ومريدٍand a disciple لشيخهto his sheikh ناذرvowing عجcalf (first part)
ومريدٍ لشيخه ناذر عج
لاًcompletion of 'calf' سميناًfat بهwith it إليهto him تقربْhe drew near
لاً سميناً به إليه تقربْ
And a disciple vowed a calf to his sheikh—
a fat one—seeking to draw near to him through it.
كلماwhenever قدَّمhe presented الطعامthe food لهto it كبhe proclaimed God's greatness (first part)
كلما قدَّم الطعام له كب
برcompletion of 'proclaimed God's greatness' مستبشراًdelighted بهwith it وتأدبْand showed reverence
بر مستبشراً به وتأدبْ
Whenever he set food before it, he cried,
“God is greatest!”—delighted with it and showing reverence.
وسطاand attacked اللصthe thief فيin الدجىthe darkness فتلقاso he confronted
وسطا اللص في الدجى فتلقا
هhim ابنهhis son فانثنىso he turned back وماand did not نالattain مأربْan aim
ه ابنه فانثنى وما نال مأربْ
And a thief struck in the darkness, but was met
by the disciple's son; he turned back without attaining his aim.
ودرىand learned الوالدthe father الجهولdeeply ignorant بماof what كاhappened (first part)
ودرى الوالد الجهول بما كا
نcompletion of 'happened' فأثنىso he praised علىupon الوليthe saint وأطنبْand spoke at length
ن فأثنى على الولي وأطنبْ
And the ignorant father learned what had
happened, then praised the saint and spoke at length,
قائلاًsaying إننيindeed I رأيتI saw مغيثيmy rescuer
قائلاً إنني رأيت مغيثي
فيin مناميmy dream علىupon جوادa steed أشهبْgray
في منامي على جواد أشهبْ
saying, “Indeed, I saw my rescuer
in my dream, upon a gray steed,
حارساًguarding منزليmy house يردrepelling مغيراًa raider
حارساً منزلي يرد مغيراً
بالحسامwith the sword المنصورvictorious فيin كلevery مضربْstroke
بالحسام المنصور في كل مضربْ
guarding my house, repelling a raider
with a sword victorious at every stroke.”
فأهانso he slighted ابنهhis son بنسبتهby his ascribing الفضthe credit (first part)
فأهان ابنه بنسبته الفض
لcompletion of 'credit' إلىto شيخهhis sheikh البعيدdistant وأغضبْand angered him
ل إلى شيخه البعيد وأغضبْ
Thus he slighted his son by ascribing the credit
to his distant sheikh, and angered him.
فنأىso he withdrew عنهfrom him تاركاًleaving بلrather مبيحاًlaying open
فنأى عنه تاركاً بل مبيحاً
دارهhis house بعدهafter him لمنto whoever يتوثبْsprings to attack
داره بعده لمن يتوثبْ
So the son withdrew from him, leaving—indeed, laying open—
his father's house, after his departure, to anyone who might pounce.
وأتىand came اللصthe thief ثانياًa second time ومضىand went away بالwith the
وأتى اللص ثانياً ومضى بال
عجلcalf لاnot يتقيhe guards against خفيراًa watchman ويرهبْand fears
عجل لا يتقي خفيراً ويرهبْ
And the thief came a second time and went off with the
calf, neither wary nor afraid of any watchman.
ثمthen هبhe rose المريدthe disciple لاnot يجدhe finds العجthe calf (first part)
ثم هب المريد لا يجد العج
لcompletion of 'calf' وعادand returned ابنهhis son إليهto him وأنّبْand rebuked him
ل وعاد ابنه إليه وأنّبْ
Then the disciple rose and could not find the
calf; his son returned to him and rebuked him.
فدعاso he summoned أهلهhis family وقالand said لهمto them ماnot
فدعا أهله وقال لهم ما
أخذtook العجلthe calf غيرother than شيخيmy sheikh المحببْbeloved
أخذ العجل غير شيخي المحببْ
So the disciple summoned his family and told them, “No one
but my beloved sheikh has taken the calf.
فلقدfor indeed خافhe feared أنthat يفاجئناmight surprise us اللصthe thief (first part)
فلقد خاف أن يفاجئنا اللص
صcompletion of 'thief' فلمso did not يرضconsent أنthat نهانwe be humiliated ونسلبْand we be robbed
ص فلم يرض أن نهان ونسلبْ
For he feared the thief might take us by surprise,
so he would not consent to our being humiliated and robbed.
وأرانيهand he showed it to me وهوwhile it يأكلeats فيin مرpasture (first part)
وأرانيه وهو يأكل في مر
عاهcompletion of 'its pasture' فيin صادقtrue المنامthe dream ويشربْand drinks
عاه في صادق المنام ويشربْ
And he showed it to me, eating in its
pasture and drinking, in a true dream.”
Sol 6.1