fadl al kilab ibn al marzuban

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بِالتَّزَيُّدِwith provision

With provision.

فَذَهَبَso has goneالْيَوْمَtodayمَنْhe whoيَعْتَذِرُapologizesبِالْخَيْرِwith good

So today has gone the one who apologizes with good deeds.

وَمَاتَand diedمَنْhe whoكَانَused toيَعْتَذِرُapologizeمِنَforالذَّنْبِthe sin

And died the one who used to apologize for the sin.

قَالَsaidلَبِيدٌLabid

Labid said:

كَامِلٌKamil

Kamil meter.

ذَهَبَgone areالَّذِينَthose whoيُعَاشُit is livedفِيinأَكْنَافِهِمْtheir shelter......وَبَقِيتُand I have remainedفِيamongخَلْفٍa successorكَجِلْدِlike the skinالْأَجْرَبِof the mangy

Gone are those under whose shelter life is sweet... and I remained among successors like the skin of a mangy camel.

وَأَخْبَرَنَاand informed usأَبُوAbuالْعَبَّاسِal-Abbasالْمُبَرِّدُal-Mubarrid

And Abu al-Abbas al-Mubarrid informed us,

قَالَsayingحَدَّثَنِيnarrated to meبَعْضُsomeمَشَايِخِنَاof our teachersقَالَwho said

saying: Some of our teachers narrated to me, saying:

كُنْتُI wasعِنْدَwithبِشْرِBishrبْنِson ofالْحَارِثِal-Harithيَوْماًone day

I was with Bishr ibn al-Harith one day

فَرَأَيْتُهُand I saw himمَغْمُوماًgrievedمَاnotتَكَلَّمَspeakingحَتَّىuntilغَرَبَتِsetالشَّمْسُthe sun

and I saw him grieved, not speaking until the sun set.

ثُمَّthenرَفَعَhe raisedرَأْسَهُhis headوَقَالَand said

Then he raised his head and said:

كَامِلٌKamil

Kamil meter.

ذَهَبَgone areالرَّجُلُthe manالْمُقْتَدَىfollowedبِفِعَالِهِمْin their deeds......وَالْمُنْكِرُونَand those who condemnلِكُلِّeveryأَمْرٍmatterمُنْكَرِreprehensible

Gone are the men whose actions are followed... and who condemn every reprehensible matter.

وَبَقِيتُand I remainفِيamongخَلْفِهِtheir successorsيُزَيِّنُwho adornبَعْضُهُمْsome of themبَعْضاًfor othersلِيَدْفَعَto ward offمُعْوِرٌa flawعَنْfromمُعْوِرِa flawed one

And I remain among successors where some adorn others, so that a flawed one may cover for another flawed one.

وَأَنْشَدَنَاand he recited to usلِغَيْرِهِby someone else

And he recited to us verses by someone else:

كَامِلٌKamil

Kamil meter.

ذَهَبَgone areالَّذِينَthose whoإِذَاwhenرَأَوْنِيthey saw meمُقْبِلاًapproaching......سُرُّواwere gladdenedوَقَالُواand saidمَرْحَباًwelcomeبِالْمُقْبِلِto the one arriving

Gone are those who, when they saw me approaching... were gladdened and said, "Welcome to the arriving one."

وَبَقِيَand remaining areالَّذِينَthose whoإِذَاwhenرَأَوْنِيthey saw meمُقْبِلاًapproaching......عَبَسُواfrownedوَقَالُواand saidلَيْتَهُwould that heلَمْhad notيُقْبِلِapproached

And remaining are those who, when they saw me approaching... frowned and said, "Would that he had not approached."

وَقَالَand saidآخَرُanother

And another said:

خَفِيفٌKhafif

Khafif meter.

ذَهَبَgone areالنَّاسُthe peopleوَاسْتَقَلُّواand departedوَصِرْنَاand we have become......خَلَفاًsuccessorsفِيamongأَرَاذِلِthe dregsالنِّسْنَاسِof mankind

Gone are the people and they have departed, and we have become... successors among the dregs of mankind.