وَلَقَدْAnd indeedرَأَيْتُI sawرَجُلًاa manضَخْمًاlarge
And indeed I saw a large man.
فَخْمَmagnificentاللَّفْظِin speechفَخْمَmagnificentالْمَعَانِيin meanings
Magnificent in speech, magnificent in meanings.
تَرِبَةًnurturedفِيinظِلِّthe shadeمَلِكٍof a king
Nurtured in the shade of a king.
مَعَwithعِلْمٍknowledgeجَمٍّabundantوَلِسَانٍand a tongueعَضْبٍsharp
With abundant knowledge and a sharp tongue.
وَمَعْرِفَةٍand knowledgeبِالْغَامِضِof the obscureمِنَofالْعُيُوبِthe faults
And knowledge of obscure faults.
وَالدَّقِيقِand the subtleمِنَofالْمَحَاسِنِthe virtues
And the subtle of virtues.
مَعَwithشِدَّةِseverityتَسَرُّعٍrushingإِلَىtoأَعْرَاضِthe reputationsالنَّاسِof people
With severe rushing to people's reputations.
وَضِيقِand narrownessصَدْرٍof chestبِمَاat whatيَعْرِفُhe knowsمِنْofعُيُوبِهِمْtheir faults
And narrowness of chest at what he knows of their faults.
وَأَنَّand thatثَرِيدَتَهُhis tharidahلَبَلْقَاءُis piebald
And that his tharidah is piebald.
إِلَّاexceptأَنَّthatبَيَاضَهَاits whitenessنَاصِعٌpure
Except that its whiteness is pure.
وَلَوْنُهَاand its colorالْآخَرُthe otherأَصْهَبُreddish
And its other color is reddish.
فَرَأَيْتُand I sawذَلِكَthatمَرَّةًonceأَوْorمَرَّتَيْنِtwice
And I saw that once or twice.
وَكُنْتُand I wasقَدْindeedهَمَمْتُI intendedقَبْلَbeforeذَلِكَthat
And I had intended before that.
أَنْtoعَاتِبَهُblame himعَلَىforالشَّيْءِthe thingيَسْتَأْثِرُhe appropriatesبِهِfor himself
To blame him for the thing he appropriates for himself.
وَيَخُصُّand he singles outبِهِwith it
And he singles out with it.
وَإِنْalthoughاحْتَمَلَit bearsثِقَلَthe weightتِلْكَthatالنَّصِيحَةِadvice
Although it bears the weight of that advice.
وَبَشَاعَتَهَاand its uglinessفِيinحَظِّهِhis shareوَفِيand inالنَّظَرِthe considerationلَهُfor him
And its ugliness in his share and in the consideration for him.
وَرَأَيْتُand I sawأَنَّthatذَلِكَthatلَاnotيَكُونُisإِلَّاexceptمِنْfromحَاقِّtrueالْإِخْلَاصِsincerity
And I saw that that would not be except from true sincerity.
وَمِنْand fromفَرْطِexcessالْإِخَاءِof brotherhoodبَيْنَbetweenالْأُخْوَانِbrothers
And from excess of brotherhood between brothers.
فَلَمَّاand whenرَأَيْتُI sawالْبَلْقَةَthe piebaldness
And when I saw the piebaldness.
هَانَbecame easyعَلَيَّfor meالتَّحْجِيلُthe white on legsوَالْغُرَّةُand the white blaze
The white on legs and the white blaze became easy for me.
وَرَأَيْتُand I sawأَنَّthatتَرْكَleavingالْكَلَامِspeechأَفْضَلُbetter
And I saw that leaving speech is better.
وَأَنَّand thatالْمَوْعِظَةَthe admonitionلَغْوٌvain
And that the admonition is vain.
وَقَدْand indeedزَعَمَclaimedأَبُوAbuالْحَسَنِal-Hasanالْمَدَائِنِيُّal-Mada'ini
And indeed Abu al-Hasan al-Mada'ini claimed.
أَنَّthatثَرِيدَةَthe tharidahمَالِكِof Malikبْنِibnالْمُنْذِرِal-Mundhirكَانَتْwasبَلْقَاءَpiebald
That the tharidah of Malik ibn al-Mundhir was piebald.
وَلَعَلَّand perhapsذَلِكَthatأَنْthatيَكُونَbeبَاطِلًاfalse
And perhaps that is false.
وَأَمَّاbut as forأَنَاIفَقَدْindeedرَأَيْتُI have seenبِعَيْنِيwith my eyeمِنْofهَذَاthisالرَّجُلِmanمَاwhatأُخْبِرُكَI inform youبِهِof it
But as for me, indeed I have seen with my eye of this man what I inform you of.
وَهُوَand it isشَيْءٌa thingلَمْnotأَرَهُI saw itإِلَّاexceptفِيهِin him
And it is a thing I have not seen except in him.
وَلَاand notسَمِعْتُI heardبِهِof itفِيinغَيْرِهِother than him
And I have not heard of it in other than him.
وَلَسْنَاand we are notمِنْofتَسْمِيَةِthe namingالْأَصْحَابِcompanionsالْمُتَهَتِّكِينَthe shamelessفِيinشَيْءٍanything
And we are not in anything regarding the naming of shameless companions.
وَلَاand notفِيinغَيْرِهِمْother than themمِنَofالْمُسْتَوْرِينَthe modestفِيinشَيْءٍanything
And not in anything regarding other than them from the modest.
أَمَّاas forالصَّاحِبُthe companionفَإِنَّاthen weلَاnotنُسَمِّيهِwe name himلِحُرْمَتِهِdue to his sanctityوَوَاجِبِand obligatoryحَقِّهِhis right
As for the companion, then we do not name him due to his sanctity and obligatory right.
وَالْآخَرُand the otherلَاnotنُسَمِّيهِwe name himلِسَتْرِdue to the coveringاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْهِover him
And the other, we do not name him due to Allah's covering over him.
وَلِمَاand for whatيَجِبُis necessaryلِمَنْfor one whoكَانَisفِيinمِثْلِlikeحَالِهِhis situation
And for what is necessary for one who is in like his situation.
وَإِنَّمَاbut onlyنُسَمِّيwe nameمَنْone whoخَرَجَdepartedمِنْfromهَاتَيْنِthese twoالْحَالَيْنِsituations
But only we name one who departed from these two situations.
وَلَرُبَّمَاand perhapsسَمَّيْنَاwe namedالصَّاحِبَthe companionإِذَاwhenكَانَhe was
And perhaps we named the companion when he was...
Footnotes
- 1.عَضْبٌ
Sharp
- 2.الْبَلْقَاءُ: الَّتِي فِيهَا لَوْنَانِ بَيَاضٌ وَسَوَادٌ
Piebald: that which has two colors, white and black.
- 3.أَصْهَبُ: أَحْمَرُ يَضْرِبُ إِلَى الصُّفْرَةِ
Reddish: red tending to yellow.
- 4.يَسْتَأْثِرُ بِهِ: يَنْفَرِدُ بِهِ
He appropriates it: he is unique with it.
- 5.حَاقُّ الْإِخْلَاصِ: خَالِصُهُ وَيَقِينُهُ
True sincerity: its purest and most certain part.
- 6.الْبَلْقَةُ: اسْمُ الْهَيْئَةِ مِنَ الْبَلَقِ
Piebaldness: the noun of state from being piebald.
- 7.التَّحْجِيلُ: بَيَاضٌ فِي قَوَائِمِ الدَّابَّةِ، وَالْغُرَّةُ: بَيَاضٌ فِي وَجْهِهَا
White on legs: whiteness in the legs of an animal; white blaze: whiteness on its face.
- 8.لَغْوٌ: بَاطِلٌ
Vain: worthless.