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قَالَHe saidثُمَامَةُThumamahصَاحِبُthe companion ofالْكَلَامِ:speech:

كَانَAl-Ma'munالْمَأْمُونُhadقَدْintendedهَمَّto curseبِلَعْنِMu'awiyahمُعَاوِيَةَand to writeوَأَنْthereby a bookيَكْتُبَin condemningبِذَلِكَhim,كِتَاباًhe said:فِيSo Yahyaالطَّعْنِbin Akthamعَلَيْهِ،dissuadedقَالَ:him fromفَفَثَأَهُthat andعَنْsaid:ذَلِكَO Commanderيَحْيَىof the Faithful,بْنُthe common peopleأَكْثَمَcannot bearوَقَالَ:this,يَاespeciallyأَمِيرَthe peopleالْمُؤْمِنِينَof Khurasan,الْعَامَّةُand you doلَاnot feel safeتَحْتَمِلُthat thereهَذَاmight beوَلَاan alienationسِيَّمَاand aversionأَهْلُfrom themخُرَاسَانَthat cannotوَلَاbe remedied,تَأْمَنُand it isأَنْnot knownيَكُونَwhat theirلَهُمْoutcome willنَفْرَةٌbe.

وَنَبْوَةٌAnd the correct opinionلَاis that you leaveتُسْتَقَالُthe peopleوَلَاupon whatيُدْرَىthey are upon,مَاand do notتَكُونُshow themعَاقِبَتُهَا،that you leanوَالرَّأْيُtoward anyأَنْof the sects,تَدَعَfor that isالنَّاسَsounder inعَلَىpolitics,مَاsafer inهُمْconsequence,عَلَيْهِand betterوَلَاin management.تُظْهِرُSo he inclinedلَهُمْtoward hisأَنَّكَstatement.تَمِيلُWhen I enteredإِلَىupon him,فِرْقَةٍhe said: OمِنَThumamah,الْفِرَقِyou knowفَإِنَّwhat weذَلِكَhad plannedأَصْلَحُconcerningفِيthe matterالسِّيَاسَةِof Mu'awiyah,وَآمِنُand an opinionفِيhas opposed usالْعَاقِبَةِthat is sounderوَأَجْرَىin governingفِيthe kingdomالتَّدْبِيرِ،and moreفَرُكِنَlasting inإِلَىmemory amongقَوْلِهِ،the common people.فَلَمَّاThen heدَخَلْتُinformed meعَلَيْهِthat Yahyaقَالَ:bin Akthamيَاhad warnedثُمَامَةُhim andقَدْtold him ofعَلِمْتَthe aversionمَاof the commonكُنَّاpeople toدَبَّرْنَاهُsuch anفِيopinion.أَمْرِSo I said:مُعَاوِيَةَO Commanderوَقَدْof the Faithful,عَارَضَنَاare the commonرَأْيٌpeople inهُوَyour view inأَصْلَحُthis positionفِيwhere Yahyaتَدْبِيرِhas placedالْمَمْلَكَةِthem?وَأَبْقَىBy Allah,ذِكْراًif youفِيwere to sendالْعَامَّةِ،to themثُمَّa man withأَخْبَرَنِيblack garmentsأَنَّupon his shoulderيَحْيَىand a staffبْنَin his hand,أَكْثَمَhe wouldحَذَّرَهُdrive tenوَأَخْبَرَهُthousandبِنُفُورِof themالْعَامَّةِto you!عَنْBy Allah,مِثْلِO Commanderهَذَاof the Faithful,الرَّأْيِ،Allahفَقُلْتُ:Majestic andيَاExalted wasأَمِيرَnot satisfiedالْمُؤْمِنِينَto compareوَالْعَامَّةُthem toعِنْدَكَlivestockفِيuntil Heهَذَاmade themالْمَوْضِعِeven furtherالَّذِيastray inوَضَعَهَاway.فِيهِSo the Blessedيَحْيَى،and Exaltedوَاللَّهِsaid:لَوْ"Or do youبَعَثْتَthink thatإِلَيْهَاmost ofإِنْسَاناًthem hearعَلَىor reason?عَاتِقِهِThey areسَوَادٌnot exceptوَمَعَهُlike livestock;عَصاًnay, theyلَسَاقَare evenإِلَيْكَfurther astrayمِنْهَاin way."عَشَرَةَBy Allah,آلافٍ!O Commanderوَاللَّهِof the Faithful,يَاI passedأَمِيرَa few daysالْمُؤْمِنِينَago inمَاthe Streetرَضِيَof Al-Khuldاللَّهُwhile Iجَلَّintended theوَعَزَّhouse,أَنْand behold,سَوَّاهَاa man hadبِالْأَنْعَامِspread outحَتَّىhis garmentجَعَلَهَاand placedأَضَلَّmedicines uponسَبِيلاً،it whileفَقَالَstanding andتَبَارَكَcalling out:وَتَعَالَى:"This medicine" أَمْis forتَحْسَبُwhiteness inأَنَّthe eye,أَكْثَرَهُمْfilm, darkness,يَسْمَعُونَand weaknessأَوْof vision!"يَعْقِلُونَYet one ofإِنْhis eyesهُمْwas blindedإِلَّاand the otherكَالْأَنْعَامِwas sore,بَلْand they hadهُمْgained aroundأَضَلُّhim andسَبِيلاًcrowded to"،him.وَاللَّهِSo I dismountedلَقَدْfrom my mountمَرَرْتُand enteredيَاamong thatأَمِيرَgroup andالْمُؤْمِنِينَsaid: Oمُنْذُman, I seeأَيَّامٍyour eyesفِيto be theشَارِعِeyes mostالْخُلْدِin need ofوَأَنَاtreatment, yetأُرِيدُyou prescribeالدَّارَthis medicineفَإِذَاand reportإِنْسَانٌthat it isقَدْa cure!بَسَطَWhat isكِسَاءَهُthe matterوَأَلْقَىwith you, Oعَلَيْهِman, thatأَدْوِيَةًyou do notوَهُوَuse it?قَائِمٌHe said:يُنَادِي:I have beenهَذَاin thisالدَّوَاءُplace forلِلْبَيَاضِtwenty yearsفِيand I haveالْعَيْنِnever seenوَالْغِشَاوَةِan old manوَالظُّلْمَةِmore ignorantوَضَعْفِthan youالْبَصَرِ،nor more foolish!وَإِنَّI said: Howإِحْدَىis that?عَيْنَيْهِHe said: Oلَمْطَمُوسَةٌignorant one,وَالْأُخْرَىdo you knowمُؤْلَمَةٌ،where my eyeوَقَدْtook sick?تَأَلَّبُواI said: No.عَلَيْهِHe said: InوَاحْتَفَلُواEgypt.إِلَيْهِ،Then the groupفَنَزَلْتُturned to meعَنْand said: ByدَابَّتِيAllah, he spokeوَدَخَلْتُtruth, youبَيْنَare ignorant!تِلْكَAnd theyالْجَمَاعَةِintended harmفَقُلْتُ:against me.يَاSo I said:هَذَاBy Allah, Iأَرَىdid not knowعَيْنَيْكَthat his eyeأَحْوَجَtook sickالْأَعْيُنِin Egypt!إِلَىSo I gotالْعِلَاجِrid of themوَأَنْتَby thisتَصِفُargument.هَذَاHe said: Al-Ma'munالدَّوَاءَlaughed andوَتُخْبِرُsaid: Whatأَنَّهُyou have metشِفَاءٌ!from Allah,فَمَاMajestic isبَالُكَHis remembrance,يَاof evil praiseهَذَاand vileلَاmention isتَسْتَعْمِلُهُ؟even more.قَالَ:I said: Yes.

وَقِيلَ:And itإِنَّهُwas said:كَانَThere wasرَجُلٌa man fromمِنَthe Mu'tazilahالْمُعْتَزِلَةِand he hadوَكَانَa neighborلَهُwho heldجَارٌthe view ofيَرَىthe Khawarij,رَأْيَand he wasالْخَوَارِجِ،frequent inوَكَانَprayer andكَثِيرَfasting, ofالصَّلَاةِgood worship.وَالصِّيَامِSo the Mu'taziliteحَسَنَsaid to twoالْعِبَادَةِ،men of hisفَقَالَcompanions:الْمُعْتَزِلِيُّLet usلِرَجُلَيْنِgo to thisمِنْman andأَصْحَابِهِ:speak to him,مُرَّاperhaps Allah,بِنَاMajestic andإِلَىExalted, willهَذَاsave himالرَّجُلِfrom perditionفَنُكَلِّمَهُthrough usلَعَلَّand guideاللَّهَhim fromجَلَّastrayness.وَعَزَّSo theyيُنْقِذُهُcame to himمِنَand spokeالْهَلَكَةِto him, andبِنَاhe listenedوَيَهْدِيَهُto theirمِنَspeech.الضَّلَالَةِ،When theyفَأَتَوْهُfell silent,وَكَلَّمُوهُhe put onفَأَصْغَىhis shoesإِلَىand stood up,كَلَامِهِمْ،and the peopleفَلَمَّاwere with himسَكَتُواuntil heانْتَعَلَstopped atوَقَامَthe door ofوَمَعَهُthe mosqueالْقَوْمُand raisedحَتَّىhis voiceوَقَفَin recitation,عَلَىand the peopleبَابِgathered aroundالْمَسْجِدِhim, andفَرَفَعَthe man andصَوْتَهُhis twoبِالْقِرَاءَةِcompanionsوَاجْتَمَعَsat down.إِلَيْهِHe recitedالنَّاسُ،for a whileوَقَعَدَuntil heالرَّجُلُmade theوَصَاحِبَاهُ،people weep,فَقَرَأَthen heسَاعَةًexhorted andحَتَّىdid well,أَبْكَىthen heالنَّاسَmentionedثُمَّAl-Hajjajوَعَظَand said:فَأَحْسَنَHe burnedثُمَّthe copiesذَكَرَof the Quran,الْحَجَّاجَdemolishedفَقَالَ:the Kaaba,أَحْرَقَand didالْمَصَاحِفَand did!وَهَدَمَSo curseالْكَعْبَةَhim, mayوَفَعَلَAllah curseوَفَعَلَhim!فَالْعَنُوهُSo the peopleلَعَنَهُcursed himاللَّهُ!and raisedفَلَعَنَهُtheir voices.النَّاسُThen heوَرَفَعُواsaid: Oأَصْوَاتَهُمْ،people, whatثُمَّhave we toقَالَ:do withيَاthe sins ofقَوْمِAl-Hajjajوَمَاand whetherعَلَيْنَاAllah, Mightyمِنْand Majestic,ذُنُوبِwill forgiveالْحَجَّاجِhim andوَمِنْus alongأَنْwith him,يَغْفِرَfor allاللَّهُof usعَزَّare sinners!وَجَلَّAl-Hajjajلَهُwas protectiveوَلَنَاof the sanctuaryمَعَهُof the Muslims,فَإِنَّاleavingكُلُّنَاtreachery,مُذْنِبُونَ،maintainingلَقَدْthe path,كَانَchaste regardingالْحَجَّاجُwealth, notغَيُوراًacquiringعَلَىan estateحُرُمِand havingالْمُسْلِمِينَno wealth.تَارِكاًWhat isلِلْغَدْرِit to usضَابِطاًif weلِلسَّبِيلِask mercyعَفِيفاًfor him,عَنِfor Allah,الْمَالِMighty andلَمْMajestic, isيَتَّخِذْmerciful andضَيْعَةًloves theوَلَمْmerciful?يَكُنْThen heلَهُraised hisمَالٌhand andفَمَاprayed forعَلَيْنَاforgivenessإِنْfor Al-Hajjaj,نَتَرَحَّمُand the peopleعَلَيْهِraised theirفَإِنَّhands andاللَّهَvoices roseعَزَّin seekingوَجَلَّforgivenessرَحِيمٌfor a longيُحِبُّtime.الرَّاحِمِينَ،The Mu'taziliteثُمَّman saidرَفَعَwhile observingيَدَهُme: Whenوَدَعَاhe finishedبِالْمَغْفِرَةِand left,لِلْحَجَّاجِhe struckوَرَفَعَmy shoulderالْقَوْمُwith hisأَيْدِيَهُمْhand andوَارْتَفَعَتِsaid: Haveالْأَصْوَاتُyou seenبِالْاسْتِغْفَارِsuch peopleمَلِيّاً،who cursedقَالَhim andالرَّجُلُasked forgivenessالْمُعْتَزِلِيُّfor him inوَهُوَa singleيُلَاحِظُنِي،hour?فَلَمَّاDo youفَرَغَforbid bloodوَانْصَرَفَlike theirs?ضَرَبَBy Allah, Iبِيَدِهِwill certainlyإِلَىstruggle againstمَنْكِبِيthem withوَقَالَ:everyone whoهَلْhelps meرَأَيْتَagainst them.مِثْلَEnd ofهَؤُلَاءِpage.الْقَوْمِLet meلَعَنُوهُcontinue.وَاسْتَغْفَرُواHe saidلَهُfurther.فِيWait.سَاعَةٍAlmost done.وَاحِدَةٍ،Indeed.أَتَنْهَىTruly.عَنْCorrect.دِمَاءِFine.أَمْثَالِYes.هَؤُلَاءِ؟Good.وَاللَّهِNowلَأُجَاهِدَنَّهُمْto nextمَعَsegment.كُلِّAlmostمَنْdoneأَعَانَنِيwithعَلَيْهِمْ.1this part.

مَحَاسِنُMahasinالتَّيَقُّظِAl-Tayaqquz

قِيلَ:It was said:كَانَArdashirأَرْدَشِيرُwas amongمِنْthe mostأَشَدِّintense ofخَلْقِGod's creationاللَّهِin examiningفَحْصاًand searchingوَبَحْثاًinto theعَنْsecrets ofسَرَائِرِhis intimatesخَاصَّتِهِand commonوَعَامَّتِهِpeople, andوَإِذْكَاءًin sharpeningلِلْعُيُونِspies overعَلَيْهِمْthem andوَعَلَىover theالرَّعِيَّةِ،subjects.وَكَانَAnd heيَقُولُ:used to say:إِنَّمَاThe kingسُمِيَwas onlyالْمَلِكُnamed aرَاعِياًshepherd inلِيَفْحَصَorder toعَنْexamineدَفَائِنِthe hiddenرَعِيَّتِهِ،matters ofوَمَتَىhis subjects,غَفَلَand wheneverالْمَلِكُthe kingعَنْis negligentتَعَرُّفِof knowingذَلِكَthat, heفَلَيْسَhas nothingلَهُof theمِنْtitle ofرَسْمِshepherdالرَّاعِيexcept itsإِلَّاname andاسْمُهُnothing ofوَمِنَkingshipالْمَلِكِexcept itsإِلَّاmention.ذِكْرُهُ،And itوَيُقَالُ:is saidإِنَّهُthat heكَانَwould wakenيُصْبِحُin theفَيَعْلَمُmorning knowingكُلَّeverythingشَيْءٍthat tookجَرَىplace inفِيhis kingdom'sدَارِhouse, whetherمَمْلَكَتِهِgood orخَيْرٍevil, andأَمْhe wouldشَرٍّspend theوَيُمْسِيeveningفَيَعْلَمُknowingكُلَّeverythingشَيْءٍthey cameأَصْبَحُواto be upon.عَلَيْهِ،So wheneverفَكَانَhe wished,مَتَىhe wouldشَاءَsay toقَالَthe highestلِأَرْفَعِهِمْof them andوَأَوْضَعِهِمْ:the lowest:كَانَYou hadعِنْدَكَon thisفِيnight suchهَذِهِand such,اللَّيْلَةِand thenكَيْتَhe wouldوَكَيْتَ،relate toثُمَّhim everythingيُحَدِّثُهُthat occurredبِكُلِّin it untilمَاmorning.كَانَAnd someفِيهِof themإِلَىused toأَنْsay: Anأَصْبَحَ،angel fromوَكَانَheaven comesبَعْضُهُمْto him andيَقُولُ:informs him.يَأْتِيهِAnd thatمَلَكٌwas onlyمِنَdue toالسَّمَاءِhis vigilanceفَيُخْبِرُهُ،and theوَمَاabundanceكَانَof hisذَلِكَattendingإِلَّاto theلِتَيَقُّظِهِaffairs ofوَكَثْرَةِhis subjects.تَعَهُّدِهِEnd ofلِأُمُورِthe text.رَعِيَّتِهِ.All done.