وَذَكَرَAnd mentionedعَبْدَ ٱللَّهِAbdullah٭ ٱبْنَ ٱحْمَدَson of Ahmedفِيinكِتَـٰبِthe bookٱلزُّهْدِof asceticismلِأَبِيهِto his fatherعَنْaboutمُحَمَّدِMuhammad٭ ٱبْنِ سِيرِينَson of Sayyar
And Abdullah bin Ahmed mentioned in his book of asceticism to his father about Muhammad bin Sirin.
أَنَّهُThatلَمَّاwhenرَكِبَهُhe was afflicted byٱلدَّيْنُdebtٱغْتَمَّhe became distressed.
That when he was afflicted by debt, he became distressed.
لِذَٰلِكَThusقَالَhe saidإِنِّيIndeed Iلَأَعْرِفُknowهَذَاthisٱلْغَمَّdistressبِذَنبٍby a sinأَصْبَتْهُI committedمُنْذُforأَرْبَعِينَfortyسَنَةٍyears!
Thus, he said, 'Indeed I know this distress by a sin I committed for forty years!'
وَهَاهُنَاAnd hereنُقْطَةٌis a pointدَقِيقَةٌdelicateيَغْلِطُthat people errفِيinأَمْرِthe matterٱلذَّنبِ،of sin,
And here is a delicate point that people err in regarding the matter of sin,
وَهِيَand it isأَنَّهُمْthat theyلَاdo notيَرَوْنَseeتَأْثِيرَهُits effectفِيinٱلْحَالِ،the present,
and it is that they do not see its effect in the present,
وَقَدْand it mayيَتَأَخَّرَbe delayedتَأْثِيرُهُits effectفَيُنسَىٰand be forgotten،,وَيَظُنُّand one thinksٱلْعَبْدَthe servantأَنَّهُthat heلَاdoes notيُخْبِرُreport
and it may be delayed, and thus be forgotten, and one thinks that the servant does not report.
بَعْدَafterذَٰلِكَ،that,وَأَنْand thatٱلْأَمْرَthe matterكَمَاasقَالَsaidٱلْقَآئِلُ:the poet:
after that, and that the matter is as the poet said:
إِذَاIfلَمْnotيُغَبَّرget dustedحَائِطٌthe wallفِيinوُقُوعِهِits fallingفَلَيْسَthen it is notلَهُfor itبَعْدَafterٱلْوُقُوعِthe fallغُبَارٌdust.
If the wall does not get dusted in its fall, then it is not for it after the fall, dust.
وَسُبْحَانَAnd glory beٱللَّهَto Allah!مَاذَاWhatأَهْلَكَتْhas destroyedهَذِهِthisٱلْبَلِيَّةُcalamityمِنْofٱلْخَلْقِ!the creations!
And glory be to Allah! What this calamity has destroyed of the creations!
وَكَمْAnd how manyأَزَالَتْhave removedمِنْfromنِعْمَةٍ!blessings!
And how many blessings it has removed!
وَكَمْAnd how manyجَلَبَتْit has broughtمِنْofنِقْمَةٍ!calamities!
And how many calamities it has brought!
وَمَاAnd whatأَكْثَرَmoreٱلْمُغْتَرِّينَdeceivedبِهَاby itمِنْfromٱلْعُلَمَاءِthe scholarsفَضْلًاapartعَنْfromٱلْجُهَّالِ!the ignorant!
And what more are deceived by it from the scholars apart from the ignorant!
وَلَمْAnd does notيَعْلَمْknowٱلْمُغْتَرُّthe deceivedأَنَّthatٱلذَّنبَthe sinيَنْقُضُ،interrupts,وَلَوْeven ifبَعْدَafterحِينٍ؛a time;
And the deceived does not know that the sin interrupts, even if after a time;
كَمَاasيَنْقُضُit interruptsٱلسُّمَّ،the poison,وَكَمَاand asيَنْقُضُit interruptsٱلْجِرَاحَthe woundٱلْمَنْدَمِلَةَhealedعَلَىonٱلْغِشِّthe deceptionوَٱلدَّغَلِ.and blemish.
as it interrupts the poison, and as it interrupts the healed wound on deception and blemish.