إِحْضَارِيMy summoningوَكِيلًاan agentلَهُfor him
My summoning of an agent for him
يُقَالُwho is saidلَهُto himإِبْرَاهِيمُIbrahimبْنُson ofدَارَانَDaran
who is called Ibrahim bin Daran
وَطَالَبْتُهُand I demanded of himبِإِحْضَارِto bringالْأَدِلَّاءِthe guides
and I demanded that he bring the guides
لِمُسَامَحَةِin order to reachقَرْيَةٍa villageتُعْرَفُknownبِبَاصِيرِيas Basiriالسُّفْلَىthe Lower
to reach a village known as Lower Basiri
فَقَالَso he saidلِيto meيَاOسَيِّدِيmy master
So he said to me, "O my master,
قَدْindeedوَجَّهْتُI have dispatchedفِيregardingذَلِكَthat
I have already sent for that purpose."
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلَهُto himأَنَاIعَلَىuponالطَّرِيقِthe roadجَالِسٌsitting
So I said to him, "I am sitting on the road,
وَمَاand has notاجْتَازَpassedبِيby meأَحَدٌanyone
and no one has passed by me."
فَقَالَHe saidلِيto meأَمَاDid you notرَأَيْتَseeالْكَلْبَthe dog
He said to me, "Did you not see
الَّذِيwhichكَانَwasبَيْنَbetweenأَيْدِينَاour hands
the dog that was with us?
قَدْI haveوَجَّهْتُdispatchedبِهِwith it
I have sent it."
فَغَلِظَSo became harshذَلِكَthatمِنْfromقَوْلِهِhis speech
That statement of his displeased me,
وَنِلْتُand I violatedمِنْofعِرْضِهِhis honor
and I spoke ill of his honor,
وَأَمَرْتُand I orderedبِمَاwith whatأَنَاIأَسْتَغْفِرُask forgivenessاللَّهَof GodعَزَّMightyوَجَلَّand Majesticمِنْهُfor it
and I commanded something for which I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
فَقَالَSo he saidإِنْIfلَمْnotيَحْضُرِattendالْقَوْمُthe peopleالسَّاعَةَnow
He said, "If the people do not arrive right now,
فَأَنْتَthen youمِنْfromدَمِيmy bloodفِيinحِلٍّabsolution
then you are absolved of responsibility for my blood."
فَمَاSo notمَكَثَhe delayedبَعْدَafterهَذَاthisالْقَوْلِstatement
He delayed after this statement
إِلَّاexceptسَاعَةًan hourحَتَّىuntilوَافَىarrivedالْقَوْمُthe peopleمُسْرِعِينَhurryingوَالْكَلْبُand the dogبَيْنَbetweenأَيْدِيهِمْtheir hands
for only an hour before the people arrived hurriedly with the dog leading them.
فَسَأَلْتُهُSo I asked himكَيْفَhowتُحَمِّلُهُdo you load it withالرِّسَالَةَthe message
So I asked him, "How do you entrust it with the message?"
فَقَالَHe saidأَشُدُّI tieفِيuponعُنُقِهِits neckرُقْعَةًa note
He said, "I tie a note around its neck
بِمَاwith whatأَحْتَاجُI needإِلَيْهِto it
containing what I need
وَأَطْرَحُهُand I release itعَلَىontoالْمَحَجَّةِthe main highway
and I release it onto the main highway.
فَيَقْصِدُSo it makes forالْقَوْمَthe peopleوَقَدْand they haveعَرَفُواknownالْخَبَرَthe news
It heads toward the people, who already know the matter,
فَيَقْرَؤُونَand they readالرُّقْعَةَthe noteفَيَمْتَثِلُونَand they carry outمَاwhatفِيهَاis in it
so they read the note and carry out what is in it."
وَحَدَّثَنِيAnd narrated to meلِصٌّa thiefتَائِبٌrepentantقَالَwho said
A repentant thief narrated to me, saying:
دَخَلْتُI enteredمَدِينَةًa cityقَدْthatذَكَرُوهَاthey had mentioned itإِلَيَّto me
"I entered a city that had been mentioned to me,
فَجَعَلْتُand I beganأُطَالِبُto seekشَيْئًاsomethingأَسْرِقُهُto steal it
and I started looking for something to steal,
فَلَمْbut I did notأُصِبْfind
but I found nothing.
وَوَقَعَتْAnd fellعَيْنِيَّmy two eyesعَلَىuponصَيْرَفِيٍّa money-changerمُوسِرٍwealthy
Then my eyes fell upon a wealthy money-changer.
فَمَاSo continuouslyزِلْتُdid Iأَحْتَالُdevising tricksحَتَّىuntilسَرَقْتُI stoleكِيسًاa bagلَهُbelonging to him
I kept scheming until I stole a bag of his
وَانْسَلَلْتُand slipped away
and slipped away.
فَمَاSo notجُزْتُdid I passغَيْرَother thanبَعِيدٍfar
I had not gone far
وَإِذَاwhen suddenlyعَجُوزٌan old womanمَعَهَاwith herكَلْبٌa dog
when an old woman with a dog
قَدْhadوَقَعَتْthrown herselfعَلَىuponصَدْرِيmy chest
threw herself upon my chest,
تُبُونِيkissing meوَتَلْزَمُنِيand clinging to me
kissing me and clinging to me,
وَتَقُولُand sayingيَاOبُنَيَّmy little sonفَدَيْتُكَmay I be sacrificed for you
and saying, "O my son, may I be sacrificed for you!"
وَالْكَلْبُAnd the dogيَبْصْبِصُwagged its tailوَيَلُوذُand fawnedبِيon me
The dog was wagging its tail and fawning over me,
وَوَقَفَand stoppedالنَّاسُthe peopleيَنْظُرُونَlookingإِلَيْنَاat us
and people stopped to look at us.
وَجَعَلَتِAnd beganالْمَرْأَةُthe womanتَقُولُsaying
The woman started saying,
بِاللَّهِBy Allahانْظُرُواlookإِلَىatالْكَلْبِthe dogكَيْفَhowقَدْindeedعَرَفَهُit has recognized him
"By Allah, look at how the dog has recognized him!"
فَعَجِبَSo marveledالنَّاسُthe peopleمِنْatذَلِكَthat
The people marveled at that.
وَشَكَكْتُAnd I doubtedأَنَاmyselfفِيinنَفْسِيmyself
I began to doubt myself
وَقُلْتُand saidلَعَلَّهَاperhaps sheأَرْضَعَتْنِيbreastfed meوَأَنَاwhile Iلَاdo notأَعْرِفُهَاknow her
and said, "Perhaps she nursed me when I was an infant and I do not know her."
وَقَالَتْAnd she saidسِرْWalkمَعِيwith meإِلَىtoالْبَيْتِthe house
She said, "Walk with me to the house,
أَقِيمُstayعِنْدِيwith meفَلَاso do notتُفَارِقُنِيleave me
stay with me, and do not leave me,"
حَتَّىuntilمَضَيْتُI wentمَعَهَاwith herإِلَىtoبَيْتِهَاher house
until I went with her to her house.
وَإِذَاAnd there wasعِنْدَهَاat her place
And there, at her place,