فَفَعَلَSo didعَبْدُAbdulالْمَلِكِMalikذَلِكَ.that.
So Abdul Malik did that.
وَأَمَرَهُAnd commanded himمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofالْحُسَيْنِAl-Hussein
And Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein commanded him
أَنْthatيَكْتُبَhe should mintالسِّكَكَthe coinageفِيinجَمِيعِallبُلْدَانِcountries ofالْإِسْلَامِIslam
to mint the coinage in all the lands of Islam
وَأَنْand thatيَتَقَدَّمَhe should instructإِلَىtoالنَّاسِthe peopleفِيregardingالتَّعَامُلِdealingبِهَاwith them
and instruct the people to use them in dealings
وَأَنْand thatيَتَهَدَّدُواthey should threatenبِقَتْلِwith the killing ofمَنْwhoeverيَتَعَامَلُdealsبِغَيْرِwith other thanهَذِهِtheseالسِّكَكِcoins
and threaten with death anyone who deals with other than these coins
مِنَfromالدَّرَاهِمِdirhamsوَالدَّنَانِيرِand dinarsوَغَيْرِهَاand others
of dirhams and dinars and others
وَأَنْand thatتُبْطَلَbe nullifiedوَتُرَدَّand be returnedإِلَىtoمَوْضِعِthe place ofالْعَمَلِwork
and that they be nullified and returned to the place of production
حَتَّىuntilتُعَادَthey are remadeعَلَىonالسِّكَكِthe coinage ofالْإِسْلَامِيَّةِ.Islam.
until they are recast into Islamic coinage.
فَفَعَلَSo didعَبْدُAbdulالْمَلِكِMalikذَلِكَthat
So Abdul Malik did that
وَرَدَّand returnedرَسُولَthe messenger ofمَلِكِthe king ofالرُّومِthe Romansإِلَيْهِto him
and sent back the messenger of the king of the Romans to him
يُعْلِمُهُinforming himبِذَلِكَof thatوَيَقُولُ:and saying:
informing him of that and saying:
إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahجَلَّMajesticوَعِزَّand Mightyمَانِعُكَis preventing youمِمَّاfrom whatقَدَرْتَyou were ableأَنْtoتَفْعَلَهُ،do it,
Indeed Allah, Majestic and Mighty, prevents you from what you were able to do,
وَقَدْand alreadyتَقَدَّمْتُI have instructedإِلَىtoعُمَّالِيmy agentsفِيinأَقْطَارِregions ofالْأَرْضِthe earthبِكَذَاwith such and suchوَكَذَاand such
and I have instructed my agents in the regions of the earth with such and such
وَبِإِبْطَالِand with the nullification ofالسِّكَكِthe coinageوَالطِّرَازِand the minting styleالرُّومِيَّةِ.Roman.
and with the nullification of the Roman coinage and styles.
فَقِيلَSo it was saidلِمَلِكِto the king ofالرُّومِ:the Romans:افْعَلْDoمَاwhatكُنْتَyou wereتَهَدَّدْتَthreateningبِهِwith itمَلِكَthe king ofالْعَرَبِ.the Arabs.
So it was said to the king of the Romans: Do what you threatened the king of the Arabs with.
فَقَالَ:So he said:إِنَّمَاI onlyأَرَدْتُintendedأَنْtoأُغَيْظَهُenrage himبِمَاwith whatكَتَبْتُI wroteبِهِwith itإِلَيْهِto him
He said: I only intended to enrage him with what I wrote to him
لِأَنِّيbecause Iكُنْتُwasقَادِراًcapableعَلَيْهِof itوَالْمَالُand the moneyوَغَيْرُهُand other than itبِرُسُومِaccording to the customs ofالرُّومِ،the Romans,
because I was capable of it, while the money and other things were according to Roman customs,
فَأَمَّاas forالْآنَnowفَلَاthen noأَفْعَلُI will not do itلِأَنَّbecauseذَلِكَthatلَاnotيَتَعَامَلُdealبِهِwith itأَهْلُthe people ofالْإِسْلَامِ.Islam.
but as for now, I will not do it because the people of Islam do not deal with that.
وَامْتَنَعَAnd he refrainedمِنَfromالَّذِيthat whichقَالَhe saidوَثَبَتَand was establishedمَاwhatأَشَارَsuggestedبِهِwith itمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofالْحُسَيْنِAl-Husseinإِلَىuntilالْيَوْمِ.today.
And he refrained from what he said, and what Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Al-Hussein suggested remained established until today.
قَالَ:He said:ثُمَّThenرَمَىhe threwالدِّرْهَمَthe dirhamإِلَىtoبَعْضِsome ofالْخَدَمِthe servantsوَقَالَ:and said:عَلَيَّBring meبِالْخَازِنِ.the treasurer.
He said: Then he threw the dirham to one of the servants and said: Bring me the treasurer.
فَأَقْبَلَSo approachedالْخَازِنُ.the treasurer.فَقَالَ:He said:ائْتِنِيBring meبِالْجَبَلِ.the mountain (or chest).
So the treasurer approached. He said: Bring me the mountain.
فَأَتَاهُSo he brought himبِحُقٍّa small boxفِيهِin itخَاتَمُa ring ofياقُوتٍrubyيَتَّقِدُglowingكَأَنَّهُas if it wereمِصْبَاحٌ،a lamp,
So he brought him a small box containing a ruby ring glowing like a lamp,
فَقَالَand he saidلِلْخَادِمِ:to the servant:ضَعْPlaceلَنَاfor usهَذَاthisعَلَىonهَذَاthisالدِّرْهَمِdirhamالَّذِيwhichمَعَكَis with you
and said to the servant: Place this for us on this dirham which is with you
وَلِيَكُنْand let it beعَلَىatمِقْدَارِthe measure ofإِصْبَعِي.my finger.
and let it be the size of my finger.
ثُمَّThenقَالَ:he said:أَتَعْرِفُDo you knowهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمَ؟ring?
Then he said: Do you know this ring?
فَقُلْتُ:So I said:لَاNoيَاOسَيِّدِي.my master.
So I said: No, O my master.
قَالَ:He said:إِنَّIndeedمَلِكَthe king ofالتُّرْكِthe Turksكَانَwasغَزَاhaving invadedفِيinزَمَنِthe time ofأَبِيAbuمُسْلِمٍMuslimسَمَرْقَنْدَSamarkand
He said: The king of the Turks had invaded Samarkand in the time of Abu Muslim
وَعَلَيْهَاand over itعَامِلٌwas an agentلَهُfor himيُقَالُwho was calledلَهُto himصُبَيْحُSubaihبْنُson ofإِسْمَاعِيلَIsmail
and over it was an agent of his called Subaih ibn Ismail
وَمَعَand withمَلِكِthe king ofالتُّرْكِthe Turksقَائِدٌwas a commanderلِمَلِكِfor the king ofالصِّينِChina
and with the king of the Turks was a commander for the king of China
كَانَwho wasجَلِيلًاillustriousعِنْدَهُwith himعَظِيمَgreat ofالْقَدْرِstatusبِمَنْزِلَةِin the position ofوَلِيِّthe heirالْعَهْدِapparent
who was illustrious to him, of great status, in the position of the crown prince
أَمَدَّهُhe had reinforced himبِهِwith himلِصِهْرٍfor a marital tieكَانَthat wasبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themفِيinسَبْعِينَseventyأَلْفَthousandرَجُلٍ،man,
he had reinforced him with him because of a marriage tie between them with seventy thousand men,
وَإِنَّand thatصُبَيْحَSubaihبْنَson ofإِسْمَاعِيلَIsmailظَفِرَtriumphed overبِعَسْكَرِthe army ofالتُّرْكِيِّthe Turkوَهَزَمَهُand defeated him
and Subaih ibn Ismail triumphed over the army of the Turk and defeated him
وَغَنِمَand plunderedعَامَّةَthe general part ofمَاwhatفِيهِin itوَأَسَرَand took captiveرِجَالَهُhis menكَافَّةًall
and plundered most of what was in it, took all his men captive
وَأَسَرَand took captiveالْقَائِدَthe commanderالصِّينِيَّChineseفِيمَنْamong those whoأَسَرَhe took captive
and took the Chinese commander captive among those he captured.
فَكَانَSo wasهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمُringفِيonإِصْبَعِهِhis fingerفَأَخَذَهُso he took itمِنْهُfrom him
This ring was on his finger, so he took it from him
وَبَعَثَand sentبِهِwith itإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuمُسْلِمٍMuslimفَبَعَثَso sentبِهِwith itأَبُوAbuمُسْلِمٍMuslimإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuالْعَبَّاسِAl-Abbas
and sent it to Abu Muslim, and Abu Muslim sent it to Abu Al-Abbas
فَأُعْجِبَso he was amazedبِهِby itإِعْجَاباًamazementشَدِيداًgreatوَدَعَاand he calledلَهُfor himمَنْwhoيُبْصِرُهُinspects itمِنَfromالْجَوْهَرِيِّينَthe jewelersوَالْمُقَوِّمِينَand the appraisers
who was greatly amazed by it and called for those who inspect it among the jewelers and appraisers
وَسَأَلَهُمْand asked themعَنْaboutقِيمَتِهِits valueفَلَمْso they were notيُحْسِنُواableأَنْtoيُقَوِّمُوهُ،appraise it,
and asked them about its value, but they were unable to appraise it.
فَلَمْSo itيَزَلْcontinuedمَرْفُوعاًkeptفِيinخِزَانَتِهِhis treasuryإِلَىuntilأَنْthatمَاتَ،he died.
So it remained kept in his treasury until he died.
فَلَمَّاWhenأُخْرِجَwas brought outمَاwhatكَانَwasفِيinخِزَانَتِهِhis treasuryمِنَofالْجَوَاهِرِjewelsوَالذَّخَائِرِand treasuresلِتُبَاعَto be sold
When what was in his treasury of jewels and treasures was brought out to be sold
أُخْرِجَwas brought outهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمُringفَنُودِيَand it was called outعَلَيْهِfor saleوَطَلَبَهُand sought itالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurوَعِيسَىand Isaابْنُson ofمُوسَىMusa
this ring was brought out, auctioned, and sought by Al-Mansur and Isa ibn Musa
وَتَزَايَدَاand they outbidعَلَيْهِeach other for itفَبَلَغَso it reachedبِهِwith himالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurأَرْبَعِينَfortyأَلْفَthousandدِينَارٍdinars
and they outbid each other for it until Al-Mansur's bid reached forty thousand dinars
وَحَرَصَand he was eagerعَلَىtoشِرَائِهِbuy itوَاشْتَدَّتْand intensifiedعَلَيْهِagainst himمُزَايَدَةُthe bidding ofعِيسَىIsaإِيَّاهُhimفِيهِ،in it,
and he was eager to buy it, and Isa's bidding against him for it intensified.
فَلَمَّاWhenرَأَىsawعِيسَىIsaأَنَّthatذَلِكَthatقَدْhadأَغَاظَهُenraged himأَمْسَكَhe held backعَنْfromمُزَايَدَتِهِoutbidding him
When Isa saw that that had enraged him, he refrained from outbidding him
فَاشْتَرَاهُso he bought itالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurبِأَرْبَعِينَfor fortyأَفْلَthousand (flawed in source for alf)دِينَارٍ،dinars,
so Al-Mansur bought it for forty thousand dinars,
فَمَاso whatظَنُّكَis your opinionبِشَيْءٍof a thingيَشْتَرِيهِthat buys itالْمَنْصُورُAl-Mansurبِهِذَهِwith thisالْجُمْلَةِsumفِيinذَلِكَthatالزَّمَانِtime
so what is your opinion of a thing that Al-Mansur buys with this sum in that time,
وَكَانَwhileالدِّرْهَمُthe dirhamأَعَزَّmore preciousمِنَthanالدِّينَارِthe dinarفِيinزَمَانِنَا؟our time?
when the dirham was scarcer than the dinar in our time?
فَلَمْSo itيَزَلْcontinuedفِيinخِزَانَتِهِhis treasuryإِلَىuntilأَنْthatوَلِيَbecame caliphالْمَهْدِيُّAl-Mahdi
So it remained in his treasury until Al-Mahdi became caliph
فَأَخْرَجَهُso he brought it outوَوَهَبَهُand gifted itلِيto meمِنْout ofدُونِexclusion ofأَخِيmy brotherالْهَادِي،Al-Hadi,
and he brought it out and gifted it to me excluding my brother Al-Hadi,
وَذَلِكَand that isأَنَّهُbecause heجَعَلَmadeوِلَايَةَthe succession toالْعَهْدِthe covenantلَهُfor him
and that was because he made the succession for him
فَأَرْضَانِيso he pleased meعَنْregardingوِلَايَةِthe succession toالْعَهْدِthe covenantبِهَذَاwith thisالْخَاتَمِringوَبِأَشْيَاءَand with thingsأُخَرَ،other,
so he satisfied me regarding the succession with this ring and other things,
فَلَمَّاso whenوَلِيَbecame caliphالْهَادِيAl-Hadiطَلَبَhe demandedمِنِّىfrom meالْخَاتَمَthe ringفَمَنَعْتُهُso I refused him
and when Al-Hadi became caliph, he demanded the ring from me, so I refused him
وَلَجَّand he persistedفِيهِin itلِجَاجاًpersistenceشَدِيداًstrongوَبَعَثَand sentإِلَيَّto meسَعِيدَSaeedبْنَson ofسَلْمٍSalmالْبَاهِلِيَّAl-Bahiliيَدْعُونِيcalling me
and he persisted strongly in it, and sent Saeed ibn Salm Al-Bahili to call me
فَعَلِمْتُso I knewلِمَادَwhyيَدْعُونِيhe is calling meفَأَخَذْتُso I tookهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمَringوَأَخْرَجْتُهُand brought it outمِنْfromإِصْبَعِي،my finger,
so I knew why he was calling me, and I took this ring and removed it from my finger,
فَلَمَّاso whenتَوَسَّطْتُI reached the middle ofالْجِسْرَthe bridgeقُلْتُI saidلِسَعِيدٍ:to Saeed:انْظُرْLookإِلَىatهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمِ،ring,
and when I reached the middle of the bridge I said to Saeed: Look at this ring,
ثُمَّthenرَمَيْتُI threwبِهِitفِيinدِجْلَةَ.Tigris.
then I threw it into the Tigris.
وَمَضَىAnd wentسَعِيدٌSaeedإِلَىtoالدَّارِthe houseفَأَخْبَرَand informedالْهَادِيَAl-Hadiبِمَاwith whatكَانَwasمِنِّي.from me.
And Saeed went to the palace and informed Al-Hadi of what I had done.
فَبَعَثَSo he sentبِالْغَوَّاصِينَdiversإِلَىtoالْمَوْضِعِthe placeالَّذِيwhichأَلْقَيْتُI castفِيهِin itالْخَاتَمَthe ring
So he sent divers to the place where I had thrown the ring
فَطَلَبُوهُand they sought itأَشَدَّwith the utmostطَلَبٍsearchفَلَمْand they were notيَقْدِرُواableعَلَيْهِ.to find it.
and they searched for it with the utmost search, but they could not find it.
فَلَمَّاWhenصَارَbecameالْأَمْرُthe matterإِلَيْنَاto usبَعَثْنَاwe sentبِالْغَوَّاصِينَdiversفَأَخْرَجُوهُand they brought it outفَهَوَذَاso here it isعِنْدِي.with me.
When the matter came to us, we sent divers and they brought it out, so here it is with me.
ثُمَّThenقَالَ:he said:يَاOعَلِيُّAliأَتْعَبْنَاكَwe have tired youبِذِكْرِwith mentioningهَذِهِtheseالْأَمْوَالِwealth
Then he said: O Ali, we have tired you with the mention of this wealth
وَقَدْand indeedعَوَّضْنَاكَwe have compensated youلِإِصْغَائِكَfor your listeningإِلَيْنَاto usبِخَمْسِينَwith fiftyأَلْفَthousandدِرْهَمٍ.dirhams.
and we have compensated you for your listening to us with fifty thousand dirhams.
فَحُمِلَتْSo it was carriedبَيْنَbeforeيَدَيَّ.me.
So it was brought before me.
وَحُكِيَAnd it was narratedبَعْدَafterذَلِكَthatأَنَّthatهَذَاthisالْخَاتَمَringصَارَpassedإِلَىtoالْمَأْمُونِAl-Ma'mun
And it was narrated after that, that this ring passed to Al-Ma'mun
فَوَهَبَهُso he gifted itلِبُورَانَto Buranابْنَةِdaughter ofالْحَسَنِAl-Hasanبْنِson ofسَهْلٍSahlذِيpossessor ofالرِّيَاسَتَيْنِthe two ministries
and he gifted it to Buran, the daughter of Al-Hasan ibn Sahl, the possessor of the two ministries,
ثُمَّthenصَارَit passedإِلَىtoالْمُعْتَصِمِAl-Mu'tasimثُمَّthenإِلَىtoالْمُعْتِزِّAl-Mu'tazzوَالْمُسْتَعِينِand Al-Musta'in
then it passed to Al-Mu'tasim, then to Al-Mu'tazz and Al-Musta'in,
فَنَقَشَهُso engraved itالْمُسْتَعِينُAl-Musta'inثُمَّthenصَارَbecameكُلُّeveryخَلِيفَةٍcaliphيَنْقُشُengravingعَلَيْهِon itاسْمَهُhis name
and Al-Musta'in engraved it, then every caliph would engrave his name upon it
حَتَّىuntilنَقَصَتْdecreasedقِيمَتُهُ،its value,وَهُوَand itالْآنَnowعِنْدَwithالْخَلِيفَةِthe caliphالْمُقْتَدِرِAl-Muqtadirبِاللَّهِ.Billah.
until its value decreased, and it is now with the caliph Al-Muqtadir Billah.
مَسَاوِئُEvils ofالْمُسَامَرَةِentertainment
The Evils of Entertainment