فَضْلُsuperiorityمَاwhatبَيْنَbetweenالْحَالَيْنِthe two states
The superiority of what is between the two states.
فَقَالَتْand she saidأَرْجُوI hopeأَنْthatيَكُونَmay beاللهُGodقَدْalreadyجَمَعَhas gatheredلَكَfor youبِهَذَاby thisالسُّعَالِcoughمَصَالِحَbenefitsكَثِيرَةًmany
She said: 'I hope that God has gathered for you by this cough many benefits.'
لَمَّاwhenفَتَحَopenedاللهُGodلَكَfor youبِهَذِهِby thisالنُّخَالَةِbranالَّتِيwhichفِيهَاin itصَلَاحُwell-beingبَدَنِكَof your bodyوَصَلَاحُand well-beingمَعَاشِكَof your livelihood
When God has opened for you by this bran which contains the well-being of your body and the well-being of your livelihood.'
وَمَاand notأَشُكُّI doubtأَنَّthatتِلْكَthatالْمُشَاوَرَةَconsultationكَانَتْwasمِنَfromالتَّوْفِيقِdivine guidance
And I do not doubt that that consultation was from divine guidance.
قَالَsaidالْقَوْمُthe peopleصَدَقْتَyou have spoken the truthمِثْلُsuchهَذَاthisيُكْتَسَبُis acquiredبِالرَّأْيِby opinionوَلَاand notيَكُونُisإِلَّاexceptسَمَاوِيًّاheavenly
The people said: 'You have spoken the truth. Such is acquired by opinion and is only heavenly.'
الْحَرَّاقُthe tinderوَالْقَدَّاحَةُand the flintوَالْعِرْجُونُand the date-stalk
The tinder, the flint, and the date-stalk
ثُمَّthenأَقْبَلَcame forwardعَلَيْهِمْto themشَيْخٌan old manآخَرُanotherفَقَالَand he said
Then another old man came forward to them and said:
كُنَّاwe used toنَلْقَىencounterمِنَfromالْحَرَّاقِthe tinderوَالْقَدَّاحَةِand the flintجَهْدًاhardship
We used to encounter hardship from the tinder and the flint.
لِأَنَّbecauseالْحِجَارَةَthe stonesكَانَتْwereإِذَاwhenانْكَسَرَتْbrokeحُرُوفُهَاtheir edgesوَاسْتَدَارَتْand became roundكَلَّتْbecame dull
Because the stones, when their edges broke and they became round, became dull.
وَلَمْand did notتَقْدَحُstrikeقَدْحَa strikeخَيْرٍof goodوَأَصْلَدَتْand became smoothفَلَمْand did notتُورِproduce fire
And they would not strike a good spark, and they became smooth and did not produce fire.
وَرُبَّمَاand perhapsأَعْجَلَنَاhastened usالْمَطَرُthe rainوَالْوَكْفُand the dripping
And perhaps the rain and dripping would hasten us.
وَقَدْand indeedكَانَwasالْحَجَرُthe stoneأَيْضًاalsoيَأْخُذُtakesمِنْfromحُرُوفِedges ofالْقَدَّاحَةِthe flintحَتَّىuntilيَدَعَهَاleaves itكَالْقَوْسِlike a bow
And indeed the stone also used to take from the edges of the flint until it left it like a bow.
فَكُنْتُso I used toأَشْتَرِيbuyالْمَرْقَشِيثَاthe marcasiteبِالْغَلَاءِat a high priceوَالْقَدَّاحَةَand the flintالْغَلِيظَةَthe thickبِالثَّمَنِat a priceالْمُوجِعِpainful
So I used to buy marcasite at a high price and the thick flint at a painful price.
وَكَانَand wasعَلَيْنَاupon usأَيْضًاalsoفِيinصِنْعَةِthe making ofالْحَرَّاقِthe tinderوَفِيand inمُعَالَجَةِthe treating ofالْعَطْبَةِthe damaged clothمَئُونَةٌtrouble
And we also had trouble in making the tinder and treating the damaged cloth.
وَلَهُand for itرِيحٌa smellكَرِيهَةٌdisagreeable
And it had a disagreeable smell.
وَالْحَرَّاقُand the tinderلَاnotيَجِيءُcomesمِنَfromالْخِرَقِthe ragsالْمَصْبُوغَةِdyedوَلَاand notمِنَfromالْخِرَقِthe ragsالْوَسِخَةِdirtyوَلَاand notمِنَfromالْكَتَّانِlinenوَلَاand notمِنَfromالْخُلْقَانِthe worn-out clothes
And the tinder does not come from dyed rags, nor from dirty rags, nor from linen, nor from worn-out clothes.
فَكُنَّاso we used toنَشْتَرِيهِbuy itبِأَغْلَىat the most expensiveالثَّمَنِprice
So we used to buy it at the most expensive price.
فَتَذَاكَرْنَاand we discussedمُنْذُsinceأَيَّامٍdaysأَهْلُpeopleالْبَدْوِthe desert
And we discussed days ago the people of the desert...