More abject than a Qaysi in Homs. This is because all of Homs belongs to Yemen, and there is only one house of Qays there. More abject than a hand in a womb. He means weakness and humiliation. It was said: He means the hand of the fetus. Abu Ubaid said: Its meaning is that its owner is careful not to touch anything with his hand.
More abject than a water-drawing camel.
This refers to the camel used for drawing water. Al-Tirmah said:
A tribe more abject than water-drawing camels... and more familiar with humiliation than a sandal. (In the books of language, "al-khasf" - with a fatha - refers to a sandal with a sole, and each sole is called "khasfah").
Meaning the sandal.
More abject than a donkey of Qabban.
This refers to a type of beetle found between Mecca and Medina.
How strange! I saw a strange thing... a donkey of Qabban leading a rabbit.
He restrained it, urging it to go... So I said, "Let me ride behind you." He said... Welcome
More abject than a tick under a hoof
Al-Farazdaq said:
There, if you sought Kulayb, you would find him... More abject than a tick under hooves
More abject than a stake in a low place
Because it is always hammered. As for their saying:
More abject than a tethered donkey
The poet said about it and about the stake:
Indeed, humiliation is known to the donkey of the family... And the free man denies it, and the strong, sturdy camel (Al-Jasrah - with a fatha - is the great she-camel, and Al-Ajd - with a damma on both the hamza and the jim - is the one with a strong build and connected vertebrae).
And none dwells in the house of humiliation that he knows... Except the most abject of the family's donkeys. And the peg
This one is tied to the ground with its whole being... And this one is broken, and no one shelters it
More abject than a truffle in a gurgling place
Because it does not defend itself against whoever gathers it. And it is said: Rather, because it is trampled underfoot. And the truffle is the white truffle: and the plural is truffles, like a squash and a squash. And it is said: A white pigeon if it is white. And the abject man is likened to the truffle, so it is said: He is a truffle in a gurgling place because the animals tread on it with their feet. Al-Nabigha said, satirizing Al-Nu'man ibn Al-Mundhir:
Tell me, sons of the sister, what prevents a truffle in a gurgling place from disappearing?
Because the truffle does not It has no roots, no branches, and it is said, "So-and-so is a scum of the earth," as is said in proverbs about someone like that, "He is like the stubble of a tree," because the stubble is a plant that clings to tree branches without taking root in the ground. The poet said:
He is like the stubble, with no root, no leaf, no breeze, no shade, no fruit.
More abject than the young camels among the milk-producing camels.
The young camels are the offspring of a male camel, and the female is called a barren camel.
More abject than the young goat.
The young goat or kid is tied over the mouth of a trap and its head is covered. When a predator hears its cry, it comes after it and falls into the trap. The pitfall, so he took it.
More abject than the Naqad.
The linguists said: The Naqad is a type of sheep with short legs and ugly faces, found in Bahrain. The singular is Naqadah. Al-Asma'i said: The best wool is Naqad wool. And he said:
O Fuqaym, you are the worst of Tamim by origin... If you were sheep, you would be Naqad.
Or if you were water, you would be foam... Or if you were wool, you would be monkeys. (The monkey - with the vowel mark - is the wool waste.)
More abject than one upon whom foxes have urinated.
This is a proverb used for something that is abject, as in the other proverb, "The fox's ruin," meaning its demolished burrow. And it is said of evil that occurs between people who were at peace, "The foxes urinated between them." "The skunk farted between them," "a spear broke between them," "the earth dried up between them," and "a hyena defecated between them." Humaid ibn Thawr said:
Did you not see what remained of the affection between me and Ibn 'Amir... that foxes have urinated upon?
And what remained of the affection between me and him... is as if it never existed, and time is full of wonders.
More abject than a *qarmala* (a *qarmala* is a short tree with no shade, no refuge, and no shelter). It is said in another proverb: "A lowly one sought refuge in a *qarmala*," meaning a tree that neither shelters nor protects him; that is, he is lowly one who sought refuge in something lower than himself.
More abject than a sandal.
This is from the saying of al-Ba'ith: And every *kulaybi* His face is more submissive to the touch of humiliation than a sandal.
And it is narrated: "More submissive to men's feet than a sandal."
More submissive than a lamb.
They mean a lamb, and the plural is lambs. And he recited:
Our neighbor has perished from the rabble... And if she is hungry, she will eat a young goat or a lamb.
And in the hadith: "The son of Adam will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection as if he were a lamb, from humiliation." More humiliated than the egg of the ostrich. It is an egg that the ostrich leaves in a desolate place and does not return to. The shepherd said:
The tribe of Quda'ah refuses to acknowledge your lineage... And the sons of Nizar, you are the egg of the land. (Grammarians cite this verse as evidence that some Arabs are certain of the use of the particle "an" as a verbal noun.)
More abject than an Umayyad in Kufa on the day of Ashura
More abject than a date pit
They mean this pit that is attached to the top of the date, which is thrown down and trampled underfoot
More abject than a donkey
The donkey is the peg, and it is said so because its head is always being split open, and it is possible that it refers to a donkey
More abject than a camel calf
It is the offspring of a she-camel. It is still called a young camel until it is separated.
More degrading than a shoe,
because it is treated with contempt in every way when trodden upon. And they also say:
More degrading than a cloak, and more degrading than a sandal strap.
More degrading than a carpet,
meaning that which is spread out and covered, and everyone treads upon it.
More fragrant than roses, and than the finest musk and the finest ambergris.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
أَذَلُّ مِنْ قَيْسِيٍّ بِحِمْصَوذلك أن حِمْص كلها لليمن ليس بها من قيس إلا بيت واحد
أذَلُّ مِنْ يَدٍ في رَحِمٍ
يريد الضعفَ والهَوَان وقيل : يعني يَدَ الْجَنِينِ . وقال أبو عبيد : معناه أن صاحبها يتوقَّي أن يصيب بيده شيئاً
أَذَلُّ مِنْ بَعِيرِ سَانِيَةٍ
وهو البعير الذي يُسْتَقى عليه الماء قال الطرماح :
قُبَيِّلَةٌ
أَذَلُّ مِنَ السَّوَانِي ... وَأَعْرَفُ لِلْهَوَانِ مِنَ الخصاف ( الذي
في كتب اللغة أن الخصف - بالفتح - النعل ذات الطراق وكل طراق منها خصفة )
يعني النعل
أَذَلُّ مِنْ حِمَارِ قَبَّانَ
وهو ضرب من الخَنافس يكون بين مكة والمدينة وقال :
يَا عَجَبَا وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَجَبَا ... حِمَارَ قَبَّانَ يَقُودُ أرْنَبَا
خَاطِمَهَا زَأَمَّهَا أَنْ تَذْهَبَا ... فَقُلْتُ أَرْدِفْنِي فَقَالَ مَرْحَبَا
أَذَلُّ مِنْ قُرَادٍ بِمَنْسِمٍ
قال الفرزدق :
هُنَالِكَ لو تَبْغِي كُلَيْباً وجَدْتَهَا ... أذلَّ مِنَ القِرْدَانِ تَحْتَ المنَاسِمِ
أَذَلُّ مِنْ وَتِدٍ بِقَاعٍ
لأنه يُدَقُّ أبداً وأما قولهم :
أَذَلُّ مِنْ حِمَارٍ مُقَيَّدٍ
فقد قال فيه الشاعر وفي الوتد :
إنَّ
الهَوَانَ حمارُ الأهْلِ يعرفُه ... والحرُّ ينكرُهُ والْجَسْرَةُ الأجُدُ
( الجسرة - بالفتح - الناقة العظيمة والأجد - بضم الهمزة والجيم جميعاً -
الموثقة الخلق المتصلة فقار الظهر . )
ولا يُقِيمُ بدَارِ الذُّلِّ يعرفُهَا ... إلا الأذَلاَّنِ عَيْرُ الأهْلِ وَالوَتِدُ
هذَا على الْخَسْفِ مَرْبُوطٌ برُمَّتِهِ ... وذا يُشَجُّ فلا يأوِي لَهُ أحَدُ
أَذَلُّ مِنْ فَقْعٍ بِقَرْقَرَةٍ
لأنه
لا يمتنع على من اجتناهُ ويقال : بل لأنه يُوطَأ بالأرجل والفَقْع :
الكَمْأة البيضاء : والجمع فَقْعَة مثل جَبْء وجَبْأة ويقال : حمام فقيع
إذا كان أَبْيَضَ ويُشَبَّهُ الرجلُ الذليلُ بالفَقْع فيقال : هو فقعُ
قَرْقَر لأن الدوابَّ تنجله بأرجلها قال النابغة يهجو النعمان بن المنذر :
حَدّثُونِي بني الشَّقِيقَةِ مَا يَمْ ... نَعُ فَقْعاً بِقَرْقَرٍ أن يَزُولاَ
لأن
الفَقْعة لا أصول لها ولا أغصان ويقال " فلان فقعةُ القاعِ " كما يقال في
مولد الأمثال لمن كان كذلك " هو كَشُوثُ الشجر " لأن الكَشُوثَ نَبْت
يتعلَّق بأغصان الشجر من غير أن يضرب بعِرْقٍ في الأرض قال الشاعر :
هُوَ الكَشُوثُ فلا أَصْلٌ ولا وَرَقٌ ... ولا نَسِيمٌ ولا ظِلٌّ ولا ثَمَرُ
أَذَلُّ مِنَ السُّقْبَانِ بَيْنَ الْحَلاَئِبِ
السُّقْبَان : جمع السَّقْب وهو ولد البعير الذكر ويقال للأنثى : حائل والحلائب : جمع الحَلُوبة وهي التي تُحْلَبُأ
ذَلُّ مِنَ اليَعْرِ
هو الْجَدْي أو العَنَاق يشدُّ على فم الزُّبْيَة ويغطَّى رأسُه فإذا سمع السبعُ صوتَه جاء في طلبه فوقع في الزُّبْيَة فأخذ
أَذلُّ مِنَ النّقَدِ
قال
أهل اللغة : النَّقَد جنسٌ من الغنم قصارُ الأرجُلِ قِباحُ الوجوه يكون
بالبحرين الواحدة نَقَدَة قال الأصمعي : أجود الصوف صوفُ النَّقَدِ وقال :
فُقَيْمُ ياشَّر تميمٍ مَحْتِداَ ... لو كُنْتُمُ ضَأناً لكُنْتُم نَقَدَا
أو كنتُمُ ماءً لكنتُمْ زَبَدَا ... أو كُنْتُمُ صُوفًا لكنتم قَرَدَا ( القرد - بالتحريك - نفاية الصوف )
أَذَلُّ مِمَّنْ بَالتْ عَلَيْهِ الثَّعَالِبُ
هذا
مثل يضرب للشيء يُستَذَل كما يقال في المثل الآخر " هدمة الثعلب " يعني
جحره المهدوم ويقال في الشر يقع بين القوم وقد كانوا على صلح " بال بينهم
الثعالب " و " فَسَا بينهم الظَّرِبَانُ " و " كسر بينهم رُمْح " و "
يَبِسَ بينهم الثَّرَى " و " خريت بينهم الضبع " قال حميد بن ثور :
ألم تر ما بيني وبينَ ابْنِ عامرٍ ... من الوُدِّ قد بَالَتْ عليه الثَّعَالِبُ
وأصْبَحَ باقِي الودِّ بيني وبينه ... كأنْ لم يَكُنْ والدهْرُ فيه عَجَائِبُ
أَذَلُّ مِنْ قَرْملَةٍ
القَرْمَل
: شجر قِصار لا ذَرَى لها ولا مَلْجَأ ولا سِتر ويقال في مثل آخر : "
ذَلِيلٌ عاذ بِقَرْمَلَةٍ " أي بشجرة لا تستره ولا تمنعه أي هو ذليل عاذ
بأذلَّ من نفسه
أَذَلُّ مِنَ الَّنْعِل
هذا من قول البَعِيث :
وكلُّ كُلَيَبْي صَفِيحَةُ وَجْهِهِ ... أَذَلُّ على مَسِّ الهَوَانِ من النَّعْلِ
ويروى : " أذل لأقدام الرجال من النعل "
أَذَلُّ مِنَ البَذَجِ
يعنون الحَمَل والجمع بِذْجَان وأنشد :
قد هَلَكْت جَارَتُنَا من الهَمَجْ ... وإن تَجُعْ تأكُلْ عَتُوداً أو بَذَجْ
وفي
الحديث : " يؤتى بابن آدم يوم القيامة كأنه بَذَجٌ من الذل "ذَلُّ مِنْ
بَيْضَةِ البَلدِهي بيضة تتركها النعامةُ في فَلاَةٍ من الأرض فلا ترجع
إليها قال الراعي :
تأبى قُضَاعَةُ أَنْ تَعْرِفْ لكم نَسَباً ...
وَابْنَا نِزَارٍ فأنْتُمْ بَيْضَةُ البَلَدِ . ( يستشهد النحاة بهذا البيت
على أن من العرب قوما يجزمون بأن المصدرية )
أَذَلُّ مِنْ أَمَوِيٍّ بالكُوفَةِ يَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ
أَذَلُّ مِنْ قِمَعٍ
يَعْنُون هذا الملتزِق بأعلى التمر يرمى به فيوطأ بالأرجل
أذَلُّ مِنْ عَيْرٍ
العَيْر : الوتد وإنما قيل ذلك لأنه يُشَجَّجُ رأسُه أبداً ويجوز أن يراد به الحمار
أَذَلُّ مِنْ حُوَارٍ
وهو ولد الناقة . ولا يزال يدعى حُوَارا حتى يُفْصل
أَذَلُّ مِنَ الْحِذَاءِ
لأنه يُمْتَهن في كل شيء عند الوَطْء وكذلك يقولون :
أَذَلُّ مِنَ الرِّدَاءِ وَأَذَلُّ مِنَ الشَّسْعِ
أَذَلُّ مِنَ البسَاطِ
يَعْنُون هذا الذي يُبْسَط ويُفْرَش فيَطَؤُه كلُّ أحد
أَذْكَى مِنَ الْوَرْدِ وَمِنَ المِسْكِ الأَصْهَبِ وَالعَنْبَرِ الأَشْهَبِ
No comments:
Post a Comment