وَأَخْبَرَنَاAnd informed usبَعْضُsomeأَصْحَابِنَاof our companions,قَالَ:he said:
And some of our companions informed us, he said:
شَهِدْتُI witnessedالْمَأْمُونَal-Ma'munيَوْماًone dayوَقَدْwhenخَرَجَhe came outمِنْfromبَابِthe gate ofالْبُسْتَانِthe orchardبِبَغْدَادَin Baghdad,
I witnessed al-Ma'mun one day when he came out from the orchard gate in Baghdad,
فَصَاحَand shoutedبِهِat himرَجُلٌa manبَصْرِيٌّ:from Basra:
and a man from Basra shouted at him:
يَاOأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithful,
O Commander of the Faithful,
إِنِّيverily Iتَزَوَّجْتُmarriedبِامْرَأَةٍa womanمِنْfromآلِthe family ofزِيَادٍZiyad,
verily I married a woman from the family of Ziyad,
وَإِنَّand indeedأَبَاAbuالرَّازِيal-Raziفَرَّقَseparatedبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَقَالَand saidهِيَshe isامْرَأَةٌa womanمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍ.Quraysh.
and indeed Abu al-Razi separated between us and said she is a woman from Quraysh.
قَالَ:He said:
He said:
فَأَمَرَSo he orderedعَمْرَوAmrبْنَson ofمَسْعَدَةَMas'adah,
So he ordered Amr ibn Mas'adah,
فَكَتَبَand he wroteإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuالرَّازِي:al-Razi:
and he wrote to Abu al-Razi:
إِنَّهُIndeedقَدْhasبَلَغَreachedأَمِيرَthe Commanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithfulمَاwhatكَانَwasمِنْconcerningالزِّيَادِيَّةِthe Ziyadite womanوَخَلْعِكَand your removalإِيَّاهَاof herإِذْsinceكَانَتْshe wasمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍ،Quraysh.
Indeed, there has reached the Commander of the Faithful what happened regarding the Ziyadite woman and your separation of her since she was from Quraysh.
فَمَتَىSo whenتَحَاكَمَتْbrought judgmentإِلَيْكَto youالْعَرَبُthe Arabsلَاmay your mother not beأُمَّmotherلَكَfor youفِيregardingأَنْسَابِهَا،their lineages,
So when did the Arabs bring their lineages for judgment to you—may your mother be bereft of you—
وَمَتَىand whenوَكَلَتْكَdid entrust youقُرَيْشٌQurayshيَاOابْنَson ofاللِّخْنَاءِthe foul womanبِأَنْtoتُلْصِقَattachبِهَاto itمَنْwhoلَيْسَis notمِنْهَا؟from it?
and when did Quraysh entrust you, O son of the foul woman, to attach to it whoever does not belong to it?
فَخَلِّSo let goبَيْنَbetweenالرَّجُلِthe manوَامْرَأَتِهِ،and his wife.
So let go between the man and his wife.
فَلَئِنْFor ifكَانَwasزِيَادٌZiyadمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍQuraysh,إِنَّهُverily he isلَابْنُsurely the son ofسُمَيَّةَSumayyah,بَغِيٍّan adulteressعَاهِرَةٍwhore,
For if Ziyad was from Quraysh, verily he is the son of Sumayyah, an adulterous whore,
لَاnotيُفْتَخَرُis one proudبِقَرَابَتِهَاof her kinshipوَلَاnorيَتَطَاوَلُdoes one boastبِوِلَادَتِهَا،of being born from her.
one is not proud of her kinship nor boasts of being born from her.
وَلَئِنْAnd ifكَانَhe wasابْنَthe son ofعُبَيْدٍUbayd,لَقَدْverily heبَاءَreturnedبِأَمْرٍwith a matterعَظِيمٍgraveإِذِwhenادَّعَىhe claimedإِلَىtoغَيْرِother thanأَبِيهِhis fatherلِحَظٍّfor a shareتَعَجَّلَهُhe hastenedوَمُلْكٍand a kingdomقَهَرَهُ.that overpowered him.
And if he was the son of Ubayd, verily he incurred a grave matter when he claimed descent from other than his father for a hastily taken share and a kingdom that subjugated him.
وَحَدَّثَنَاAnd narrated to usغَيْرُهُsomeone elseقَالَ:and said:
And someone else narrated to us and said:
شَهِدْتُI witnessedالْمَأْمُونَal-Ma'munيَوْماًone dayوَقَدْwhenرَكِبَhe rodeبِالشَّمَّاسِيَّةِin al-Shammasiyyahوَخَلْفَand behindظَهْرِهِhis backأَحْمَدُAhmadبْنُson ofهِشَامٍ،Hisham,
I witnessed al-Ma'mun one day when he rode in al-Shammasiyyah and behind his back was Ahmad ibn Hisham,
فَصَاحَand shoutedبِهِat himرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromأَهْلِthe people ofفَارِسَ:Persia:
and a man from the people of Persia shouted at him:
اللَّهَAllahاللَّهَAllahيَاOأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَ!of the Faithful!
For the sake of Allah, O Commander of the Faithful!
فَإِنَّFor indeedأَحْمَدَAhmadبْنَson ofهِشَامٍHishamظَلَمَنِيhas wronged meوَاعْتَدَىand transgressedعَلَيَّ!against me!
For Ahmad ibn Hisham has wronged me and transgressed against me!
فَقَالَ:He said:كُنْStayبِالْبَابِat the gateحَتَّىuntilأَرْجِعَI returnفَأَنْظُرَand lookفِيintoأَمْرِكَ.your matter.
He said: Stay at the gate until I return and look into your matter.
فَلَمَّاSo whenمَضَىhe passed onالْتَفَتَhe turnedإِلَىtoأَحْمَدَAhmadبْنِson ofهِشَامٍHishamفَقَالَ:and said:
So when he passed on, he turned to Ahmad ibn Hisham and said:
مَاWhatيُؤْمِنُكَmakes you secureمَنَّاfrom usأَنْthatنُوقِفَكَwe make you standوَصَاحِبَكَand your companionهَذَاthisعَلَىbeforeرُؤُوسِthe heads ofهَذِهِthisجَمَاعَةٍgathering
What makes you feel secure from us that we would make you and this companion of yours stand before the heads of this gathering
وَتَقْعُدَand you sitمَعَwithخَصْمِكَyour adversaryحَيْثُwhereيَقْعُدُhe sitsثُمَّthenيَكُونَhe isمُحِقّاًin the rightوَتَكُونَand you areمُبْطِلاً!in the wrong!
and you sit with your adversary where he sits, then he is in the right and you are in the wrong!
فَكَيْفَSo howإِنْifكُنْتَyou wereفِيinصِفَتِهِhis positionوَكَانَand he wasفِيinصِفَتِكَ؟your position?
So what if you were in his position and he was in your position?
فَوَجِّهْSo sendإِلَيْهِto himمَنْsomeone whoيُحَوِّلُهُwill transfer himعَنْfromبَابِنَاour gateإِلَىtoرَحْلِكَyour quartersوَأَنْصِفْهُand do him justiceمِنْfromنَفْسِكَyourselfوَأَعْطِهِand give himمَاwhatأَنْفَقَhe spentفِيinطَرِيقِهِhis journeyإِلَيْنَا،to us.
So send to him someone who will transfer him from our gate to your quarters and do him justice yourself and give him what he spent on his journey to us.
وَلَاAnd do notتَجْعَلْmakeلَنَاfor usذَرِيعَةًan excuseإِلَىtoلَائِمَتِكَ،blaming you.
And do not give us a pretext to blame you.
فَوَاللَّهِFor by Allahلَوْifظَلَمْتَyou wrongedالْعَبَّاسَal-Abbasابْنِيmy sonكَانَit would beأَهْوَنَlighterعَلَيَّupon meمِنْthanظُلْمِكَyour wrongingضَعِيفاًa weak personلَاwho doesيَجِدُنِيfind meفِيatكُلِّeveryوَقْتٍtimeوَلَاnorيَخْلُوis freeلَهُfor himوَجْهِي،my attention,
For by Allah, if you had wronged al-Abbas, my son, it would have been easier upon me than your wronging a weak person who does not find me at all times and for whom my face is not free,
وَلَاand especiallyسِيَّمَاnotمَنْwhoكَانَwasيَتَجَشَّمُbravingالسَّفَرَthe journeyالْبَعِيدَdistantوَيُكَابِدُand enduringحَرَّthe heat ofالهَوَاجِرِmidday sunsوَطُولَand the length ofالْمَسَافَةِ.the distance.
especially one who braves the distant journey and endures the heat of midday suns and the length of the distance.
قَالَ:He said:فَوَجَّهَSo sentإِلَيْهِto himأَحْمَدُAhmadبْنُson ofهِشَامٍHishamفَحَوَّلَهُand transferred himإِلَىtoمَضْرِبِهِhis tentوَكَتَبَand wroteإِلَىtoعَامِلِهِhis agentبِرَدِّto returnمَاwhatأُخِذَwas takenمِنْهُ،from him,
He said: So Ahmad ibn Hisham sent to him and transferred him to his tent and wrote to his agent to return what was taken from him,
وَوَصَلَand connectedالرَّجُلَthe manبِأَرْبَعَةِwith fourآلَافِthousandدِرْهَمٍ.dirhams.
and provided the man with four thousand dirhams.
قَالَ:He said:وَتَنَازَعَAnd disputedرَجُلَانِtwo menبِبَابِat the gate ofالْجِسْرِthe bridgeأَحَدُهُمَاone of themمِنَfromالْعُظَمَاءِthe noblesوَالْآخَرُand the otherمِنَfromالسُّوقَةِthe common people,
He said: And two men disputed at the bridge gate, one of them from the nobles and the other from the common people,
فَقَنَّعَهُso he struck him on the headالرَّجُلُthe manفَصَاحَand shoutedالسُّوقِيُّ:the commoner:
and the man struck him on the head, so the commoner shouted:
وَاOhعُمَرَاهْUmar!ذَهَبَGone isالْإِسْلَامُ!Islam!
Oh, Umar! Islam is gone!
فَأُخِذَSo was seizedالرَّجُلُthe manوَكُتِبَand was writtenبِخَبَرِهِabout his newsإِلَىtoالْمَأْمُونِ،al-Ma'mun.
So the man was seized and news of him was written to al-Ma'mun.
فَدَعَاهُSo he summoned himوَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:مَاWhatكَانَتْwasحَالُكَ؟your situation?
So he summoned him and said to him: What was your situation?
فَأَخْبَرَهُ.So he informed him.
So he informed him.
وَأَحْضَرَAnd he broughtخَصْمَهُhis adversaryوَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:لِمَWhyقَنَّعْتَdid you strike on the headهَذَا؟this person?
And he brought his adversary and said to him: Why did you strike this person on the head?
فَقَالَ:He said:يَاOأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithful,هَذَاthisرَجُلٌis a manمُعَامِلِيwho deals with meوَكَانَand he wasسَيِّءَevil inالْمُعَامَلَةِdealingوَكُنْتُand I wasصَبُوراًpatientعَلَىwithذَلِكَthatمِنْهُ،from him.
He said: O Commander of the Faithful, this is a man who deals with me, and he was bad in his dealings, and I was patient with that from him.
فَلَمَّاSo whenكَانَit wasفِيinهَذَاthisالْيَوْمِday,مَرَرْتُI passedبِبَابِby the gate ofالْجِسْرِthe bridgeفَأَخَذَand he tookبِلِجَامِby the bridle ofدَابَّتِيmy mountوَقَالَ:and said:لَاI will notأُفَارِقُكَleave youحَتَّىuntilتُخْرِجَyou bring outإِلَيَّto meحَقِّي.my right.
So when it was this day, I passed by the bridge gate and he took the bridle of my mount and said: I will not leave you until you bring out my right to me.
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلَهُ:to him:إِنِّيVerily Iأُبَادِرُam hasteningإِلَىtoبَابِthe gate ofإِسْحَاقَIshaqبْنِson ofإِبْرَاهِيمَ.Ibrahim.
So I said to him: Verily I am hastening to the gate of Ishaq ibn Ibrahim.
فَقَالَ:So he said:وَاللَّهِBy AllahلَوْifجَاءَcameإِسْحَاقُIshaqوَمَنْand whoeverوَلَّىappointedإِسْحَاقَIshaq,مَاI would notفَارَقْتُكَ.leave you.
So he said: By Allah, if Ishaq came and whoever appointed Ishaq, I would not leave you.
فَمَاSo I did notصَبَرْتُremain patientحِينَwhenعَرَّضَhe alludedبِالْخِلَافَةِto the CaliphateأَنْthatقَنَّعْتُهُI struck him on the headفَصَاحَ:and he shouted:وَاOhعُمَرَاهْUmar!ذَهَبَGone isالْإِسْلَامُIslamمُنْذُsinceذَهَبَdepartedعُمَرُ.Umar.
So when he alluded to the Caliphate, I could not restrain myself from striking him on the head, whereupon he shouted: Oh, Umar! Islam has gone since Umar departed.
فَقَالَSo he saidللرَّجُلِ:to the man:مَاWhatتَقُولُ؟do you say?
So he said to the man: What do you say?
قَالَ:He said:كَذَبَHe liedعَلَيَّagainst meوَقَالَand spokeالْبَاطِلَ.falsehood.
He said: He lied against me and spoke falsehood.
فَقَالَSo saidالرَّجُلُ:the man:لِيI haveجَمَاعَةٌa groupيَشْهَدُونَwho will testifyعَلَىtoمَقَالَتِهِhis statementيَاOأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَ،of the Faithful,فَإِنْso ifأَذِنْتَyou permitلِيmeأَحْضَرْتُهُمْ.I will bring them.
So the man said: I have a group who will testify to his statement, O Commander of the Faithful, so if you permit me, I will bring them.
قَالَSaidالْمَأْمُونُal-Ma'munللرَّجُلِ:to the man:مِنْFromأَيْنَwhereأَنْتَ؟are you?
Al-Ma'mun said to the man: Where are you from?
قَالَ:He said:مِنْFromأَهْلِthe people ofفَامِيَةَ.Famiyah.
He said: From the people of Famiyah.
فَقَالَ:So he said:أَمَاVerilyإِنَّindeedعُمَرَUmarبْنَson ofالْخَطَّابِ،al-Khattab,رَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُ،with him,كَانَused toيَقُولُ:say:مَنْWhoeverكَانَisجَارُهُhis neighborنَبَطِيّاًa Nabateanوَاحْتَاجَand he needsإِلَىforثَمَنِهِits priceفَلَيْبِعْهُ.let him sell it.
So he said: Verily, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say: Whoever has a Nabatean neighbor and needs his price, let him sell it.
فَإِنْSo ifكُنْتَyou wereإِنَّمَاonlyطَلَبْتَseekingسِيرَتَهُhis conductفَهَذَاthen this isحُكْمُهُhis rulingفِيconcerningأَهْلِthe people ofفَامِيَةَ.Famiyah.
So if you were only seeking his conduct, then this is his ruling concerning the people of Famiyah.
ثُمَّThenأَمَرَhe orderedلَهُfor himبِأَلْفِwith a thousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsوَأَمَرَand orderedصَاحِبَهُhis companionأَنْtoيُنْصِفَهُ.do him justice.
Then he ordered a thousand dirhams for him and ordered his companion to do him justice.
وَحَدَّثَنَاAnd narrated to usأَبُوAbuالْفَضْلِal-Fadlالْهَاشِمِيُّal-HashimiعَنْfromقَحْطَبَةَQahtabahبْنِson ofحُمَيْدِHumaydبْنِson ofقَحْطَبَةَQahtabahقَالَ:who said:
And Abu al-Fadl al-Hashimi narrated to us from Qahtabah ibn Humayd ibn Qahtabah, who said:
قَعَدَSatالْمَأْمُونُal-Ma'munلِلْمَظَالِمِfor grievancesذَاتَoneيَوْمٍdayفَلَمْand he did notيَزَلْceaseقَاعِداًsittingإِلَىuntilأَنْthatقُلْنَاwe saidقَدْhasفَاتَتْهُmissed himالصَّلَاةُ،the prayer.
Al-Ma'mun sat for grievances one day and continued sitting until we said the prayer had missed him.
فَكَانَSo wasآخِرَthe last ofمَنْthose whoدُعِيَwere calledامْرَأَةٌa womanفَقَالَتْ:who said:السَّلَامُPeaceعَلَيْكَbe upon youيَاOأَمِيرَCommanderالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Faithfulوَرَحْمَةُand the mercy ofاللَّهِAllahوَبَرَكَاتُهُ.and His blessings.
So the last of those who were called was a woman who said: Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
فَنَظَرَSo lookedالْمَأْمُونُal-Ma'munإِلَىatيَحْيَىYahyaبْنِson ofأَكْثَمَAkthamفَقَالَ:and said:وَعَلَيْكِAnd upon youالسَّلَامُ،be peace,تَكَلَّمِيspeakيَاOأَمَةَhandmaid ofاللَّهِ.Allah.
So al-Ma'mun looked at Yahya ibn Aktham and said: And upon you be peace, speak, O handmaid of Allah.
فَقَالَتْ:So she said:
So she said:
يَاOخَيْرَbestمُنْتَصِفٍof those seeking justiceيُهْدَىby whom is guidedبِهِtherebyالرُّشْدُguidance
O best of those seeking justice, through whom guidance is imparted
وَيَاand OإِمَاماًImamبِهِthrough whomقَدْhasأَشْرَقَshone brightالْبَلَدُthe country
and O Imam through whom the land has shone bright
أَشْكُوI complainإِلَيْكَto youعَقِيدَthe commander ofالْمُلْكِthe realmأُرْمَلَةًas a widow
I complain to you about the commander of the realm as a widow
عَدَاwho transgressedعَلَيْهَاagainst herفَلَاso notتَقْوَىhave powerبِهِagainst himالْأَسَدُthe lions
who transgressed against her such that lions have no power against him
فَابْتَزَّSo he forcibly seizedمِنِّيfrom meضِيَاعِيmy estatesوَاسْتَبَدَّand monopolizedبِهَاthem
So he forcibly seized my estates from me and monopolized them
فَفَارَقَSo has partedالْعَيْشَfrom lifeمِنِّيfor meالْأَهْلُfamilyوَالْوَلَدُand child
so family and child have departed from life for me
فَقَالَSo saidالْمَأْمُونُ:al-Ma'mun:
So al-Ma'mun said:
فِيInدُونِless thanمَاwhatقُلْتِyou saidعَالَwas exhaustedالصَّبْرُpatienceوَالْجَلَدُand fortitude
In less than what you said, patience and fortitude were exhausted
وَقَدْAnd indeedتَقَطَّعَhas been tornمِنِّيwithin meالْقَلْبُthe heartوَالْكَبِدُand the liver
and my heart and liver have been torn apart within me
هَذَاThisأَوَانُis the time forصَلَاةِthe prayer ofالظُّهْرِDhuhrفَانْصَرِفِيso depart
This is the time for the Dhuhr prayer, so depart
وَأَحْضِرِيand bringالْخَصْمَthe adversaryفِيonالْيَوْمِthe dayالَّذِيthatأُعِدَّis prepared
and bring the adversary on the day that is prepared
وَالْمَجْلِسُAnd the sessionالسَّبْتُis Saturdayإِنْifيُقْضَis decreedالْجُلُوسُthe sittingلَنَاfor us
And the session is Saturday, if sitting is decreed for us
نُنْصِفْكِwe will do you justiceفِيهِin itوَإِلَّاand otherwiseالْمَجْلِسُthe sessionالْأَحَدُis Sunday
we will do you justice in it, and otherwise the session is Sunday