al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

وَيُقَالُ:Andهُوَheأَوْفَىisمِنَmoreالسَّمَوْأَلِfaithfulبْنِthanعَادِيَاءَ،al-Samaw'al bin 'Adiya.

وَكَانَAndمِنْitوَفَائِهِwasأَنَّpartامرَأَofالْقَيْسِhisبْنَfidelityحُجْرٍthatالْكِنْدِيَّImru' al-Qays bin Hujr al-Kindi,

لَمَّاwhenأَرَادَheالْخُرُوجَwantedإِلَىtoقَيْصَرَset outمَلِكِfor Caesar,

الرُّومِthe kingاسْتَوْدَعَof Rome,السَّمَوْأَلَhe depositedدُرُوعاًcoats of mailلَهُ،with al-Samaw'al.

فَلَمَّاThenمَاتَwhenامْرُؤُImru' al-Qaysالْقَيْسِdied,

غَزَاهُa kingمَلِكٌfrom the kingsمِنْof ash-Shamمُلُوكِattacked him,الشَّامِso al-Samaw'alفَتَحَرَّزَfortifiedمِنْهُhimselfالسَّمَوْأَلُ،against him.

فَأَخَذَSoالْمَلِكُthe kingابْناًtookلَهُa son of his,

ذَكَرُواtheyأَنَّهُmentionedكَانَthatمَتَصَيِّداً،he was out hunting,

فَصَاحَand heبِهِ:cried outيَاto him:

سَمَوْأَلُOهَذَاSamaw'al,ابْنُكَthis isفِيyour sonيَدِيin my hands,

وَقَدْandعَلِمْتَyou knowأَنَّthatامْرَأَImru' al-Qaysالْقَيْسِisابْنُmy cousin,عَمِّيand I amوَأَنَاmost entitledأَحَقُّtoبِمِيرَاثِهِhis inheritance.

فَإِنْSo ifدَفَعْتَyou hand overإِلَيَّto meالدُّرُوعَthe coats of mail,

وَإِلَّاotherwiseذَبَحْتُI will slaughterابْنَكَ.your son.

فَقَالَ:He said:أَجِّلْنِي،Grant me a respite,

فَأَجَّلَهُ.so he granted him a respite.

فَجَمَعَSo he gatheredأَهْلَthe membersبَيْتِهِof his householdوَشَاوَرَهُمْ،and consulted them,

فَكُلٌّand every oneأَشَارَadvised himعَلَيْهِthatأَنْhe should hand overيَدْفَعَthe coats of mailالدُّرُوعَand saveوَأَنْhis son.يَسْتَنْقِذَand saveابْنَهُ،his son.

فَلَمَّاThen whenأَصْبَحَmorning came,أَشْرَفَhe appeared

فَقَالَ:and said:لَيْسَThere isإِلَىno wayدَفْعِto handing overالدُّرُوعِthe coats of mail,

سَبِيلٌwayفَاصْنَعْso doمَاwhatأَنْتَyouصَانِعْ!are going to do!

فَذَبَحَSo the kingالْمَلِكُslaughteredابْنَهُhis sonوَهُوَwhile heيَنْظُرُwas lookingإِلَيْهِ،at him.

وَكَانَAnd heيَهُودِيّاً،was a Jew.

فَانْصَرَفَThen the kingالْمَلِكُ،departed,وَوَافَىand al-Samaw'alالسَّمَوْأَلُfulfilled his trustبِالدُّرُوعِwith the coats of mailالْمَوْسِمَat the season,

فَدَفَعَهَاand handed them overإِلَىtoوَرَثَةِthe heirsامْرِئِof Imru'الْقَيْسِal-Qays,

وَقَالَand he saidفِيregardingذَلِكَ:that:

وَفَيْتُI kept faithبِأَدْرِعِwith the coats of mailالْكِنْدِيِّ،of the Kindi,إِنِّيverily I......إِذَاwheneverمَاother folkخَانَbreak faith,أَقْوَامٌI keepوَفَيْتُfaith.

وَقَالُواAnd they saidعِنْدَهُwith himكَنْزٌis a greatرَغِيبٌtreasure,

فَلَاso no,وَأَبِيكَby your father,أَغْدُرُI will not betrayمَاas long asمَشَيْتُI walk.

بَنَىBuiltلِيfor meعَادِيَاءُ'Adiya'حِصْناًa strong fortressحَصِيناًand a well,

وَبِئْراًwheneverكُلَّمَاI wished,شِئْتُI drewاسْتَقَيْتُwater.

وَقَالَAnd al-A'shaالْأَعْشَىsaidفِيregardingذَلِكَ:that:

كُنْBeكَالسَّمَوْأَلِlike al-Samaw'alإِذْwhenسَارَthere marchedالْهُمَامُthe brave leaderلَهُtoward him

فِيinجَحْفَلٍan armyكَسَوَادِlike the blacknessاللَّيْلِof night,

جَرَّارِimmense and swarming.

خَيَّرَهُHe gave himخُطَّتَيْthe choiceخَسْفٍ،of two paths of disgrace,

فَقَالَand he saidلَهُto him:

اذْبَحْSlaughterأَسِيرَكَyour captive,

إِنِّيfor I amمَانِعٌprotectorجَارِيof my neighbor.

وَقِيلَ:And it is said:هُوَHe isأَوْفَىmore faithfulمِنَthanالْحَارِثِal-Harithبْنِbinعُبَادٍ،'Ubad,

وَكَانَand partمِنْof hisوَفَائِهِfidelity wasأَنَّهُthat he took prisonerأَسَرَAdiy binعَدِيَّRabi'ahبْنَwithoutرَبِيعَةَknowingوَلَمْhim,

يَعْرِفْهُ،knowing him,

فَقَالَ:and said:دُلَّنِيGuide meعَلَىtoعَدِيٍّ.'Adiy.

فَقَالَ:He said:إِنْIfأَنَاIدَلَلْتُكَguide youعَلَىto 'Adiy,عَدِيٍّwill youأَتُؤْمِنُنِي؟grant me safety?

قَالَ:He said:نَعَمْ،Yes.

قَالَ:He said:فَأَنَاThen I amعَدِيٌّ.'Adiy.

فَخَلَاهُSo he let him goوَقَالَand saidفِيregardingذَلِكَ:that:

لَهْفُAlasنَفْسِيmy soulعَلَىfor 'Adiy,عَدِيٍّwhenوَقَدْhe was broughtأُسـnear toقِبَdeathلِلْمَوْتِand graspedوَاحْتَوَتْهُby the twoالْيَدَانِhands.

وَيُقَالُ:And it is said:هُوَHe isأَوْفَىmore faithfulمِنْthanعَوْفِ'Awf binبْنِMuhallim,

مَحْلَّمٍ،Muhallim,

وَكَانَand partمِنْof hisوَفَائِهِfidelity wasأَنَّthat Marwanمَرْوَانَal-QarazhالْقَرَظَraidedغَزَاBakr binبَكْرَWail, soبْنَthey routedوَائِلٍhis army,

فَفَضُّواand a manجَيْشَهُfrom themوَأَسَرَهُtook him prisonerرَجُلٌwhile he did notمِنْهُمْknow him.

وَهُوَSo he brought himلَاto his mother,يَعْرِفُهُ،so she said:

فَأَتَىVerily youبِهِare struttingأُمَّهُproudly with yourفَقَالَتْ:captive as ifإِنَّكَyou broughtلَتَخْتَالُMarwanبِأَسِيرِكَal-Qarazh!

كَأَنَّكَMarwan!

جِئْتَcaptiveبِمَرْوَانَas if youالْقَرَظِ!brought Marwan al-Qarazh!

فَقَالَMarwan saidلَهَاto her:

مَرْوَانُ:And whatوَمَاdo you hopeتَرْجِينَfor fromمِنْMarwan?

مَرْوَانَ؟Marwan?

قَالَتْ:She said:

عِظَمُA greatفِدَائِهِ.ransom for him.

قَالَ:He said:وَكَمْAnd how muchتَرْتَجِينَdo you hopeمِنْfor asفِدَائِهِ؟his ransom?

قَالَتْ:She said:مِائَةُOne hundredبَعِيرٍ.camels.

قَالَMarwan said:مَرْوَانُ:That isذَلِكَyours onلَكَcondition thatعَلَىyou return meأَنْto Khumamahتَرُدُّينِيthe daughterإِلَىof 'Awf binخُمَامَةَMuhallim.بِنْتِthe daughterعَوْفِof 'Awf binبْنِMuhallim.مَحْلَّمٍ.Muhallim.

قَالَتْ:She said:وَمَنْAnd whoلِيwill giveبِمِائَةٍme one hundredمِنَcamels?

الْإِبِلِ!camels!

فَأَخَذَSo he tookعُوداًa twigمِنَfrom the groundالْأَرْضِand said:

فَقَالَ:This isهَذَاyours forلَكَthem.بِهَا.them.

فَمَضَتْSo she wentبِهِwith himإِلَىto 'Awf,عَوْفٍso he soughtفَاسْتَجَارَprotectionبِخُمَامَةَwith Khumamah,

ابْنَتِهِ،his daughter.

فَبَعَثَThen Amr binعَمْرُوHind sentبْنُdemanding thatهِنْدٍhe bring himأَنْto him,

يَأْتِيَهُso he said:بِهِ،My daughterفَقَالَ:has granted himقَدْprotectionأَجَارَتْهُand there isابْنَتِيno wayوَلَيْسَto him.إِلَيْهِno wayسَبِيلٌ.to him.

فَقَالَAmr said:عَمْروٌ:I have swornقَدْoath notآلَيْتُto pardon himأَنْuntil he placesلَاhis handأَعْفُوَin my hand.عَنْهُuntil he placesأَوْhis handيَضَعَin my hand.يَدَهُhis handفِيin my hand.يَدِي.in my hand.

فَقَالَ'Awf said:عَوْفٌ:He shall placeيَضَعُhis handيَدَهُin your handفِيon conditionيَدِكَthat my handعَلَىis betweenأَنْtheir twoتَكُونَhands.يَدِيis betweenبَيْنَهُمَا،their twoفَأَجَابَهُhands.عَمْروٌSo Amrإِلَىanswered himذَلِكَ،to that.

فَجَاءَSo 'Awf cameعَوْفٌwith Marwanبِمَرْوَانَand entered himفَأَدْخَلَهُupon him,عَلَيْهِso he placedفَوَضَعَhis handيَدَهُin his hand,فِيand 'Awf placedيَدِهِhis handوَوَضَعَbetweenعَوْفٌtheir two hands,يَدَهُand he pardonedبَيْنَhim.أَيْدِيهِمَاand he pardonedفَعَفَاand he pardonedعَنْهُ.him.

وَيُقَالُ:And it is said:إِنَّthat Qubadhقُبَاذَorderedأَمَرَthe executionبِقَتْلِof a manرَجُلٍfrom thoseمِنَwho criticizedالطَّاعِنِينَthe kingdom,عَلَىso he wasالْمَمْلَكَةِ،killed.

فَقُتِلَ،so he was killed.

فَوَقَفَThen a neighborعَلَىand clientرَأْسِهِof his stoppedرَجُلٌat his headمِنْand said:

جِيرَانِهِMay Godوَصَنَائِعِهِhave mercyفَقَالَ:on you,رَحِمَكَverily youاللَّهُ،used to honorإِنْthe neighbor,كُنْتَendure his harm,

لَتُكْرِمُconsoleالْجَارَthe destitute,

وَتَصْبِرُand standعَلَىup in timesأَذَاهُof calamity.وَتُوَاسِيand standأَهْلَup in timesالْخَلَّةِof calamity.وَتَقُومُand standبِالنَّائِبَةِup in timesوَالْعَجَبُAnd the wonderكَيْفَis howوَجَدَSatan foundالشَّيْطَانُan openingفِيكَin youمَسَاغاًso as to leadحَتَّىyou to disobeyحَمَلَكَyour king,عَلَىso you departedعِصْيَانِfrom his mandatoryمَلِكِكَobedienceفَخَرَجْتَto disobedience to him,مِنْand for a longطَاعَتِهِtime has he prevailedالْمَفْرُوضَةِover one who isإِلَىstronger than youمَعْصِيَتِهِin powerوَقَدِيماًand firmerمَاin resolve!

تَمَكَّنَstrongerمِمَّنْthan youهُوَin powerأَشَدُّand firmerمِنْكَin resolve!قُوَّةًstrongerوَأَثْبَتُthan youعَزْماً!in power

فَأَخَذَSo the chiefصَاحِبُof the policeالشَّرْطَةِtookالرَّجُلَthe manفَحَبَسَهُand imprisoned him,

وَأَنْهَىand reportedكَلَامَهُhis speechإِلَىto Qubadh,

قُبَاذَ،to Qubadh,

فَوَقَّعَ:so he wrote in the margin:

يُحْسَنُGood isإِلَىdone to this oneهَذَاwho showed gratitude,

الَّذِيwith a good deedشَكَرَthat is excelled,

إِحْسَاناًand his rankيُفَضَّلُis raised,بِهِand his grantوَتُرْفَعُis increased.

مَرْتَبَتُهُis raised,وَيُزَادُand his grantفِيis increased.عَطَائِهِ.is increased.