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وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله، أرسله بالدين، وختم به النبيين، وجعله رحمة للعالمين، صلى الله عليه في الأولين والآخرين	And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, whom He sent to bring the religion (of Islam, through whom He sealed the prophets, and whom He made a mercy for all beings. May God bless him among the ancients and those of later times
قَدِيرٌ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شريك له، قائما بالقسط لا إله إلا هو العزيز الحكيم	I bear witness that there is no god but God alone, who has no partner, and who upholds justice,- there is no god but He, the Almighty, the Wise
فلما اجتمع الناس قام خطيبا، فقال الحمد لله مالك الملك، يؤتي الملك من يشاء، وينزع الملك ممن يشاء، ويعز من يشاء ويذل من يشاء، بيده الخير وهو عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ	The people having assembled, he rose to preach, saying Praise be to God, the Possessor of dominion, who gives dominion to whom He will, and withdraws dominion from whom He will; who exalts whom He will, and abases whom He will; in whose hand is the good; and He is powerful over everything
وكان داود خطيبا فصيحا جهير الصوت	Dawud was an eloquent preacher with a strong voice
وقد وضع له المنبر بين الركن والمقام، فصعد فجلس عليه، وأمر بوجوه الناس وأشرافهم فقربوا من المنبر	The pulpit had been placed for him between the Comer and the Standing Place. He climbed up and sat on it. He gave orders for the dignitaries and nobles (ashra/) of the people, and they drew near to the pulpit
فوعدهم صلاة الظهيرة، وأرسل في فجاج مكة صائحا يصيح الصلاة جامعة! فلما جاء وقت صلاة الظهر -وذلك يوم الخميس لسبع وعشرين ليلة خلت من رجب سنة ست وتسعين ومائة- خرج داود بْن عيسى، فصلى بالناس صلاة الظهر	He set them a time—the midday prayer— and sent a crier into the roads between the mountains of Mecca, announcing, To prayer! In congregation! When the time for the midday prayer came—it was Thursday, the 27th day of Rajab 196—Dawud b. 'Isa came out of his residence and led the people in the midday prayer
وقد رأيت خلعه، وإن أبايع لعبد الله المأمون بالخلافة، إذ كان مظلوما مبغيا عليه. فقال له أهل مكة رأينا تبع لرأيك، ونحن خالعوه معك	I have decided to cast him off and swear allegiance to 'Abdallah al-Ma’mun as caliph, because he has been wronged and injured. The people of Mecca said to him, Our judgment is as your judgment. We will cast him off with you
واستخرج الشرطين من الكعبة عاصيا ظالما، فحرقهما بالنار	He has disobediently and wrongfully had the two contracts removed from the Ka'bah and has burned them with fire
وخلعهما وبايع لابنه الطفل، رضيع صغير لم يفطم	He has deposed the two of them and has had allegiance sworn to his infant son, a babe not yet weaned
فقد رأينا ورأيتم أن محمدا قد بدأ بالظلم والبغي والغدر على أخويه عبد الله المأمون والقاسم المؤتمن	Now we have seen, and you have seen too, how Muhammad has initiated the wronging, injuring, and betrayal of his brothers 'Abdallah al-Ma’mun and al-Qasim al-Mu’taman
فقال داود قد علمتم ما أخذ علينا وعليكم الرشيد من العهد والميثاق عند بيت الله الحرام حين بايعنا لابنيه، لنكونن مع المظلوم منهما على الظالم، ومع المبغي عليه على الباغي، ومع المغدور به على الغادر	Dawud said, You know the promise and covenant that al-Rashid received from us and from you at the Sacred House of God, when we swore allegiance to his two sons, that you would be on the side of the wronged against the wrongdoer, the injured against the injurer, and the betrayed against the betrayer
فلما فعل ذلك جمع داود حجبة الكعبة والقرشيين والفقهاء ومن كان شهد على ما في الكتابين من الشهود -وكان داود أحدهم	After Muhammad had done this, Dawud assembled the doorkeepers of the Ka'bah, the people of Quraysh, the jurists, and the witnesses who had attested to the contents of the two documents—Dawud himself had been one of them
وبعث محمد إلى الكتابين اللذين كان الرشيد كتبهما وعلقهما في الكعبة فأخذهما	Muhammad sent for the two documents that al-Rashid had written and hung in the Ka'bah and took them
وقد كان محمد كتب إلى داود بْن عيسى يأمره بخلع عبد الله المأمون والبيعة لابنه موسى	Muhammad had written to Dawud b. 'Isa, commanding him to cast off allegiance to 'Abdallah al-Ma’mun and swear allegiance to al-Amin's son, Musa
فلما دخلت سنة ست وتسعين ومائة، بلغه خلع عبد الله المأمون أخاه، وما كان فعل طاهر بقواد محمد	After the year 196 began, word reached him about how 'Abdallah al-Ma’mun had deposed his brother and what Tahir had done to Muhammad's commanders
فأقام داود واليا على مكة والمدينة لمحمد، وأقام للناس أيضا الحج سنة ثلاث وأربع وخمس وتسعين ومائة	Dawud resided as governor of Mecca and Medina on behalf of Muhammad al-Amin. He led the pilgrimage in the years 193, 194, and 195
فعزل محمد عن ذلك كله بداود ابن عيسى، سوى القضاء فإنه أقره على القضاء	Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Rahman was replaced in all of these things by Dawud b. 'Isa, save for the administration of justice, for al-Amin retained (Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Rahman) in the latter office
ذكر أن الأمين لما أفضت الخلافة إليه، بعث إلى مكة والمدينة داود بْن عيسى بْن موسى بْن محمد بْن عَلِيّ بن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عباس، وعزل عامل الرشيد على مكة، وكان عامله عليها محمد بْن عبد الرحمن بْن محمد المخزومي، وكان إليه الصلاة بها وأحداثها والقضاء بين أهلها	It has been mentioned After the caliphate had devolved upon al-Amin, he sent to Mecca and Medina Dawud b. ’Isa b. Musa b. Muhammad b. 'Ali b. ’Abdallah b. ’Abbas and removed al-Rashid's governor of Mecca, Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad al-Makhzumi, who had been responsible for public worship, the police (ahddth), and the administration of justice among the people
وكتب بذلك إلى طاهر والمأمون، ثم خرج بنفسه إلى المأمون	He wrote announcing this to Tahir and al-Ma’mun. Then he himself departed to go to al-Ma’mun. A report of how this happened follows
وفي هذه السنة خلع داود بْن عيسى عامل مكة والمدينة محمدا -وهو عامله يومئذ عليهما- وبايع للمأمون، وأخذ البيعة بهما على الناس له	In this year, Dawud b. 'Isa, the governor of Mecca and Medina, cast off his allegiance to Muhammad, whose governor he was for the two cities. He swore allegiance to al-Ma’mun and received the oath of allegiance to him from the people
ذكر خبر خلع داود بن عيسى الامين	The Governor of Mecca Casts off Allegiance to al-Amin
وأخذ طاهر ذات اليسار إلى نهر صرصر، فعقد بها جسرا ونزلها	Tahir turned left, toward the Sarsar Canal, constructed a floating bridge, and encamped there (sc. at Sarsarj
وتقدم طاهر حتى صار إلى الدرزيجان حيال أحمد ونصر بْن منصور، فسير إليهما الرجال، فلم يجر بينهما كثير قتال حتى انهزموا	Tahir advanced until he reached al-Darzijan, opposite Ahmad b. Sa’id and Nasr b. Mansur. He had the foot soldiers go over to them. Not much fighting took place between the two sides before al-Barmaki's forces were defeated
فنزل طاهر المدائن، وقدم منها قريش بن شبل والعباس بن بخار اخذاه إلى الدرزيجان، وأحمد بْن سعيد الحرشي ونصر بْن منصور بْن نصر بْن مالك معسكران بنهر ديائى، فمنعا أصحاب البرمكي من الجواز إلى بغداد	Tahir encamped at al-Mada’in and sent Quraysh b. Shibl and al-’Abbas b. Bukharakhudhah ahead to al-Darzijan. Ahmad b. Sa'id al-Harashi and Nasr b. Mansur b. Nasr b. Malik were encamped at the Diyala River, and they prevented al-Barmaki’s forces from crossing to Baghdad
ثم التفت إلى صاحب ساقته، فقال خل سبيل الناس، فإني أرى جندا لا خير عندهم، فركب بعضهم بعضا نحو بغداد	Then he turned to the commander of his rear and said, Let the men go, for I see an army that is worthless. So they followed one another closely, heading toward Baghdad
وأخذ البرمكي في تسوية الصفوف، فكلما سوى صفا انتقض واضطرب عليه أمرهم، فقال اللهم إنا نعوذ بك من الخذلان	Al-Barmaki began setting the ranks into good order; but as soon as he set a line in order, it would break up and fall into disorder. O God, he said, we take refuge in Thee from desertion
فلما سمع أصحاب البرمكي صوت طبوله، أسرجوا الدواب، وأخذوا في تعبيتهم، وجعل من في أوائل الناس ينضم إلى أواخرهم	When al-Barmaki’s forces heard the sound of his drums, they saddled the horses. They began to draw up their ranks and make those in the forefront of the men join those in the rear
ووجه الحسن بْن علي المأموني وقريش بْن شبل، ووجه الهادي بْن حفص على مقدمته وسار	He dispatched al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Ma’muni and Quraysh b. Shibl. He dispatched al-Hadi b. Hafs in charge of his vanguard, and he marched
فلما قرب طاهر من المدائن -وكان منها على رأس فرسخين- نزل فصلى ركعتين، وسبح فأكثر التسبيح، فقال اللهم إنا نسألك نصرا كنصرك المسلمين يوم المدائن	When Tahir had drawn near to al-Mada’in, but was still two farsakhs away, he dismounted, prayed two prostrations, and added many extra prayers to God, saying, O God, we ask for help, as Thou didst help the Muslims at the Battle of al-Mada’in
وتوجه طاهر إلى المدائن، وفيها جند كثير من خيول محمد، عليهم البرمكي قد تحصن بها، والمدد يأتيه في كل يوم، والصلات والخلع من قبل محمد	Tahir headed toward al-Mada’in, where there was a large force of Muhammad's cavalry under al-Barmaki, who had fortified himself there and was receiving reinforcements, gifts, and robes of honor from Muhammad every day
وأسر في تلك الوقعة إسماعيل بْن محمد القرشي وجمهور النجارى	Isma’il b. Muhammad al-Qurashi and Jumhur al-Najjari were taken prisoner in that battle
وحمل اصحاب محمد ابن العلاء على اصحاب الفضل فهزموه، ولم يزالوا يقتلونهم إلى كوثى	The forces of Muhammad b. al-’Ala’ attacked those of al-Fadl and defeated them they continued killing them all the way to Kutha
وكبا بالفضل فرسه، فقاتل عنه أبو السلاسل حتى ركب، وقال أذكر هذا الموقف لأمير المؤمنين	Al-Fadl's horse fell, but Abu al-Salasil defended him until he mounted, and he said, I will mention this stand to the Commander of the Faithful
فلم يلبث أن كبر وهو يرى أن محمد بْن العلاء قد آمنه، فوجده على عدة وأهبة، واقتتلوا كأشد ما يكون من القتال	Thinking that Muhammad b. al-’Ala’ felt himself safe from him, al-Fadl without delay cried out, God is most great! However, he found Muhammad ready and prepared. They fought very fiercely
وقال محمد لأصحابه كونوا على حذر، فإني لست آمن مكر هذا	Muhammad b. al-’Ala’ said to his companions, Be careful, for I fear this man's trickery
فقال له محمد لست أعرف ما تقول ولا أقبله ولا أنكره، فإن أردت الأمير طاهرا فارجع وراءك، فخذ أسهل الطريق وأقصدها، فرجع	Muhammad b. al- ’Ala’ said to him, I do not know of what you are speaking; I neither accept it nor reject it. If you want the commander Tahir, turn around and take the easiest and most direct way. So he went back
فلقي محمد بْن العلاء الفضل بقرية الأعراب، فبعث إليه الفضل إني سامع مطيع لطاهر، وإنما كان مخرجي بالكيد مني لمحمد، فخل لي الطريق حتى أصير إليه	Muhammad b. al-’Ala’ encountered al-Fadl at Qaryat al-A'rab. Al-Fadl sent word to him, saying, I will heed and obey Tahir- My departure was merely a deception on my part upon Muhammad al-Amin; so leave me free to go to (Tahir
وبلغ طاهرا الخبر، فوجه محمد بْن العلاء، وكتب إلى الحارث بْن هشام وداود بْن موسى بالطاعة له	Word of this reached Tahir, and he sent Muhammad b. al-'Ala’ and wrote to al-Harith b. Hisham and Dawud b. Musa that they should obey him
فلما عبر نهر عيسى عثر به فرسه، فتحول منه إلى غيره وتطير، وقال اللهم إني أسألك بركة هذا الوجه	After he crossed the 'Isa Canal, his horse stumbled and fell. He therefore switched from it to another, regarding it as an evil omen, and said, O God, I ask you for blessing on this journey
وذكر يزيد بن الحارث، ان محمد بْن حماد البربري لما دخل بغداد، وجه محمد المخلوع الفضل بْن موسى بْن عيسى الهاشمي إلى الكوفة، وولاه عليها، وضم إليه أبا السلاسل وإياس الحرابي وجمهورا النجاري، وأمره بسرعة السير، فتوجه الفضل	According to Yazid b. al-Harith When Muhammad b. Hammad al-Barbari entered Baghdad, Muhammad the Deposed sent al-Fadi b. Musa b. 'Isa al-Hashimi to al-Kufah and appointed him governor of it. He joined to him Abu al-Salasil, lyas al-Hirabi, and Jumhur al-Najjari and commanded him to travel quickly. Al-Fadl set out
وقال ابو يعقوب الخريمى في ذلك هما عدوا بالنكث كي يصدعا به * صفا الحق فانفضا بجمع مبدد وأفلتنا ابن البربري مضمر * من الخيل يسمو للجياد ويهتدى	Concerning this, Abu Ya'qub al-Khuraymi said The two of them transgressed with breach of promise, that they might split thereby the rock of truth; so they (themselves) were broken, with scattered host. A lean one, O Ibn al-Barbari, allowed us to escape— a horse that goes forth for a long march and finds the way
ورجع محمد بْن حماد إلى بغداد	Muhammad b. Hammad returned to Baghdad
وانهزم أهل بغداد، وهرب محمد بْن سليمان حتى صار إلى قرية شاهي، وعبر الفرات، وأخذ على طريق البرية إلى الأنبار	The forces from Baghdad were defeated. Muhammad b. Sulayman fled and reached the village of Shahi. He crossed the Euphrates and took the desert road to al-Anbar
فاجتمعت العساكر بالجامع، وساروا حتى لقوا محمد بْن سليمان ومحمد بن حماد فيما ما بين نهر درقيط والجامع، فاقتتلوا قتالا شديدا	The armies assembled at al-Jami* and marched until they encountered Muhammad b. Sulayman and Muhammad b. Hammad between the Durqit Canal and al-Jami*. The two sides fought each other fiercely
ووجه طاهر محمد بْن زياد ونصير بْن الخطاب مددا للحارث وداود	Tahir dispatched Muhammad b. Ziyad and Nusayr b. al-Khattab to reinforce al-Harith and Dawud
فركبا في خيل مجرد، وتهيأ للرجالة، فعبرا من مخاضة في سوراء إليهم، وقد نزلوا إلى جنبها، فأوقعا بهم وقعة شديدة	They rode with a detachment of horsemen and prepared to deal with the foot soldiers. They crossed over to them by a ford in the Sura’, beside which they had encamped, and inflicted a heavy blow on them
وبلغ الحارث وداود الخبر	Word of this reached al-Harith and Dawud
فوجها الرجال من الياسرية إلى فم الجامع	So the two of them sent the foot soldiers from al-Yasiriyyah to Fam al-Jami
فقيل لهما إن سلكتما الطريق الأعظم لم يخف ذلك عليهما، ولكن اختصر الطريق إلى فم الجامع، فإنه موضع سوق ومعسكر، فانزلاه وبيتاهما إن أردتما ذلك، وقد قربتما منهما	They were told, If you follow the main road, it will not escape their notice; instead, take the shortest route to Fam al-Jami*, which is the site of a market and a camp. Encamp there, and make a night attack upon them, if you want to do that, for you will be near enough to them
وأمرهما أن يبيتا الحارث وداود بالقصر	He commanded them to attack al-Harith and Dawud by night at Qasr Ibn Hubayrah
ذكر أن طاهرا لما وجه إلى قصر ابن هبيرة الحارث بن هشام وداود بن موسى، وبلغ محمدا خبر عامله بالكوفة وخلعه إياه وبيعته للمأمون، وجه محمد ابن سليمان القائد ومحمد بْن حماد البربري	It has been mentioned After Tahir had sent al-Harith b. Hisham and Dawud b. Musa to Qasr Ibn Hubayrah, and after word had reached Muhammad that his governor in al-Kufah had cast off allegiance to him and had sworn allegiance to al-Ma’mun, Muhammad dispatched the commander Muhammad b. Sulayman and Muhammad b. Hammad al-Barbari
ذكر الخبر عن سبب دخوله المدائن ومصيره إلى صرصر	A report of the reason for his entering al-Mada’in and going to Sarsar follows
وفي هذه السنة أخذ طاهر بْن الحسين من اصحاب محمد المدائن، ثم صار منها إلى صرصر، فعقد جسرا، ومضى إلى صرصر	Tahir Takes al-Mada’in and Marches toward Sarsar In this year, Tahir b. al-Husayn took al-Mada’in from the forces of Muhammad al-Amin. From there he went toward Sarsar, constructed a floating bridge, and proceeded to Sarsar
وولى داود بْن عيسى بْن موسى بْن محمد بْن علي الهاشمي مكة والمدينة، ويزيد بْن جرير البجلي اليمن، ووجه الحارث بْن هشام وداود ابن موسى الى قصر ابن هبيرة	He appointed Dawud b. 'Isa b. Musa b. Muhammad b. 'Ali al-Hashimi to govern Mecca and Medina, and Yazid b. Jarir al-Bajali to govern Yemen, and he dispatched al-Harith b. Hisham and Dawud b. Musa to Qasr Ibn Hubayrah
ولما كتب من ذكرت إلى طاهر ببيعتهم للمأمون وخلعهم محمدا، أقرهم طاهر على أعمالهم	After the men I have just mentioned wrote to Tahir announcing their allegiance to al-Ma’mun and their repudiation of Muhammad, Tahir confirmed them over their districts
وقيل إن الذي كان على الكوفة حين نزل طاهر من قبل محمد الفضل بْن العباس بْن موسى بْن عيسى	Some have said that the man who was governing al-Kufah for Muhammad when Tahir arrived was al-Fadl b. al-'Abbas b. Musa b. 'Isa
وكانت بيعة المنصور بْن المهدي بالبصرة وبيعة العباس بْن موسى الهادي بالكوفه، وبيعة المطلب بْن عبد الله بْن مالك بالموصل للمأمون، وخلعهم محمدا في رجب من سنة ست وتسعين ومائة	Al-Mansur b. al-Mahdi in al-Basrah, al-'Abbas b. Musa al-Hadi in al-Kufah, and al-Muttalib b. 'Abdallah b. Malik in al-Mawsil swore allegiance to al-Ma’mun and cast off their allegiance to Muhammad in Rajab of the year 196
فأقام بها يومين فلم يرها موضعا للعسكر، فأمر بجسر فعقد وخندق له، وأنفذ كتبه بالتولية إلى العمال	He stayed there for two days, but did not think it a suitable location for the army. He ordered a floating bridge, and it was thrown across the river. He secured his camp with a trench, and he sent his letters of appointment to the governors
ورحل طاهر حتى نزل طرنايا	Tahir moved on and encamped at Tamaya
ونزلت خيل طاهر فم النيل، وغلب على ما بين واسط والكوفة، وكتب المنصور بْن المهدي -وكان عاملا لمحمد على البصرة- إلى طاهر بطاعته	Tahir's horsemen encamped at Fam al-Nil, and Tahir took control of everything between Wasit and al-Kufah. Al-Mansur b. al-Mahdi, who was Muhammad's governor of al-Basrah, wrote to Tahir announcing his obedience
ووجه قائدا من قواده يقال له أحمد بْن المهلب نحو الكوفة، وعليها يومئذ العباس بْن موسى الهادي، فلما بلغ العباس خبر أحمد بْن المهلب خلع محمدا، وكتب بطاعته إلى طاهر وببيعته للمأمون	He also dispatched one of his commanders, a man called Ahmad b. al-Muhallab, toward al-Kufah, which was then being governed by al-'Abbas b. Musa al-Hadi. When the report about Ahmad b. al-Muhallab reached al-'Abbas, he threw off his allegiance to Muhammad and wrote to Tahir that he would obey and swear allegiance to al-Ma’mun
وتخوف إن سبق الهيثم والسندي إلى فم الصلح فيتحصنا بها فوجه محمد بْن طالوت، وأمره أن يبادرهما إلى فم الصلح، ويمنعهما من دخولها إن أرادا ذلك	He became fearful that al-Haytham and al-Sindi would reach Fam al-Silh before him and fortify themselves there. So he dispatched Mubammad b. Talut and commanded him to reach Fam al-Silh before the two and prevent them from entering it, if they tried
فضحك ثم قَالَ قرب فرس الهرب، فإنه طاهر، ولا عار علينا في الهرب منه، فتركا واسطا، وهربا عنها ودخل طاهر واسطا	Al-Haytham laughed and said, Bring the escape horse here! It is Tahir; there is no shame for us in fleeing from him! So both of them left Wasit and fled. Tahir entered Wasit
وأمر الهيثم بْن شعبة صاحب مراكبه أن يسرج له دوابه، فقرب إليه فرسا، فأقبل يقسم طرفه بينها، واستقبلته عدة، فرأى المراكبي التغير والفزع في وجهه فقال إن أردت الهرب فعليك بها، فإنها أبسط في الركض، وأقوى على السفر	Shu'bah ordered the master of his horses to saddle his horses for him. So the man brought him a horse, but al-Haytham kept shifting his eyes from one horse to another— there were a number of them before him. The master of horses saw the disturbance and fear in his face. If you are going to flee, he said, this is the one for you. She gallops farther and is stronger for traveling
فنادى السندي بْن يحيى والهيثم بْن شعبة في أصحابهما، فجمعاهم إليهما، وهما بالقتال	Al-Sindi b. Yahya and al-Haytham b. Shu'bah summoned their forces, gathered them to themselves, and were about to fight. Al-Haytham b
وذكر عمر بْن أسد، قَالَ أقام طاهر بالأهواز بعد قتله محمد بْن يزيد ابن حاتم، وأنفذ عماله في كورها، وولى على اليمامة والبحرين وعمان مما يلي الأهواز، ومما يلي عمل البصرة	According to 'Umar b. Asad, who said Tahir established himself at al-Ahwaz after he had killed Mubammad b. Yazid b. Hatim. He sent out his agents into its districts and took charge of al-Yamamah, al-Bahrayn, and 'Uman—what was adjacent to al-Ahwaz and what was adjacent to the district of al-Basrah
فظننا أنه يريد محمد بْن يزيد بْن حاتم	We supposed that he was referring to Muhammad b. Yazid b. Hatim
فتبسم طاهر، ثم قَالَ أما والله لقد ساءني من ذلك ما ساءك، وآلمني ما آلمك	Tahir smiled and said, By God, what grieved you regarding him grieved me also, and what pained you pained me
وذكر عن الهيثم بْن عدي، قَالَ لما دخل ابن أبي عيينة على طاهر فأنشده قوله من آنسته البلاد لم يرم * منها ومن أوحشته لم يقم حتى انتهى إلى قوله ما ساء ظني إلا لواحدة * في الصدر محصورة عن الكلم	According to al-Haytham b. 'Adi, who said When Ibn Abi 'Uyaynah went before Tahir, he recited to him his poem (that begins with the verse He whom a country delights does not depart from it, but he whom it displeases does not abide. Finally, he came to his verse My thought was grieved only because of one thing concealed in the breast from speech
وقال بعض المهالبة، وجرح في تلك الوقعة جراحات كثيرة وقطعت يده فما لمت نفسي غير انى لم أطق * حراكا وأني كنت بالضرب مثخنا ولو سلمت كفاي قاتلت دونه * وضاربت عنه الطاهرى الملعنا فتى لا يرى أن يخذل السيف في الوغى *** إذا ادرع الهيجاء في النقع واكتنى	A Muhallabi clansman who was wounded many times in the battle and whose hand was cut off said I reproached myself only that I was incapable of agility, and that I had been weakened by wounds. Had my two hands been sound, I would have fought to defend him, and I would have warded off from him Tahir's accursed one. He was a hero never seen to abandon the sword in the fray, when he entered battle with its dust and earned fame
وفي العييني للإمام ولم * يرهبه وقع المشطب الذكر ساور ريب المنون داهية * لولا خضوع العباد للقدر فامض حميدا فكل ذي أجل *** يسعى إلى ما سعيت بالأثر	Al-'Uyayni was faithful to the imam the blow of the ridged, iridescent one did not frighten him. He would have assailed time's vicissitude with his skill, were it not that mankind is subject to the Decree. Then depart praised; for everyone with an allotted term of life strives for what you strove for at the end of life
فقال بعض اهل البصره يرثيه، ويذكر مقتله من ذاق طعم الرقاد من فرح * فإنني قد أضر بي سهري ولى فتى الرشد فافتقدت به * قلبي وسمعي وغرني بصري كان غياثا لدى المحول فقد *** ولى غمام الربيع والمطر	Lamenting the death of Muhammad b. Yazid, one of the people of al-Basrah said Whoever tastes slumber's savor of joy—as for me, sleeplessness has pressed me hard. A generous man of right action has passed away; I have lost, in him, my heart and my hearing, and my eyes have overwhelmed me (with tears. He was succor in time of drought and now the spring rainclouds have passed away
وانتهى بعض أصحاب طاهر إلى محمد بْن يزيد، فطعنه بالرمح فصرعه، وتبادروا إليه بالضرب والطعن حتى قتلوه	But one of Tahir's men reached Muhammad b. Yazid, struck him with a spear, and felled him. The men rushed to strike him and thrust at him, until they killed him
ثم نزلوا فعرقبوا دوابهم، وحملوا على أصحاب قريش حملة منكرة، فأكثروا فيهم القتل، وشدخوهم بالحجارة وغير ذلك	Then they dismounted, hamstrung their horses, and attacked Quraysh's forces fiercely, killing many of them, and crushing their heads with rocks and other things
فقالوا والله ما أنصفناك، إذا تكون أعتقتنا من الرق ورفعتنا من الضعة، ثم أغنيتنا بعد القلة، ثم نخذلك على هذه الحال، بل نتقدم أمامك ونموت تحت ركابك، فلعن الله الدنيا والعيش بعدك	They replied, Then we would be treating you unjustly, by God! You freed us from slavery, raised us up from humiliation, enriched us after we were poor—and then we abandon you in this condition! No, we will advance before you and die beside the stirrup of your horse. May God curse this world and life after your death
وقد عزمت على النزول والقتال بنفسي، حتى يقضي الله ما أحب، فمن أراد منكم الانصراف فلينصرف، فو الله لأن تبقوا أحب إلي من أن تعطبوا وتهلكوا	I have decided to dismount and fight by myself, until God decrees what He wants. Whoever of you wishes to depart, let him depart. By God, I would rather that you survive than that you perish and be destroyed
والتفت محمد بْن يزيد إلى نفر كانوا معه من مواليه، فقال ما رأيكم؟ قالوا فيما ذا؟ قَالَ إني أرى من معي قد انهزم، ولست آمن من خذلانهم، ولا آمل رجعتهم	Muhammad b. Yazid turned to a group of his mawali who were with him and said, What do you think best? They said, Regarding what? He said, I see that those on my side have been routed. I fear they will abandon me. I do not expect them to return
وعبرت طائفة من أصحاب محمد بْن يزيد، فأمر قريش أصحابه أن ينزلوا إليهم فنزلوا إليهم، فقاتلوهم قتالا شديدا حتى رجعوا، وتراد الناس بعضهم إلى بعض	A group of Muhammad b. Yazid's forces came over. Quraysh ordered his forces to dismount to fight them, and they did so, fighting them fiercely, until they went back, retreating one group after the other
وأقبل قريش بْن شبل حتى صار قريبا منه، وقال لأصحابه الزموا مواضعكم ومصافكم، وليكن أكثر ما قاتلتموهم وأنتم مريحون، فقاتلوهم بنشاط وقوة، فلم يبق أحد من أصحابه إلا جمع بين يديه ما قدر عليه من الحجارة، فلم يعبر إليهم محمد بْن يزيد، حتى أوهنوهم بالحجارة، وجرحوهم جراحات كثيرة بالنشاب	Quraysh b. Shibl advanced until he was close to him and said to his companions, Remain in your position and your battle lines. Let most of your fighting with them be done while you are on foot. Fight them with energy and strength. There was not one of his men who did not gather for himself as many stones as he could. Before Muhammad b. Yazid could pass over toward them, they weakened his men with stones and inflicted many injuries on them with arrows
ودعا بالأموال فصبت بين يديه، وقال لأصحابه من أحب منكم الجائزة والمنزلة فليعرفني أثره	He called for money, and it was poured out before him. He said to his companions, Whoever among you wants reward and rank, let him show me his mettle
وسبق محمد بْن يزيد إلى المدينة فدخلها، واستند إلى العمران، فصيره وراء ظهره، وعبى أصحابه، وعزم على مواقعتهم	Muhammad b. Yazid arrived at the city first and entered it. He relied on the inhabited area for support, setting it to his rear; he mustered his forces and resolved to fight the enemy
ومضى قريش بْن شبل يقفو محمد بْن يزيد، كلما ارتحل محمد بْن يزيد من قرية نزلها قريش، حتى صاروا إلى سوق الأهواز	Quraysh b. Shibl closely followed Muhammad b. Yazid whenever Muhammad b. Yazid departed from a village, Quraysh encamped in it, until they came to Suq al-Ahwaz
وأمر الحسن بْن علي المأموني والحسين بْن عمر الرستمي أن يسيرا بعقبه، فإن احتاج إلى معونتهما أعاناه	He commanded al-Hasan b. 'Ali al-Ma’muni and al-FIusayn b. 'Umar al-Rustumi to travel on the heels of (Quraysh); if he needed their help, they were to help him
وأمر طاهر قريش بْن شبل أن يتبعه، وأن يعاجله قبل أن يتحصن بسوق الأهواز	Tahir commanded Quraysh b. Shibl to follow him and deal quickly with him, before he could fortify himself in Suq al-Ahwaz
فقالوا له الرأي ان ترجع الى الاهواز، فتتحصن بها وتغادى طاهرا القتال وتبعث الى البصره فتفرض بها الفروض، وتستجيش من قدرت عليه وتابعك من قومك فقبل ما أشاروا عليه، وتابعه قومه، فرجع حتى صار بسوق الأهواز	They said to him, The best plan is for you to return to al-Ahwaz, fortify yourself there, and avoid fighting Jahir. You should send to al-Basrah and enroll troops there, summoning an army from those of your tribesmen over whom you have authority and who have sworn allegiance to you. He accepted their advice. His men followed him, and he turned back until he came to Suq al-Ahwaz
فجمع أصحابه فقال ما ترون؟ أطاول القوم القتال وأماطلهم اللقاء، أم أناجزهم كانت لي أم علي؟ فو الله ما ارى ان ارجع الى امير المؤمنين ابدا، ولا انصرف عن الاهواز	Muhammad gathered his forces and said, What do you think best? Should I delay fighting and put off the encounter with enemy, or should I fight it out with them, regardless of whether it is to my advantage or against it? By God, I do not think that I should go back to the Commander of the Faithful or leave al-Ahwaz
وسارت تلك العساكر حتى قاربوا محمد بْن يزيد بعسكر مكرم	These armies traveled until they drew close to Muhammad b. Yazid at 'Askar Mukram
ووجه الحسن بْن علي المأموني، وأمره بمضامة قريش بْن شبل والحسين بْن عمر الرستمي	He dispatched al-Hasan b. *Ali al-Ma’muni and commanded him to join up with Quraysh b. Shibl and al-Husayn b. 'Umar al-Rustumi
وتخوف طاهر أن يعجل إلى أصحابه، فأمدهم بقريش بْن شبل، وتوجه هو بنفسه حتى كان قريبا منهم	Tahir became fearful that (Muhammad) would hasten toward his forces; so he reinforced them with Quraysh b. Shibl, and he himself set out until he was close to them
وبلغ محمد بْن يزيد خبرهم، فعرض أصحابه، وقوى ضعفاءهم، وحمل الرجالة على البغال، وأقبل حتى نزل سوق عسكر مكرم، وصير العمران والماء وراء ظهره	Word of them reached Muhammad b. Yazid. He reviewed his forces, strengthened those of them who were weak, and mounted the foot soldiers on mules. He advanced and encamped at the market of 'Askar Mukram, setting the inhabited area and the water behind his back
فوجه تلك الجيوش، فلم يلقهم أحد حتى شارفوا الأهواز	Tahir sent out these armies, but no one encountered them until they were close to al-Ahwaz
وأمرهم أن يكمشوا السير حتى يتصل أولهم بآخر أصحاب الحسين بْن عمر الرستمي، فإن احتاج إلى إمداد أمدوه، أو لقيه جيش كانوا ظهرا له	He ordered them to travel quickly, until their foremost forces made contact with the rearmost forces of al-Husayn b. *'Umar al-Rustumi. If he needed reinforcement, they were to reinforce him; if an army encountered him, they would back him up
فدعا طاهر عدة من أصحابه، منهم محمد بْن طالوت ومحمد بن العلاء والعباس بن بخار اخذاه والحارث بْن هشام وداود بْن موسى وهادي بْن حفص	Tahir summoned a number of his companions, including Muhammad b. Talut, Muhammad b. al-'Ala’, al-'Abbas b. Bukharakhudhah, al-Harith b. Hisham, Dawud b. Musa, and Hadi b. Hafs
وإنه في عدة وقوة	They said that he was with a numerous and powerful force
فلما توجه أتت طاهرا عيونه، فأخبروه أن محمد بْن يزيد المهلبي -وكان عاملا لمحمد على الأهواز- قد توجه في جمع عظيم يريد نزول جندي سابور -وهو حد ما بين الأهواز والجبل- ليحمي الأهواز، ويمنع من أراد دخولها من أصحاب طاهر	After al-Husayn had set out, Tahir's spies came and informed him that Muhammad b. Yazid al-Muhallabi, Muhammad's governor of al-Ahwaz, had set out with a large host, intending to encamp at Junday Sabur, which was the boundary between (the provinces of j al-Ahwaz and al-Jabal, to protect al-Ahwaz and ward off any of Tahir's forces who wanted to enter it
ذكر عن يزيد بْن الحارث، قَالَ لما نزل طاهر شلاشان، وجه الحسين ابن عمر الرستمي إلى الأهواز، وأمره أن يسير سيرا مقتصدا، ولا يسير إلا بطلائع، ولا ينزل إلا في موضع حصين يأمن فيه على أصحابه	852J According to Yazid b. al-Harith, who said After Tahir had encamped at Shalashan, he dispatched al-Husayn b. 'Umar al-Rustumi to al-Ahwaz. He commanded him to travel at a moderate pace he was not to travel without sending out scouting parties, and he was to encamp only in a secure location, where he could feel safe about his forces
وفي هذه السنة توجه طاهر بْن الحسين حين قدم عليه هرثمة من حلوان إلى الأهواز، فقتل عامل محمد عليها، وكان عامله عليها محمد بْن يزيد المهلبي بعد تقديم طاهر جيوشا أمامه إليها قبل انفصاله إليه لحربه. ذكر الخبر عن مقتل محمد بْن يزيد المهلبي ودخول طاهر إلى الأهواز	During this year, Tahir b. al-Husayn, when Harthamah had come to him, went from Hulwan to al-Ahwaz and killed Muhammad's governor of the city, Muhammad b. Yazid al-Muhallabi. This happened after Tahir sent armies ahead of himself toward the city, and before he himself set out toward him to fight him. A report of this follows
وفي الليلة التي قتل فيها حسين بْن علي هرب الفضل بْن الربيع	During the night in which Husayn b. 'Ali was killed, al-Fadl b. al-Rabi' fled
وكان حبس الحسين محمدا في قصر أبي جعفر يومين	Al-Husayn's imprisonment of Muhammad in the Palace of Abu Ja'far had lasted two days
وجدد البيعة لمحمد يوم الجمعة لست عشرة خلت من رجب من هذه السنة	Allegiance was renewed to Muhammad on Friday, the 16th of Rajab of this year (April 2, 812

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