al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

وَمِنْهُمْAnd among themوَزِيرُis the ministerمَلِكِof the kingالصِّينِ،of China,

وَكَانَand his storyحَدِيثُهُwas thatأَنَّthatشِمْرَShamrبْنَbinأَفْرِيقِيسَAfriqisبْنَbinأَبْرَهَةَAbrahaخَرَجَset outفِيwithخَمْسِfiveمِائَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandمُقَاتِلٍfightersإِلَىtoأَرْضِthe landالصِّينِ،of China,

فَلَمَّاand whenقَارَبَhe approachedبِلَادَهُمْtheir country,بَلَغَthat reachedذَلِكَthe kingمَلِكَof China,الصِّينِso he gatheredفَجَمَعَhis ministersوُزَرَاءَهُand consultedفَاسْتَشَارَهُمْ،them,

فَقَالَso theirرَئِيسُهُمْ:chief said:أَيُّهَاOالْمَلِكُKing,أَثِّرْinflictفِيَّupon meأَثَرًاa markوَخَلِّنِيand leave meوَرَائِي.behind.

فَأَمَرَSo he orderedبِهِhim,فَجُدِعَand his noseأَنْفُهُ،was mutilated,فَقَامَso he stood upهَارِبًاfleeingمُسْتَقْبِلًاto meetلِشِمْرٍ،Shamr,

فَوَفَاهُand he met himعَلَىatأَرْبَعَةِfourمَنَازِلَstagesبَعْدَafterخُرُوجِهِhis departureمِنْfromمَفَاوِزِthe wildernessالصِّينِof China,فَدَخَلَand he enteredعَلَيْهِupon himوَقَالَ:and said:

إِنِّيIndeed, Iأَتَيْتُكَhave come to youمُسْتَجِيرًا!seeking refuge!

قَالَShamrشِمْرٌ:said:مِمَّنْ؟From whom?

قَالَ:He said:مِنْFromمَلِكِthe kingالصِّينِof China,لِأَنِّيbecause Iكُنْتُwasرَجُلًاa manمِنْamongخَاصَّةِhis specialوُزَرَائِهِministers,

وَإِنَّهُand that heجَمَعَنَاgathered usلَمَّاwhenبَلَغَهُreached himمَسِيرُكَyour marchإِلَيْهِtowards him,فَاسْتَشَارَنَاso he consulted us

فَأَشَارَand allالْقَوْمُthe peopleجَمِيعًاadvised himعَلَيْهِagainst youبِمُحَارَبَتِكَto fight you,وَخَالَفْتُهُمْand I opposed themفِيinرَأْيِهِمْtheir opinion

وَأَشَرْتُand advised himعَلَيْهِtoأَنْgiveيُعْطِيَكَyou obedienceالطَّاعَةَand carryوَيَحْمِلَto youإِلَيْكَthe tribute,الْخَرَاجَ،so he accused me

فَاتَهَمَنِيand said:وَقَالَ:You have sidedقَدْwith the kingمَالَأْتَof the Arabs,مَلِكَand what youالْعَرَبِ،see happenedوَكَانَfrom him to me,مِنْهُand besides that,إِلَيَّI did not feelمَاsecure from himتَرَىthat he wouldوَلَمْkill me,آمَنْهُso I came outمَعَfleeingذَلِكَtowards you.أَنْfleeingيَقْتُلَنِيtowards you.فَخَرَجْتُfleeingهَارِبًاfleeingإِلَيْكَ،towards you.

فَفَرِحَSo Shamrبِهِrejoicedشِمْرٌat himوَأَنْزَلَهُand lodged himمَعَهُwith himفِيinرَحْلِهِhis campوَأَوْعَدَهُand promised himمِنْgoodنَفْسِهِfrom himself,خَيْرًا،good,

فَلَمَّاand whenأَصْبَحَmorning cameوَأَرَادَand he wantedأَنْtoيَرْحَلَdepart,قَالَhe saidلِذَلِكَto thatالرَّجُلِ:man:كَيْفَHowعِلْمُكَis your knowledgeبِالطَّرِيقِ؟of the road?

قَالَ:He said:أَنَاI amمِنْamongأَعْلَمِthe most knowledgeableالنَّاسِpeopleبِهِ.of it.

قَالَ:He said:فَكَمْThen how muchبَيْنَنَاis between usوَبَيْنَandالْمَاءِ؟water?

قَالَ:He said:مَسِيرَةُA journey ofثَلَاثَةِthreeأَيَّامٍdaysوَأَنَاand Iمُورِدُكَwill bring you to waterيَوْمَon the fourthالرَّابِعِdayعَلَىatالْمَاءِ،the water,

فَأَمَرَso he orderedجُنُودَهُhis soldiersبِالرَّحِيلِto departوَنَادَىand proclaimedفِيهِمْamong themأَنْthatلَاdo notتَحْمِلُواcarryمِنَofالْمَاءِwaterإِلَّاexceptلِثَلَاثَةِfor threeأَيَّامٍ،days,

ثُمَّthenسَارَhe marchedفِيwithجُنُودِهِhis soldiersوَالرَّجُلُwhile the manبَيْنَwas ahead ofيَدَيْهِ،him,

فَلَمَّاand whenكَانَit wasيَوْمُthe fourthالرَّابِعِday,انْقَطَعَwas cut offبِهِمُfrom themالْمَاءُthe waterوَاشْتَدَّand intensifiedالْحَرُّthe heat,

فَقَالَ:so he said:لَاThere isمَاءَno waterوَإِنَّمَاand it wasذَلِكَonlyمَكْرٌa plotمِنِّيby meلِأَدْفَعَكَto ward you offبِنَفْسِيwith myselfعَنْfromمُلْكِي!my kingdom!

فَأَمَرَSo he orderedبِهِhim,فَضُرِبَتْand was struckعُنُقُهُ،his neck,فَعَطِشَand thirstedالْقَوْمُ،the people,

وَقَدْand indeedكَانَthe astrologersالْمُنَجِّمُونَhad saidقَالُواto Shamrلِشِمْرٍat his birthعِنْدَthat he wouldمَوْلِدِهِdie betweenأَنَّهُtwo mountainsيَمُوتُof iron,بَيْنَso he placedجَبَلَيْhis shieldحَدِيدٍ،under his feetفَوَضَعَfrom the intensityدِرْعَهُof the scorching heatتَحْتَand placedقَدَمَيْهِa shieldمِنْof ironشِدَّةِupon his headالرَّمْضَاءِfrom the heatوَوَضَعَof the scorching heat,تُرْسًاso he rememberedمِنْwhat had beenحَدِيدٍtold to himعَلَىin his birthرَأْسِهِand saidمِنْto the people:حَرِّDisperseالرَّمْضَاءِ،whereverفَذَكَرَyou likeمَاfor I haveكَانَplunged youقِيلَinto ruin,لَهُso heفِيand everyoneوِلَادَتِهِwho wasوَقَالَwith himلِلْقَوْمِ:perished.تَفَرَّقُواperished.حَيْثُperished.أَحْبَبْتُمْperished.فَقَدْperished.أَوْرَطُتُكُمْ،perished.فَهَلَكَperished.وَجَمِيعُperished.مَنْperished.كَانَperished.مَعَهُ.perished.

وَحُكِيَAnd it was narratedأَنَّهُthat whenلَمَّاwas carriedحُمِلَthe headرَأْسُof Marwanمَرْوَانَbin Muhammadبْنِal-Ja'diمُحَمَّدٍto Abuالْجَعْدِيِّal-Abbasإِلَىwhile heأَبِيwas in Kufa,الْعَبَّاسِhe satوَهُوَfor himبِالْكُوفَةِin a publicقَعَدَassemblyلَهُand they broughtمَجْلِسًاthe headعَامًّاand placed itوَجَاؤُواbefore him,بِالرَّأْسِso he saidفَوُضِعَto thoseبَيْنَwho attended:يَدَيْهِDoes any of youفَقَالَknowلِمَنْthis head?حَضَرَ:So stood upأَمِنْكُمْSaeed binأَحَدٌAmr binيَعْرِفُJa'da binهَذَاHubayraالرَّأْسَ؟and leaned over itفَقَامَand contemplated itسَعِيدُfor a long timeبْنُthen said:عَمْرِوThis isبْنِthe head of AbuجَعْدَةَAbd al-Malikبْنِour caliphهُبَيْرَةَyesterday,فَأَكَبَّmay Allahعَلَيْهِhave mercy on him,وَتَأَمَّلَهُand returnedطَوِيلًاto his assembly,ثُمَّso Abuقَالَ:al-Abbas leapedهَذَاup untilرَأْسُhe leftأَبِيthe assemblyعَبْدِand IbnالْمَلِكِJa'da leftخَلِيفَتِنَاand the peopleبِالْأَمْسِ،talked aboutرَحِمَهُhis speech,اللَّهُ،so his sonsوَعَادَand familyإِلَىblamed himمَجْلِسِهِ،and said:فَوَثَبَYou exposedأَبُوus and yourselfالْعَبَّاسِto destruction!حَتَّىSo he said:خَرَجَBe quiet,مِنَmay Allahالْمَجْلِسِmake you ugly!وَانْصَرَفَAre you notابْنُthe ones whoجَعْدَةَadvised meوَتَحَدَّثَyesterdayالنَّاسُin Harranبِكَلَامِهِ،to stay behindفَلَامَهُfrom Marwanبَنُوهُand I did thatوَأَهْلُهُother than the actوَقَالُوا:of loyaltyعَرَّضْتَنَاand gratitude,وَنَفْسَكَand nothingلِلْبَوَارِ!could wash awayفَقَالَ:the shameاسْكُتُواof that deedقَبَّحَكُمُexcept this,اللَّهُ!and I amأَلَسْتُمْonly an old manأَشَرْتُمْnear death,عَلَيَّso if I escapeبِالْأَمْسِthis dayبِحَرَّانَfrom being killedبِالتَّخَلُّفِI will dieعَنْtomorrow!مَرْوَانَHe said:فَفَعَلْتُand his sonsذَلِكَbegan expectingغَيْرَthe messengersفِعْلِof Abuذِيal-Abbasالْوَفَاءِto knockوَالشُّكْرِupon himوَمَاin the depthكَانَof the night,لِيَغْسِلَso they woke upعَارَand no oneتِلْكَhad come to him,الْفِعْلَةِand the old manإِلَّاwent outهَذِهِ،and behold,وَإِنَّمَاhe wasأَنَاwith Sulaymanشَيْخٌbin Mujalid,هَامَةٌso whenفَإِنْhe saw himنَجَوْتُhe said:يَوْمِيO sonهَذَاof Ja'da,مِنَshall I notالْقَتْلِbring you glad tidingsمِتُّof the good opinionغَدًا!of the Commanderقَالَ:of the Faithfulوَجَعَلَconcerning you?بَنُوهُFor indeedيَتَوَقَّعُونَhe mentionedرُسُلَthis nightأَبِيwhat cameالْعَبَّاسِfrom you.أَنْSo he said:تَطْرُقَهُThis speechفِيdid notجَوْفِissue fromاللَّيْلِ،the old manفَأَصْبَحُواexcept out ofوَلَمْloyalty,يَأْتِهِand he isأَحَدٌcloser to usوَغَدَاin relationالشَّيْخُand closerفَإِذَاto us in kinshipهُوَthan he wasبِسُلَيْمَانَto Marwan,بْنِif we areمُجَالِدٍgood to him.فَلَمَّاHe said:أَبْصَرَهُIndeed.قَالَ:Indeed.يَاIndeed.ابْنَIndeed.جَعْدَةَIndeed.أَلَاIndeed.أُبَشِّرُكَIndeed.بِحُسْنِIndeed.رَأْيِIndeed.أَمِيرِIndeed.الْمُؤْمِنِينَIndeed.فِيكَ؟Indeed.إِنَّهُIndeed.ذَكَرَIndeed.فِيIndeed.هَذِهِIndeed.اللَّيْلَةِIndeed.مَاIndeed.كَانَIndeed.مِنْكَ.Indeed.فَقَالَ:Indeed.أَمَاIndeed.مَاIndeed.أَخْرَجَIndeed.هَذَاIndeed.الْكَلَامَIndeed.مِنَIndeed.الشَّيْخِIndeed.إِلَّاIndeed.الْوَفَاءُIndeed.وَهُوَIndeed.أَقْرَبُIndeed.بِنَاIndeed.قَرَابَةًIndeed.وَأَمَسُّIndeed.بِنَاIndeed.رَحِمًاIndeed.مِنْهُIndeed.بِمَرْوَانَIndeed.إِنْIndeed.أَحْسَنَّاIndeed.إِلَيْهِ.Indeed.قَالَ:Indeed.أَجَلْ.Indeed.

وَذُكِرَAnd it was mentionedأَنَّthat al-Mansurالْمَنْصُورَsentأَرْسَلَto an old manإِلَىfrom the peopleشَيْخٍof Shamمِنْand he wasأَهْلِfrom the inner circleالشَّامِof Hishamوَكَانَbin Abd al-Malikمِنْbin Marwan,بِطَانَةِso he asked himهِشَامِabout Hisham'sبْنِmanagementعَبْدِin his warsالْمَلِكِwith the Khawarij,بْنِso the old manمَرْوَانَdescribed to himفَسَأَلَهُwhat he managed,عَنْso he said:تَدْبِيرِHe did,هِشَامٍmay Allahفِيhave mercy on him,حُرُوبِهِsuch and such,مَعَand made,الْخَوَارِجِmay Allahفَوَصَفَhave mercy on him,الشَّيْخُsuch and such.لَهُSo al-Mansurمَاsaid:دَبَّرَ،Rise,فَقَالَ:may the curseفَعَلَ،of Allahرَحِمَهُbe upon you!اللَّهُ،Do you treadكَذَاupon my carpetوَصَنَعَ،and invoke mercyرَحِمَهُupon my enemy?اللَّهُ،So the manكَذَا.stood upفَقَالَand saidالْمَنْصُورُ:while turning away:قُمْIndeed,عَلَيْكَthe blessingلَعْنَةُof your enemyاللَّهِ!is a necklaceتَطْأُaround my neckبِسَاطِيthat noneوَتَتَرَحَّمُshall removeعَلَىexceptعَدُوِّي؟the one who washesفَقَامَmy body for burial!الرَّجُلُSo al-Mansurفَقَالَsaid to him:وَهُوَReturn,مُولٍّ:O old man,إِنَّso he returned.نِعْمَةَHe said:عَدُوِّكَI bear witnessلَقِلَادَةٌthat you areفِيthe offspringعُنُقِيof a free womanلَاand of a noble stock,يَنْزَعُهَاreturnإِلَّاto yourغَاسِلِي!account.فَقَالَSo the old manلَهُreturnedالْمَنْصُورُ:to his accountارْجِعْuntilيَاhe finished,شَيْخُ،so he orderedفَرَجَعَ.wealth for himفَقَالَ:and he took itأَشْهَدُand said:أَنَّكَBy Allah,نَهِيضُO Commanderحُرَّةٍof the Faithful,وَغِرَاسِI have no needشَرِيفٍ،for it,ارْجِعْand indeedإِلَىthere diedحَدِيثِكَ.from meفَعَادَthoseالشَّيْخُwhose memoryفِيI cherished,حَدِيثِهِso how muchحَتَّىdo I needإِذَاto standفَرَغَat anyone's doorدَعَاafter him,لَهُand had it not beenبِمَالٍfor the majestyفَأَخَذَهُof the Commanderوَقَالَ:of the Faithfulوَاللَّهِand my preferenceيَاfor obeying himأَمِيرَI would not have wornالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe bounty of anyoneمَاafter him!لِيSo al-Mansurإِلَيْهِsaid:حَاجَةٌIf you wish,وَلَقَدْmay Allahمَاتَprotect you,عَنِّيfor had there not beenمَنْfor your peopleكُنْتُanyone other than youفِيyou would haveذِكْرِهِkept for themفَمَاan immortalأَحْوَجَنِيgloryإِلَىand an enduringوُقُوفٍmight.عَلَىmight.بَابِهِmight.أَحَدٌmight.بَعْدَهُmight.وَلَوْلَاmight.جَلَالَةُmight.أَمِيرِmight.الْمُؤْمِنِينَmight.وَإِيثَارِيmight.طَاعَتَهُmight.مَاmight.لَبِسْتُmight.نِعْمَةَmight.أَحَدٍmight.بَعْدَهُ!might.فَقَالَmight.الْمَنْصُورُ:might.إِذَاmight.شِئْتَmight.لِلَّهِmight.أَنْتَmight.فَلَوْmight.لَمْmight.يَكُنْmight.لِقَوْمِكَmight.غَيْرُكَmight.لَكُنْتَmight.قَدْmight.أَبْقَيْتَmight.لَهُمْmight.مَجْدًاmight.مُخَلَّدًاmight.وَعِزًّاmight.بَاقِيًا.might.