وَAndيَصِيحَانِthey both barked
And they both barked
فَsoانْتَبَهْتُI woke upبِbyصِيَاحِthe barkingهُمَاof them both
so I woke up because of their barking
فَandلَمْdid notأَرَI seeشَيْئاًanythingأُنْكِرُI disapprove ofهُit
and I did not see anything that I disapproved of
فَsoضَرَبْتُI beatHُمَاthem both
so I beat them both
وَandطَرَدْتُI drove awayHُمَاthem both
and drove them away
وَandنِمْتُI slept
and slept
ثُمَّthenعَادُواthey returned toالصِّيَاحَthe barkingوَandالنُّبَاحَyelping
then they returned to barking and yelping
فَsoأَنْبَهَانِيthey woke me up
so they woke me up
فَandلَمْdid notأَرَI seeشَيْئاًanythingأُنْكِرُهُI disapprove of itأَيْضاًalso
and I did not see anything that I disapproved of either
فَsoوَثَبْتُI leapedإِلَيْهِمَاtowards them both
so I leaped towards them both
وَandطَرَدْتُهُمَاdrove them away
and drove them away
فَandمَاnotأَحْسَسْتُdid I feelإِلَّاexceptوَthatقَدْalreadyسَقَطَاthey both fellعَلَيَّupon me
and I suddenly felt them falling upon me
يُحَرِّكَانِيmoving meبِwithأَيْدِيهِمَاtheir handsوَandأَرْجُلِهِمَاtheir feet
moving me with their hands and feet
كَمَاjust asيُحَرِّكُmovesالْيَقِظَانُthe awake personالنَّائِمَthe sleeperلِdue toأَمْرٍa matterهَائِلٍterrifying
just as an awake person moves a sleeping person due to a terrifying matter
فَsoوَثَبْتُI leaped
so I leaped
فَand loإِذَاbeholdبِthere isأَسْوَدَa black creatureسَالِحٍarmedقَدْhadقَرُبَdrawn nearمِنِّيto me
and behold, an armed black creature had drawn near to me
فَsoوَثَبْتُI leapedإِلَيْهِtowards it
so I leaped towards it
فَandقَتَلْتُهُI killed it
and killed it
وَandانْصَرَفْتُI returnedإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِيmy home
and returned to my home
فَsoكَانَwereالْكَلْبَانِthe two dogsبَعْدَafterاللَّهِAllahعَزَّAlmightyوَandجَلَّMajestic is Heسَبَباًa causeلِforخَلَاصِيmy salvation
thus the two dogs, after Allah Almighty, were the cause of my salvation.
وَAndيُرَىit is relatedأَنَّthatلِforمَيْمُونَةَMaimunahزَوْجِthe wife ofالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetصَلَّىmay Allah blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِand grant him peaceوَandسَلَّمَpeace
And it is related that Maimunah, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
كَلْبٌa dogيُقَالُcalledلَهُfor himمِسْمَارٌMismār
had a dog called Mismār
وَandكَانَhe wasإِذَاwhenحَجَّتْshe went for Hajjخَرَجَتْshe went outبِwithهِhimمَعَهَاwith her
and when she went for Hajj, she took him out with her
فَsoلَيْسَnotيَطْمَعُdoes anyone dareأَحَدٌanyoneبِtoالْقُرْبِcome closeمِنْtoرَحْلِher riding saddleهَاherمَعَalong withمِسْمَارٍMismār
so no one would dare come close to her riding saddle with Mismār around
فَandإِذَاwhenرَجَعَتْshe returnedجَعَلَتْshe placedهُhimفِيinبَنِيBanuجَدِيلَةَJadilah
and when she returned, she would leave him with Banu Jadilah
وَandأَنْفَقَتْspentعَلَيْهِon him
and provide for him
فَsoلَمَّاwhenمَاتَhe diedقِيلَit was saidلَهَاto herمَاتَdiedمِسْمَارٌMismār
so when he died, it was said to her: Mismār has died
فَsoبَكَتْshe weptوَandقَالَتْsaidفُجِعْتُI have been stricken with griefبِoverمِسْمَارٍMismār
so she wept and said: I have been stricken with grief over Mismār.
وَAndحَدَّثَنِيnarrated to meأَبُوAbuمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadعَبْدُAbdulرَحْمَنِRahmanبْنُson ofعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahقَالَwho said
And Abu Muhammad Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah narrated to me, saying:
حَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usيَحْيَىYahyaبْنُson ofأَيُّوبَAyyubعَنْfromيُونُسَYunusبْنِson ofأَبِيAbuرَافِعٍRafiقَالَwho said
narrated to us Yahya bin Ayyub from Yunus bin Abu Rafi, who said:
كَانَتْbelongedلِtoالزُّهْرِيِّAl-Zuhriكَلْبَةُa female hunting dogصَيْدٍhunting
Al-Zuhri had a female hunting dog
فَandكَانَhe used toيَطْلُبُseekلَهَاfor herالْفُحُولَmale dogs
and he used to seek male dogs for her
يَلْتَمِسُseekingنَسْلَهَاher offspring
seeking her offspring
قَالَHe said
He said:
وَandكَانَwasرَجُلٌa manيَشْرَبُdrinkingعِنْدَatقَوْمٍsome people's place
and a man was drinking at the place of some people
فَsoرَأَىhe sawمِنْamongهُمْthemرَجُلاًa manيُلَاحِظُglancing atامْرَأَتَهُhis wife
and he saw among them a man glancing at his wife
فَsoقَالَhe recitedخَفِيفٌKhafif
so Khafif recited:
كُلْEatهَنِيئاًheartilyوَandمَاwhatشَرِبْتَyou drankمَرِيئاًmay it be wholesome
Eat heartily, and may what you drank be wholesome
ثُمَّthenقُمْget upفَandغَيْرَother thanكَرِيمِnoble
then get up, O unnoble one.