجَعْفَرٍ4Ja'farإِلَّاexceptفِيinإِخْرَاجِspendingالْمَالِmoneyفِيinغَيْرِother thanحَقِّهِits rightوَإِعْطَائِهِand giving itفِيinهَوَاهُhis whim

وَهَلْAnd wasكَانَthatذَلِكَthatإِلَّاexceptفِيinطَلَبِseekingالذِّكْرِfameوَالْتِمَاسِand seekingالشُّكْرِgratitude

وَهَلْAnd didقَالَsayأَحَدٌanyoneإِنَّthatإِنْفَاقَهُhis spendingكَانَwasفِيinالْخُمُورِintoxicantsوَالْقِمَارِand gamblingوَفِيand inالْفُسُولَةِ5immoralityوَالْفُجُورِand debauchery

وَهَلْAnd wasكَانَitإِلَّاexceptفِيمَاin whatتُسَمُّونَهُyou call itجُودًاgenerosityوَتَعُدُّونَهُand count itكَرَمًاnobility

وَمَنْAnd whoeverرَأَىseesأَنْthatيَحْجُرَhe should restrictعَلَىuponالْكِرَامِthe nobleلِكَرَمِهِمْfor their nobilityرَأَىseesأَنْthatيَحْجُرَhe should restrictعَلَىuponالْحُلَمَاءِthe forbearingلِحِلْمِهِمْfor their forbearance

وَأَيُّAnd whichإِمَامٍImamبَعْدَafterأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakrتُرِيدُونَdo you wantوَبِأَيِّand by whichسَلَفٍpredecessorبَعْدَafterعَلِيٍّAliتَقْتَدُونَdo you take as an example

وَكَيْفَAnd howنَرْجُوdo we hope forالْوَفَاءَloyaltyوَالْقِيَامَand standingبِالْحَقِّfor truthوَالصَّبْرَand patienceعَلَىuponالنَّائِبَةِcalamityمِنْfromعِنْدَoneلَعْمُوظٍservileمُسْتَأْكِلٍself-seeking eater،مُلَّاقٍa flattererمُخَادِعٍdeceptiveوَمَنْهُومٍand gluttonousبِالطَّعَامِfor foodشَرِهٍgreedy

لَاHe does notيُبَالِيcareبِأَيِّby whichشَيْءٍthingأَخَذَhe tookالدِّرْهَمَthe dirhamوَمِنْand fromأَيِّwhichوَجْهٍsourceأَصَابَhe obtainedالدِّينَارَthe dinar

وَلَاAnd he does notيَكْتَرِثُworryلِلْمِنَّةِabout the favorوَلَاnorيُبَالِيdoes he careأَنْthatيَكُونَhe isأَبَدًاalwaysمَنْهُومًاgluttonousمُنْقَمًاblamedعَلَيْهِupon him

وَلَيْسَAnd he does notيُبَالِيcareإِذَاwhenأَكَلَhe eatsكَيْفَhowكَانَwasذَلِكَthatالطَّعَامُfoodوَكَيْفَand howكَانَwasسَبَبُهُits meansوَمَاand whatحُكْمُهُits ruling

فَإِنْFor ifكَانَisمَالُكَyour wealthقَلِيلًاlittleفَإِنَّمَاthen onlyهُوَit isقِوَامُthe sustenanceعِيَالِكَof your dependentsوَإِنْand ifكَانَisكَثِيرًاmuchفَاجْعَلِthen makeالْفَاضِلَthe surplusعُدَّةًa provisionلِنَوَائِبِكَfor your calamities

وَلَاAnd notيَأْمَنُis safe fromالْأَيَّامَthe days (time)إِلَّاexceptالْمُضَلِّلُthe deludedوَلَاnorيَغْتَرُّis deceivedبِالسَّلَامَةِby safetyإِلَّاexceptالْمُغَفَّلُthe heedless

فَاحْذَرْSo beware ofطَوَارِقَthe strikingالْبَلَاءِcalamitiesوَخُدَعَand the deceptionsرِجَالِof menالدَّهَاءِof cunning

سِمَنُكَYour fatnessفِيinأَدِيمِكَyour skin