al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

قِيلَ:It was said:

إِنَّIndeed,الْحَجَّاجَal-Hajjajلَمَّاwhenأَتَىhe came toالْمَدِينَةَMedina

أَرْسَلَhe sentإِلَىtoحَسَنِHasanبْنِson ofحَسَنٍHasan

فَقَالَ:and said:هَاتِBringسَيْفَthe sword ofرَسُولِthe Messenger ofاللَّهِ،God,صَلَّىmay God blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِ،and grant him peace,وَدِرْعَهُ.and his armor.

فَقَالَ:He said:لَاI will notأَفْعَلُ.do it.

قَالَ:He said:فَجَاءَSo al-Hajjaj came withالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajبِالسَّيْفِthe sword,وَالسَّوْطِthe whip,وَالْعَصَاand the stick

فَقَالَ:and said:وَاللَّهِBy God,لَأَضْرِبَنَّكَI will surely beat youبِهَذِهِwith thisالْعَصَاstickحَتَّىuntilأَكْسِرَهَا!I break it!

ثُمَّThenقَالَ:he said:لَأَضْرِبَنَّكَI will surely beat youبِهَذَاwith thisالسَّوْطِwhipحَتَّىuntilأُقَطِّعَهُ،I cut it into pieces,

ثُمَّthenلَأَضْرِبَنَّكَI will surely beat youبِهَذَاwith thisالسَّيْفِswordحَتَّىuntilتَبْرُدَyou dieأَوْorتَأْتِيَنِيyou bring meبِهِمَا!them!

فَقَالَThe people said:النَّاسُ:The people:يَاOأَبَاAbuمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad,لَاdo notتَتَعَرَّضَنَّexpose yourselfلِهَذَاto thisالْجَبَّارِ.tyrant.

قَالَ:He said:فَجَاءَSo al-Hasan cameالْحَسَنُal-Hasanبِسَيْفِwith the sword ofرَسُولِthe Messenger ofاللَّهِ،God,صَلَّىmay God blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِ،and grant him peace,وَدِرْعِهِand his armor

فَفَضَعَهُمَاand placed them bothبَيْنَbetweenيَدَيْthe hands ofالْحَجَّاجِ.al-Hajjaj.

فَأَرْسَلَSo al-Hajjaj sentالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajإِلَىtoرَجُلٍa manمِنْfromآلِthe family ofأَبِيAbuرَافِعٍRafi'

فَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:هَلْDoتَعْرِفُyou knowسَيْفَthe sword ofرَسُولِthe Messenger ofاللَّهِ،God,صَلَّىmay God blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِ؟and grant him peace?

فَخَلَطَهُSo he mixed itبَيْنَamongأَسْيَافِهِhis swordsثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:أَخْرِجْهُ،Bring it out,فَأَخْرَجَهُ.and he brought it out.

ثُمَّThenجَاءَhe cameبِالدِّرْعِwith the armorفَنَظَرَand lookedإِلَيْهَاat itفَقَالَ:and said:

هُنَاكَThereعَلَامَةٌwas a markكَانَتْthat wasعَلَىonالْفَضْلِal-Fadlبْنِson ofالْعَبَّاسِal-Abbasيَوْمَon the day ofالْيَرْمُوكِYarmoukفَطُعِنَwhen he was stabbedبِحَرْبَةٍwith a spearفَخَرَقَتِand it piercedالدِّرْعَ.the armor.

فَرَفَعْنَاهَاSo we raised itفَوَجَدْنَاand foundالدِّرْعَthe armorعَلَىjust asمَاwhatقَالَ.he said.

فَقَالَSo al-Hajjaj saidالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajلِلْحَسَنِ:to al-Hasan:أَمَاNowوَاللَّهِby God,لَوْifلَمْyou had notتَجِئْنِيbrought meبِهِitوَجِئْتَand broughtبِغَيْرِهِother than itلَضَرَبْتُI would have struckبِهِwith itرَأْسَكَ.your head.

وَذَكَرُواAnd they mentionedأَنَّthatالْحَجَّاجَal-Hajjajقَالَsaidيَوْماًone dayلِحَاجِبِهِ:to his chamberlain:اعْسُسِPatrolاللَّيْلَةَtonightبِنَفْسِكَyourselfفَمَنْand whoeverوَجَدْتَهُyou findفَجِئْنِيbring him toبِهِ،me,

فَلَمَّاand whenأَصْبَحَmorning cameأَتَاهُhe brought himبِثَلَاثَةِthreeنَفَرٍ،individuals,

فَقَالَand al-Hajjaj saidالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajلِوَاحِدٍto oneمِنْهُمْ:of them:مَاWhatكَانَwasسَبَبُthe reason forخُرُوجِكَyour going outبِاللَّيْلِat nightوَقَدْwhileنَادَىproclaimedمُنَادٍa proclaimerأَلَّاthat noيَخْرُجَone should go outأَحَدٌanyoneلَيْلاً؟at night?

فَقَالَ:He said:أَصْلَحَMay God rectifyاللَّهُGodالْأَمِيرَ!the Emir!كُنْتُI wasسَكْرَانَdrunkفَغَلَبَنِيso overcame meالسَّكَرُthe drunkennessفَخَرَجْتُand I went outوَلَاwhile notأَعْقِلُ.in my right mind.

فَفَكَّرَSo ponderedالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajسَاعَةًa whileثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:سَكْرَانُA drunk manغَلَبَهُovercame himسَكَرُهُhis drunkennessخَلُّواLet goعَنْهُof himلَاdo notتَعُودَنَّ.return to it.

وَقَالَAnd he saidلِلْآخَرِ:to the other:فَأَنْتَAnd youمَاwhatكَانَwasسَبَبُكَ؟your reason?

قَالَ:He said:أَصْلَحَMay God rectifyاللَّهُGodالْأَمِيرَ!the Emir!كُنْتُI wasمَعَwithقَوْمٍa peopleفِيinمَجْلِسٍa gatheringيَشْرَبُونَdrinkingفَوَقَعَتْand there occurredبَيْنَهُمْamong themعَرَبَدَةٌa brawlفَخِفْتُso I fearedعَلَىforنَفْسِيmyselfفَخَرَجْتُ.and I went out.

فَفَكَّرَSo ponderedالْحَجَّاجُal-Hajjajفِيwithinنَفْسِهِhimselfثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:رَجُلٌA manأَحَبَّwho lovedالْمُسَالَمَةَpeacefulnessخَلُّواlet goعَنْهُ.of him.

ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidلِلْآخَرِ:to the other:مَاWhatكَانَwasسَبَبُthe reason forخُرُوجِكَ؟your going out?

قَالَ:He said:لِيI haveوَالِدَةٌan elderlyعَجُوزٌmotherوَأَنَاand I amرَجُلٌa porterحَمَّالٌmanفَرَجَعْتُso I returnedإِلَىtoبَيْتِيmy houseفَقَالَتْand she saidوَالِدَتِي:my mother:مَاI have notذُقْتُtastedالْيَوْمَtodayطَعَاماً،any food,

فَخَرَجْتُso I went outأَلْتَمِسُseekingلَهَاfor herذَلِكَthatفَأَخَذَنِيand took meعَسَسُthe patrol ofالْأَمِيرِ.the Emir.

فَفَكَّرَSo he ponderedسَاعَةًa whileثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:يَاOغُلَامُboyاضْرِبْstrikeعُنُقَهُ.his neck.

فَإِذَاAnd beholdرَأْسُهُhis headبَيْنَwas betweenرِجْلَيْهِ.his legs.

[مَحَاسِنِ[The Beauties ofالْحِلْمِ]Forbearance]

حُكِيَIt was narratedعَنْaboutأَنُوشِرْوَانَAnoshirwanأَنَّthatوُفُوداًdelegationsوَرَدُواarrivedعَلَيْهِto himمِنْfromقِبَلِthe side ofالْمُلُوكِkingsفَأَتَوْهُand they came to himوَاسْتَأْذَنُوا،and asked permission,

فَأَمَرَso he commandedرَجُلاًa manمِنْfromبِطَانَتِهِhis inner circleأَنْtoيَاتِيَهُbring himبِتَاجِهِ.his crown.

فَأَقْبَلَSo advancedالرَّجُلُthe manبِالتَّاجِwith the crownفَارْتَعَشَتْand trembledيَدُهُhis handوَسَقَطَand fellالتَّاجُthe crownمِنْfromيَدِهِhis handفَانْكَسَرَand brokeوَذَلِكَand that wasبِعَيْنِin the sight ofكِسْرَى.Chosroes.

فَغَضَّSo he loweredطَرْفَهُhis gazeلِئَلَّاso as not toيُرْعِبَهُ.terrify him.

فَتَنَاوَلَThen tookالرَّجُلُthe manالتَّاجَthe crownوَقَالَand saidلَهُto himكِسْرَى:Chosroes:لَاNoبَأْسَharmعَلَيْكَ!upon you!

انْطَلِقْGoإِلَىtoالْحَاجِبِthe chamberlainوَمُرْهُand order himأَنْtoيَصْرِفَdismissالْوُفُودَthe delegationsفِيonهَذَاthisالْيَوْمِ.day.

وَحُكِيَAnd it was narratedعَنْهُabout himأَيْضاًalsoأَنَّهُthat heدَعَاsummonedكَاتِبَهُhis secretaryوَعَرَضَand presentedعَلَيْهِto himكِتَاباًa letterوَرَدَthat arrivedعَلَيْهِto himمِنْfromقِبَلِthe side ofأَصْبَهَبْذَthe Ispahbadh ofخُرَاسَانَKhorasanفِيهِin which wereأَخْبَارٌnewsمِنْfromأَخْبَارِthe news ofالتُّرْكِthe Turks

فَجَعَلَso he beganيُؤَامِرُهُconsulting with himفِيهَاregarding itوَإِنَّand thatرَهْطاًa groupمِنْfromخَاصَّتِهِhis intimatesقَامُواstoodخَلْفَbehindسَرِيرِهِhis bedفَتَسَمَّعُواand eavesdroppedعَلَيْهِon him

فَعَطَسَso sneezedوَاحِدٌoneمِنْهُمْof themفَالْتَفَتَso turnedكِسْرَىChosroesوَنَظَرَand lookedإِلَيْهِمْat themوَقَالَ:and said:لَاIt is notيَنْبَغِيproperأَنْthatتَسْمَعُواyou listen toسِرَّthe secret ofالْمَلِكِ،the king,وَقَدْand indeedصَفَحْتُI have pardonedعَنْكُمْyouفَلَاso do notتَعُودُواreturnلِمِثْلِto the like ofذَلِكَ.that.

قَالَ:He said:وَقَالَAnd saidرَجُلٌa manمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍ:Quraysh:مَاI do notأَظُنُّthinkمُعَاوِيَةَMuawiyahأَغْضَبَهُangered himشَيْءٌanythingقَطُّ.ever.

فَقَالَSo saidبَعْضُهُمْ:some of them:إِنْIfذَكَرْتَyou mentionأُمَّهُhis motherغَضِبَ.he will become angry.

فَقَالَSo saidمَالِكُMalikبْنُson ofأَسْمَاءَAsmaالْمُنَىal-Munaالْقُرَشِيُّ:the Qurashi:أَنَاIأُغْضِبُهُwill anger himإِنْifجَعَلْتُمْyou makeلِيfor meجُعْلاً.a reward.

فَفَعَلُوا.So they did.

فَأَتَاهُSo he came to himفِيduringالْمَوْسِمِthe Hajj seasonفَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:يَاOأَمِيرَEmir ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe Believersإِنَّindeedعَيْنَيْكَyour two eyesلَتُشْبِهَانِsurely resembleعَيْنَيْthe two eyes ofأُمِّكَ.your mother.

قَالَ:He said:نَعَمْYesكَانَتَاthey wereعَيْنَيْنِtwo eyes thatطَالَlongمَاwhatأَعْجَبَتَاthey amazedأَبَاAbuسُفْيَانَ.Sufyan.

ثُمَّThenدَعَاhe calledمَوْلَاهُhis freedmanشَقْرَانَShaqranفَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:اْعْدُدْCount outلِأَسْمَاءَfor Asmaالْمُنَىal-Munaدِيَةَthe blood money ofابْنِهَاher sonفَإِنِّيfor indeed Iقَدْhaveقَتَلْتُهُkilled himوَهُوَwhile heلَاdoes notيَدْرِي.know.

فَرَجَعَSo he returnedوَأَخَذَand tookالْجُعْلَ.the reward.

فَقِيلَSo it was saidلَهُ:to him:إِنْIfأَتَيْتَyou come toعَمْرَوAmrبْنَson ofالزُّبَيْرِal-Zubayrفَقُلْand sayلَهُto himمِثْلَthe like ofمَاwhatقُلْتَyou saidلِمُعَاوِيَةَto Muawiyahأَعْطَيْنَاكَwe will give youكَذَاsuch andوَكَذَا.such.

فَأَتَاهُSo he came to himفَقَالَand saidلَهُto himذَلِكَthatفَأَمَرَso he commandedبِضَرْبِهِhis beatingحَتَّىuntilمَاتَ.he died.

فَبَلَغَSo that reachedمُعَاوِيَةَMuawiyahفَقَالَ:and he said:أَنَاIوَاللَّهِby Godقَتَلْتُهُ.killed him.

وَبَعَثَAnd he sentإِلَىtoأُمِّهِhis motherبِدِيَتِهِhis blood moneyوَأَنْشَأَand beganيَقُولُ:reciting:

أَلَاAhقُلْtellلِأَسْمَاءَAsmaالْمُنَىal-Munaأُمِّthe mother ofمَالِكٍ ...Malik...فَإِنِّيfor indeed Iلَعَمْرُby the life ofاللَّهِGodأَهْلَكْتُdestroyedمَالِكاًMalik

قِيلَ:It was said:وَجَاءَAnd cameرَجُلٌa manإِلَىtoالْأَحْنَفِal-Ahnafبْنِson ofقَيْسٍQaysفَلَطَمَand slappedوَجْهَهُhis face

فَقَالَ:and he said:بِسْمِIn the name ofاللَّهِGodيَاOابْنَson ofأَخِيmy brotherمَاwhatدَعَاكَinvited youإِلَىtoهَذَا؟this?

قَالَ:He said:آلَيْتُI swore an oathأَنْthatأَلْطِمَI would slapسَيِّدَthe master ofالْعَرَبِthe ArabsمِنْfromبَنِيBanuتَمِيمٍ.Tamim.

قَالَ:He said:فَبَرِّThen fulfillيَمِينَكَyour oathفَمَاfor I am notأَنَاIبِسَيِّدِهَا،its master,سَيِّدُهَاits master isحَارِثَةُHarithahبْنُson ofقُدَامَةَ!Qudamah!

فَذَهَبَSo wentالرَّجُلُthe manفَلَطَمَand slappedحَارِثَةَHarithahفَقَامَso stoodإِلَيْهِto himحَارِثَةُHarithahبِالسَّيْفِwith the swordفَقَطَعَand severedيَمِينَهُ.his right hand.

فَبَلَغَSo that reachedذَلِكَthatالْأَحْنَفَal-Ahnafفَقَالَ:and he said:أَنَاIوَاللَّهِby Godقَطَعْتُهَا.severed it.

وَعَنْAnd fromإِسْحَاقَIshaqبْنِson ofإِسْمَاعِيلَIsmailقَالَ:he said:حَدَّثَنِيNarrated to meأَبِيmy fatherأَنَّهُthat heكَانَused toيَتَغَدَّىhave lunchمَعَwithيَحْيَىYahyaبْنِson ofخَالِدٍKhalidالْبَرْمَكِيِّthe Barmakidيَوْماًone dayإِذْwhenطَلَبَhe requestedأُرْزَةًa rice dishاشْتَهَاهَاthat he desired

فَأَمَرَso he commandedالطَّبَّاخَthe cookبِاتِّخَاذِهَاto make itبِدُهْنِwith oil ofالنَّارَجِيلِcoconutفَغَلِطَso made a mistakeالطَّبَّاخُthe cookوَجَعَلَand placedمَكَانَin place ofالدُّهْنِthe oilنَفْطاًpetroleumوَأَتَاهُand brought it to himبِهَا.with it.

فَلَمَّاSo whenوَضَعَhe placedيَدَهُhis handفِيهَاin itقَالَ:he said:ارْفَعْ.Lift it away.

وَلَمْAnd he did notيَقُلْsayشَيْئاًanythingسِوَىother thanذَلِكَ.that.