By Ahmad Faris Al-Shidyaq & Humphrey Davies
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Better than letting him go down that path, we should concern ourselves with teaching him manners and morality, with refining him and teaching him skills that will help him to earn a living and provide for himself and his parents— such as reading, penmanship, arithmetic, letters, medicine, and painting— and in advising him to exert himself for his own good and that of his parents, his acquaintances, his community, and everyone to whom the term “human” may be applied, without regard for the styles of people’s dress or differences of color or country.
He could even live, through the strength of the Almighty, for a hundred and twenty years, plus a month, without looking on the face of any one of us or setting eyes on our crowns and gorgeous robes, our signet rings of precious metal, our silvered sticks. Let us then leave people, unmolested, to their humble pursuits and to their work and not stick our noses into their business or charge them with tasks beyond their ability to perform. 19 ف ة ��ي� د � حر ج��� ج���ل�م�ود ن � ���ة ��ل � �م�ن �و��ق ت� �تر�عر�ع�ه �ع�ن ا ��س�م�ا ئ�� ن��ا �و�م�ق��ا �م ن��ا * �و�ع�م�ا � ح�ن �ع��لي��ه �م�ن ا �لم�م�ا � ���دا �ل ح��ك� � او ج �قا � � �ق ح�ن � ا ��ل��ت ش����ا � * � ا ��ل�ت�ن�ا �ق � ا ��ل�ت�ن�ا �ف * � ا ��لت�� �ا �ع�ن � ا ��لت �ت �ت ش ا �ه�ا ر * � او � �ل ي���ل � او � �ل�� �ل * � او �ل������ � و �ج ر و ر و ر و ل و � �ذ ُ � ا ��لت��د ا �بر � ا ��لت ��ه �ع��ل� �ه��ذه ا ��ل ح��س�ن �م�ن �ترك��� �ه�ا �ج�ر* � او � ح�ا ��ل��ة �م�ا ا ا �ع ن�ي�� ن��ا ب��ت��ا د ��ي ب��ه �و�ت �ر���ت��ه � و و � بي ى ت �ت � �ذ �ة � ��ا � �ل�ق ا ة �و�ت��ه� ��ي ب��ه � �و�ع��يل�م�ه �ص�ن �ع��ة ��تن ف����ع�ه ���فى � ح� يص���ل �م�عي�� ش����ت�ه �و�م�عي�� ش���� � او �ل��د �ي�ه * ك�� ر � ن �ف �ّ � نا � ن � ا ��لخ � ���ط � او ��ل ح��س�ا ب� � او ��ل�ا د ب� � او ��ل���ط� � او ��لت�� �ص ر * �و�م�ا ا �ذ ا ��� ��ص � و ح�� �ل�ه ا � ي���س��عى ��ى و ب �ي ق � ن ن ا ن ق � � ن ظ �� ف خ �ن ف ن � خ �ص�د �� �ع�لي��ه ا ��ه ا ���س� � �ب ��� ���ط� ��ي�ر � ����س�ه �و��ي�ر ا ب� �� �وي�ه �و�م�ع�ا ر��ه �و ج�����س�ه �و�ك���ل �م�ن � ع ا �ل���ر � ش � ا نظ� � �ت ف ا ت � ا � ن � ا ع�ن ئ ا ت � ا � ا ن �� � �ه�ي�� � ا �ل��لب�� ��س � �و ��� �و� ا �ل� � �ل او � � او �لب��ل� د * �ل� � ا �ل�لب�ي�� ب� ا �لر����ي �د �ل� ��ي � ���ر ا �ل�ى � � � � � ا �ل�ا �ن��س�ا ن� ا �ل�ا ��ل�� �ك� �ون�ه �مت�� �صف��ا �ب�ا �ل�ا �ن��س�ا ��ني���ة �مث���ل�ه * �و�م�ن ا �عت�ب��ر ا �ل�ا � �مور ا �ل���ط�ا ر�ئ��ة �ع��لي��ه � ��ز ّ ف ا ن ت ا ع�ن ��ك�ز � ش �ة ث � � ح��س�ن ���ا �ل�ا � �ل او ن� � او �ل����ط�ع�ا � � او �ل �ى �� ��ه �ي���ب�� �ع�د � �مر� ا �لب����� �ر� ك� ����ي�را * � او ن��م�ا �ي ت�� � ك� م ي آ م ��� ا ص�ن ن ا � �ةً � �غ � � ا �� ��ل � ن ن ا �ذ � ��س�� � �لو ج��ه ا لله ��ت�ع�ا ��ل�ى * ��ي ر ��ط� لب��ى ا �ج�ز� � ا و �ل�ه�د ا �ي�ا * �ص��ي��ع�� �ه� ا ك�ل�ه �م� � �ع�� ه ح ب �ا �آ � �ا ا � ا ن ث ن � �ي�ن �مّ � � ت �و �ل�ا ا �ل ن���ذ �ور � او �ل�ع ��ط� �ي� * �ل� � ك� ��ا �ن�ا * ف���ر�ى ا � ����ي�را �م�ن ا �ل� �� ح��د �ه� ط��� �ي��د ا �و �و� ا�لم�ع��س ج ب ر م �ذ � � ف ح � ا � ه ُ �َ � ا �� ا � ن � غ ح��ت��س�ا ��ا �ي����ا د ر ���ط�ع�ا �م�ه �و� ار �ش���ه � �وي�� �ه ب� ا �ل�ى �م �ر���ض� �م� �موم �و ب� ج��د رى �و �ط� � عو� ا � ب ي � � � ا� ّ ���� �ع ن��د ا لله * ا �ذ ا ��ل ن��ا �� ك� ح�ه� ا ��ل�ى ا لله ا ��ن ف��� له� �عي��ا �ل �ع��ل� ا لله * � عه� �ل�عي��ا �ل�ه * ى �م و ب� م س �م ن ق � �ذ ا � ن ن �ذ ا ��ق � ه ن ا ت ا � ��ف �خ� � ��ق � �� ف �ه� ا �م� ك ���ا � �ي���ب���غ�ى ا � ��ي� ��و� �لوه * �و�ه� ا �م� ا �و�ل� ا �� * �� �م�ل �ى ر�ج �ى ا ب���ل ي�� � طو�� � � ��ف ��ل � � �� ّ�� ��ن �ف ه �ن ف � �ن ن�� ا �ز �ا ا �ب�ل�� �و�ل �ى ا ج� �ب��ا �ل � او � �لق � �ف��ا ر* �و�ي عر �ض ���س� � �و ����س م ��يح� ح�ا ر � او �ل� �م�ص�ا ر * �يو ج � �ذ � � ا � ق � � �� ه � � ّ �� �ق �ذ �ف ا ��� ة ا � ش ا � ن �ة ف س� � او ل�� � �و لع�د ا �و� �و�لم���� ح�� * �و�م�ا �ل��ك ا �ل� �لي �� ��و�ل �ل��ل ن��ا ��س ا �ن�ه ا �عر�� ا لي�� �ل�ل�� ب ح ا ��له� * � ا �ذ ا �ُ�سئ�� �ع�ن د ��آء ��ل�ع��ي�ن �م�د ت� * ا � ��س�ا �ق �ق � ت ا ن ح� * ا �و ر و �ه�م �ب� ��و � م و �م � �ل و � ر قّ �ذ ��ق � ا �ت ��ف �ن ��ث ت ا � ت ُ ة ��ن�ت�ف�خ ت �ص�� ا د ر� ا �� * ا �و ا � ب ع د �مي�� * ا �و ا ا ي���ل �ل�ه �م� ر�ى �ى �م ك���ر� �عي�� �ل�ه * �و���ل �فُ ُ � �م�ا ��ل�ه * � � �ظ عّ ����ه �ز �م�ا �ن�ه * �و ج��ا ر �ع��لي��ه ��س��ل���ط�ا �ن�ه * ��من�� ��ا ج��ل ح � ا �ل� جه � �و * �و� �و * �� � و ر ب ى م ع ع س�ت َ ت ا� � � ْ نظ ن ا � ا ��ص � ش �نا ه �ت�ه * � ��ي �� ن� �� ن� خ���ل��� ت ط��ه * �و �ل� ي��� �ع�م��ل� �ون�ه �و �ل� و ب� � ي�م����ى � او �ل�� ��س ��ي � ���ر�و� ج� � و�ج ب و � �و ح ����ست خ� �د � �ن ه �ل� ا ��ت��ق ��ف � �ق �� �م�ن ا ن ا �� ف� �ق � � ا ق ا ت � ص � �ن � � ع � � � ا � ح �د � ع � � م � � * � * م ل � � ح � � ه م ل � ب � � � ي ر �ل ي ��س ل و ي �� �و رر ى و � �م 30 30 * ٢٠٫١٫٢ Rolling a Boulder about the matters over which we wrangle and debate—all the back and forth, the mutual wretchedness and recrimination, the sniping and snippiness, the vilification and reviling, the contradicting and cutting.
He could even live, through the strength of the Almighty, for a hundred and twenty years, plus a month, without looking on the face of any one of us or setting eyes on our crowns and gorgeous robes, our signet rings of precious metal, our silvered sticks. Let us then leave people, unmolested, to their humble pursuits and to their work and not stick our noses into their business or charge them with tasks beyond their ability to perform. 19 ف ة ��ي� د � حر ج��� ج���ل�م�ود ن � ���ة ��ل � �م�ن �و��ق ت� �تر�عر�ع�ه �ع�ن ا ��س�م�ا ئ�� ن��ا �و�م�ق��ا �م ن��ا * �و�ع�م�ا � ح�ن �ع��لي��ه �م�ن ا �لم�م�ا � ���دا �ل ح��ك� � او ج �قا � � �ق ح�ن � ا ��ل��ت ش����ا � * � ا ��ل�ت�ن�ا �ق � ا ��ل�ت�ن�ا �ف * � ا ��لت�� �ا �ع�ن � ا ��لت �ت �ت ش ا �ه�ا ر * � او � �ل ي���ل � او � �ل�� �ل * � او �ل������ � و �ج ر و ر و ر و ل و � �ذ ُ � ا ��لت��د ا �بر � ا ��لت ��ه �ع��ل� �ه��ذه ا ��ل ح��س�ن �م�ن �ترك��� �ه�ا �ج�ر* � او � ح�ا ��ل��ة �م�ا ا ا �ع ن�ي�� ن��ا ب��ت��ا د ��ي ب��ه �و�ت �ر���ت��ه � و و � بي ى ت �ت � �ذ �ة � ��ا � �ل�ق ا ة �و�ت��ه� ��ي ب��ه � �و�ع��يل�م�ه �ص�ن �ع��ة ��تن ف����ع�ه ���فى � ح� يص���ل �م�عي�� ش����ت�ه �و�م�عي�� ش���� � او �ل��د �ي�ه * ك�� ر � ن �ف �ّ � نا � ن � ا ��لخ � ���ط � او ��ل ح��س�ا ب� � او ��ل�ا د ب� � او ��ل���ط� � او ��لت�� �ص ر * �و�م�ا ا �ذ ا ��� ��ص � و ح�� �ل�ه ا � ي���س��عى ��ى و ب �ي ق � ن ن ا ن ق � � ن ظ �� ف خ �ن ف ن � خ �ص�د �� �ع�لي��ه ا ��ه ا ���س� � �ب ��� ���ط� ��ي�ر � ����س�ه �و��ي�ر ا ب� �� �وي�ه �و�م�ع�ا ر��ه �و ج�����س�ه �و�ك���ل �م�ن � ع ا �ل���ر � ش � ا نظ� � �ت ف ا ت � ا � ن � ا ع�ن ئ ا ت � ا � ا ن �� � �ه�ي�� � ا �ل��لب�� ��س � �و ��� �و� ا �ل� � �ل او � � او �لب��ل� د * �ل� � ا �ل�لب�ي�� ب� ا �لر����ي �د �ل� ��ي � ���ر ا �ل�ى � � � � � ا �ل�ا �ن��س�ا ن� ا �ل�ا ��ل�� �ك� �ون�ه �مت�� �صف��ا �ب�ا �ل�ا �ن��س�ا ��ني���ة �مث���ل�ه * �و�م�ن ا �عت�ب��ر ا �ل�ا � �مور ا �ل���ط�ا ر�ئ��ة �ع��لي��ه � ��ز ّ ف ا ن ت ا ع�ن ��ك�ز � ش �ة ث � � ح��س�ن ���ا �ل�ا � �ل او ن� � او �ل����ط�ع�ا � � او �ل �ى �� ��ه �ي���ب�� �ع�د � �مر� ا �لب����� �ر� ك� ����ي�را * � او ن��م�ا �ي ت�� � ك� م ي آ م ��� ا ص�ن ن ا � �ةً � �غ � � ا �� ��ل � ن ن ا �ذ � ��س�� � �لو ج��ه ا لله ��ت�ع�ا ��ل�ى * ��ي ر ��ط� لب��ى ا �ج�ز� � ا و �ل�ه�د ا �ي�ا * �ص��ي��ع�� �ه� ا ك�ل�ه �م� � �ع�� ه ح ب �ا �آ � �ا ا � ا ن ث ن � �ي�ن �مّ � � ت �و �ل�ا ا �ل ن���ذ �ور � او �ل�ع ��ط� �ي� * �ل� � ك� ��ا �ن�ا * ف���ر�ى ا � ����ي�را �م�ن ا �ل� �� ح��د �ه� ط��� �ي��د ا �و �و� ا�لم�ع��س ج ب ر م �ذ � � ف ح � ا � ه ُ �َ � ا �� ا � ن � غ ح��ت��س�ا ��ا �ي����ا د ر ���ط�ع�ا �م�ه �و� ار �ش���ه � �وي�� �ه ب� ا �ل�ى �م �ر���ض� �م� �موم �و ب� ج��د رى �و �ط� � عو� ا � ب ي � � � ا� ّ ���� �ع ن��د ا لله * ا �ذ ا ��ل ن��ا �� ك� ح�ه� ا ��ل�ى ا لله ا ��ن ف��� له� �عي��ا �ل �ع��ل� ا لله * � عه� �ل�عي��ا �ل�ه * ى �م و ب� م س �م ن ق � �ذ ا � ن ن �ذ ا ��ق � ه ن ا ت ا � ��ف �خ� � ��ق � �� ف �ه� ا �م� ك ���ا � �ي���ب���غ�ى ا � ��ي� ��و� �لوه * �و�ه� ا �م� ا �و�ل� ا �� * �� �م�ل �ى ر�ج �ى ا ب���ل ي�� � طو�� � � ��ف ��ل � � �� ّ�� ��ن �ف ه �ن ف � �ن ن�� ا �ز �ا ا �ب�ل�� �و�ل �ى ا ج� �ب��ا �ل � او � �لق � �ف��ا ر* �و�ي عر �ض ���س� � �و ����س م ��يح� ح�ا ر � او �ل� �م�ص�ا ر * �يو ج � �ذ � � ا � ق � � �� ه � � ّ �� �ق �ذ �ف ا ��� ة ا � ش ا � ن �ة ف س� � او ل�� � �و لع�د ا �و� �و�لم���� ح�� * �و�م�ا �ل��ك ا �ل� �لي �� ��و�ل �ل��ل ن��ا ��س ا �ن�ه ا �عر�� ا لي�� �ل�ل�� ب ح ا ��له� * � ا �ذ ا �ُ�سئ�� �ع�ن د ��آء ��ل�ع��ي�ن �م�د ت� * ا � ��س�ا �ق �ق � ت ا ن ح� * ا �و ر و �ه�م �ب� ��و � م و �م � �ل و � ر قّ �ذ ��ق � ا �ت ��ف �ن ��ث ت ا � ت ُ ة ��ن�ت�ف�خ ت �ص�� ا د ر� ا �� * ا �و ا � ب ع د �مي�� * ا �و ا ا ي���ل �ل�ه �م� ر�ى �ى �م ك���ر� �عي�� �ل�ه * �و���ل �فُ ُ � �م�ا ��ل�ه * � � �ظ عّ ����ه �ز �م�ا �ن�ه * �و ج��ا ر �ع��لي��ه ��س��ل���ط�ا �ن�ه * ��من�� ��ا ج��ل ح � ا �ل� جه � �و * �و� �و * �� � و ر ب ى م ع ع س�ت َ ت ا� � � ْ نظ ن ا � ا ��ص � ش �نا ه �ت�ه * � ��ي �� ن� �� ن� خ���ل��� ت ط��ه * �و �ل� ي��� �ع�م��ل� �ون�ه �و �ل� و ب� � ي�م����ى � او �ل�� ��س ��ي � ���ر�و� ج� � و�ج ب و � �و ح ����ست خ� �د � �ن ه �ل� ا ��ت��ق ��ف � �ق �� �م�ن ا ن ا �� ف� �ق � � ا ق ا ت � ص � �ن � � ع � � � ا � ح �د � ع � � م � � * � * م ل � � ح � � ه م ل � ب � � � ي ر �ل ي ��س ل و ي �� �و رر ى و � �م 30 30 * ٢٠٫١٫٢ Rolling a Boulder about the matters over which we wrangle and debate—all the back and forth, the mutual wretchedness and recrimination, the sniping and snippiness, the vilification and reviling, the contradicting and cutting.