حدثناtold us فيماin the time that مضىpassed صاحبٌa companion
حدثنا فيما مضى صاحبٌ
عنon the authority of راقعِthe patcher of الخرقِthe tear ورفىand the mender of الفتوقrents
عن راقعِ الخرقِ ورفى الفتوق
A companion once told us
A friend of old recounted to us
on the authority of the Patcher of the Tear and the Mender of Rents:
Of mending rents and darning worn patches
كلاهماboth of them قالsaid أتيناwe came إلىto
كلاهما قال أتينا إلى
إبليسIblis فيin زمرةa company أهلpeople of العقوقdisobedience to parents
إبليس في زمرة أهل العقوق
Both said: We came to
Both said, we came to
Iblis, in the company of those undutiful to their parents,
Iblis among the band of the disobedient
نأخذwe take عنهfrom him منfrom وصاياهhis counsels ماwhat
نأخذ عنه من وصاياه ما
ينفعbenefits منwhoever يسحبdrags ذيلthe train of الفسوقdebauchery
ينفع من يسحب ذيل الفسوق
to receive from him such counsel as
To receive from him counsels that
benefits whoever drags the train of debauchery.
May benefit those who drag the trains of misdeeds
قالhe said اصنعواdo ماwhatever شئتمyou wish واحذرواand beware
قال اصنعوا ما شئتم واحذروا
أنthat تحسنواyou make favorable الظنthe judgment بودregarding the affection of العلوقcatamites
أن تحسنوا الظن بود العلوق
He said: Do whatever you wish, and beware
He said, do what you will but beware
of trusting in the affection of catamites.
Of trusting the affection of the exalted