مِنْfromكُتُبِthe writingsالْعَبْدِthe servantالْفَقِيرِthe poorإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodالْآمِلِthe hopefulالْعَفْوِforgivenessمِنْfromرَبِّهِHis LordمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadبِنْson of
From the writings of the poor servant to God, the hopeful for forgiveness from his Lord, Muhammad son of.
بِتَارِيخِdatedثَالِثَthirteenthعَشَرَof the tenthذِيofالْقَعْدَةِthe month of Dhu al-Qi'dahالْحَرَامِthe sacredسَنَةِyear........................
Dated the thirteenth of Dhu al-Qi'dah, the sacred year .... .... .... ....
ـ-وَتَحْتَهُand underneathمِنْfromكُتُبِthe writingsالْعَبْدِthe servantالْفَقِيرِthe poorإِلَىtoرَحْمَةِthe mercyرَبِّهِof his Lordالْقَدِيرِthe AlmightyمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadبِنْson of
And underneath, from the writings of the poor servant to the mercy of his Almighty Lord, Muhammad son of.
الْمَرْحُومِthe deceasedحَجَّارَHajjarالْحَجَّارِيِّthe Hujjariteالْحَنبَلِيِّthe HanbaliغَفَرَforgiveاللَّهُGodلَهُfor himآمِينَAmen
The deceased Hajjar the Hujjarite, the Hanbali, may God forgive him, Amen.
٤4وَعَنْAnd aboutيَمِينِهِhis rightاِنْتَقَلَtransferredإِلَىtoمَلَكِهُthe ownershipكَاتِبِهِof his scribeبِالْاِبْتِيَاعِby legal purchaseالشَّرْعِيِّthe Shari'ahسَنَةٍyearخَمْسِينَfiftyوَتِسْعِمِائَةٍand nine hundredأَبُوAbuالْخَيْرِal-Khayrبِنْson ofإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimالْحَِجازِيِّthe Hijaziالْحَنبَلِيِّthe Hanbaliلُطْفَmay He be kindاللَّهُGodبِهِto himآمِينَAmen
And to his right: 'He was transferred to the ownership of his scribe by legal purchase in the year fifty and nine hundred. Abu al-Khayr son of Ibrahim the Hijazi the Hanbali, may God be kind to him, Amen'.
كَيْفَthusقَيْدَit has been recordedهُنَاhereعَامِthe yearالشِّرَاءِof purchaseسَنَةِin the year٩٥٠950وَلَكِنَbutفِيatآخِرِthe endالنُّسْخَةِof the copyصَرَّحَit has been statedبِشَرَائِهِof its purchaseعَامِin the year٩٥٤954وَقَالَand said
Thus it has been recorded here that the year of purchase was 950, but at the end of the copy, it was stated that it was purchased in 954, and he said:
اِنْتَقَلَtransferredإِلَىtoمَلَكِهِthe ownershipكَاتِبِهِof his scribeبِالْاِبْتِيَاعِby legal purchaseالشَّرْعِيِّthe Shari'ahمِنْfromالشَّيْخِthe Sheikh
He was transferred to the ownership of his scribe by legal purchase from the Sheikh.
الْمَاتَانِيthe Matani
The Matani.
فِيinمُسْتَهَلِّthe beginningشَهْرِof the monthرَبِيعِof Rabiالثَّانِيthe secondمِنْofشُهُورِthe monthsسَنَةِthe yearأَرْبَعٍfourوَخَمْسِينَand fiftyوَتِسْعِمِائَةٍand nine hundredأَبُوAbuالْخَيْرِal-Khayrالْحِجازِيِّthe Hijazi
In the beginning of the month of Rabi' al-Thani of the years four and fifty and nine hundred. Abu al-Khayr the Hijazi.
هُوَHeتَحْتَهُunderneathقَيْدٌit has been recordedمُطَالَعَةًstudyنَصَّهُits text
He has a recorded study of its text underneath.
طَالَعَHe readفِيinهِذَاitدَاعِيًاcallingلِمَالِكِهِfor its ownerبِالرُّشْدِwith guidanceوَالتَّوْفِيقِand successفِيinمَسَالِكِهِhis pathsأَفْقَرُthe poorestعِبَادِof the servantsاللَّهِGodمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadبِنْson ofعِنَايَةِ‘InayahاللَّهِGodالْمَغْرِبِيِّthe Moroccanالْحَنَفِيِّthe Hanafiأَحَدُone ofخَدَمَةِthe servantsالْعِلْمِof scienceالشَّرِيفِthe nobleبِلَادِin Jerusalemالْمَنْيِفِthe magnificentعَفَاmay He grant forgivenessعَنْهُto him
He read in it, calling for its owner for guidance and success in his paths, the poorest of the servants of God, Muhammad son of ‘Inayah Allah the Moroccan, the Hanafi, one of the servants of noble science in Jerusalem, may He grant forgiveness to him.
وَقَبْلَAnd beforeصَفْحَةِthe pageالْعُنْوَانِof the titleأُضِيفَتْan addedوَرَقَةًpaperأُخْرَىanotherتَحْمِلُcarryingعُنْوَانَthe titleالْكِتَابِof the bookوَاسْمًاand the nameالْمُؤَلِّفِof the authorوَعِبَارَاتٍand phrasesمِنْهَاfrom themقَيْدَانَtwo bindingsلِلْمِلْكِfor ownershipأَحَدُهُمَاone of themمِنْfromكُتُبِthe writingsمُسْتَجِيAl-Mustaji.
And before the page of the title, another paper was added, carrying the title of the book, and the name of the author, and phrases from it, two bindings for ownership, one of them from the writings of Al-Mustaji.
(۱)(1)لَعَلَّهُperhapsالشَّيْخُthe SheikhنَجْمٌNajmالدِّينِal-DinمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadالْمَاتَانِيthe Mataniالْمُتَوَفَّىwho passed awayنَحْوَaround٩٦٠960وَقَدْand heوَصَفَهُdescribed himفِيinشَذَرَاتِShadharatالذَّهَبِof gold(۳۲٧/٤)(327/4)بِالْإِمَامِas the Imamالْعَالِمِthe learnedالْفَقِيهِthe juristالْمُحَدِّثِthe hadith scholarالْصَّالِحِيِّal-Salahi.
(1) Perhaps it is Sheikh Najm al-Din Muhammad al-Matani who passed away around 960, and he described him in Shadharat al-Dhahab (327/4) as the Imam, the learned, the jurist, the hadith scholar, al-Salahi.