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ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ
ﺨﻠﻕ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ
ﻭﺃﻭﻝ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺘﺨﺫﻫﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻨﺘﺸﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻃﺎﻟﺐ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﳌﺎ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﺃﻥ ﳜﻠﻖ
ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﺮﻳﺢ ﺍﳉﻨﻮﺏ :ﺇﱐ ﺧﺎﻟﻖ ﻣﻨﻚ ﺧﻠﻘﺎﹰ ﻓﺄﺟﻌﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻴﺎﺋﻲ ،ﻭﻣﺬﻟﺔ ﻷﻋﺪﺍﺋﻲ ،ﻭﲪﻰ ﻷﻫﻞ ﻃﺎﻋﱵ،
ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢ :ﺃﺧﻠﻖ ،ﻓﻘﺒﺾ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﺒﻀﺔ ﻓﺨﻠﻖ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﲰﻴﺘﻚ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺧﻠﻘﺘﻚ ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺟﻌﻠﺖ
ﺍﳋﲑ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩﺍﹰ ﺑﻨﺎﺻﻴﺘﻚ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺋﻢ ﻣﺤﻮﺯﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮﻙ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺰ ﻣﻌﻚ ﺣﻴﺜﻤﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ،ﺁﺛﺮﺗﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻏﲑﻙ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺏ ،ﻭﺟﻌﻠﺘﻚ ﳍﺎ ﺳﻴﺪﺍﹰ ،ﻭﻋﻄﻔﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻚ ،ﻭﺟﻌﻠﺘﻚ ﺗﻄﲑ ﺑﻼ ﺟﻨﺎﺡ ،ﻓﺄﻧﺖ ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺐ ،ﻭﺃﻧﺖ
ﻟﻠﻬﺮﺏ ،ﻭﺳﺄﲪﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮﻙ ﺭﺟﺎﻻﹰ ﻳﺴﺒﺤﻮﱐ ﻭﻳﻜﱪﻭﱐ ﻭﻳﻬﻠﻠﻮﱐ ،ﺗﺴﺒِﺢ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺳﺒﺤﻮﺍ ،ﻭﻠﻞ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﻠﻠﻮﺍ،
ﻭﺗﻜﱪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﱪﻭﺍ ،ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻠﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺴﺒﻴﺤﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻜﺒﲑﺓ ﻭﻻ ﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻳﻬﻠﻠﻬﺎ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﺴﻤﻌﻬﺎ ﺇﻻ ﻭﲡﻴﺒﻪ ﳕﺜﻠﻬﺎ.
ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺍﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺻﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﻋﺎﻳﻨﻮﺍ ﺧﻠﻘﻬﺎ ،ﻗﺎﻟﺖ :ﺃﻱ ﺭﰊ! ﳓﻦ ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺘﻚ ﻧﺴﺒﺤﻚ ﻭﻧﻜﱪﻙ
ﻭﻠﻠﻚ ﻓﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻟﻨﺎ؟ ﻓﺨﻠﻖ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻠﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺧﻴﻼﹰ ﺑﻠﻘﺎ ،ﳍﺎ ﺃﻋﻨﺎﻕ ﻛﺄﻋﻨﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺖ ،ﺃﻣﺪ ﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﺒﻴﺎﺋﻪ
ﻭﺭﺳﻠﻪ ،ﺃﺭﺳﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻮﺕ ﻗﺪﻣﺎﻩ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺻﻬﻞ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺑﻮﺭﻛﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺩﺍﺑﺔ! ﺃﹸﺫﻝﱡ ﺑﺼﻬﻴﻠﻚ
ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻛﲔ ،ﻭﺃﺭﻋﺐ ﺑﻪ ﻗﻠﻮﻢ ،ﻭﺃﹶﻣﻸ ﺁﺫﺍﻢ ،ﻭﺃﹸﺫﻝﱡ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻋﻨﺎﻗﻬﻢ ،ﰒ ﳌﺎ ﻋﺮﺽ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺁﺩﻡ ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻲﺀ
ﻓﺴﻤﺎﻩ ﺑﺎﲰﻪ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺷﺌﺖ ،ﻓﺎﺧﺘﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﺍﺧﺘﺮﺕ ﻋﺰﻙ ﻭﻋﺰ ﻭﻟﺪﻙ،
ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺍﹰ ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﺪﻭﺍ ،ﻭﺑﺎﻗﻴﺎﹰ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻘﹸﻮﺍ؛ ﺑﺮﻛﱵ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ،ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻘﺖ ﺧﻠﻘﺎﹰ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﱄﹼ ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻢ ،ﰒ ﻭﲰﻪ ﺑﻐﺮﺓ
ﻭﲢﺠﻴﻞ ،ﻓﺼﺎﺭ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﻪ".
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﺆﻟﻒ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﳊﻴﻮﺍﻥ" :ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﻃﺒﻌﻪ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺸﻲ ،ﻭﳛﺐ ﺳﺎﺋﺴﻪ ﻭﻳﻌﺠﺐ ﺭﺍﻛﺒﻪ ،ﻭﻻ ﳛﺐ
ﺍﻷﻭﻻﺩ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻏﻴﻮﺭ ،ﻭﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺍﳌﺼﻴﺒﺔ" .ﻭﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻷﺻﻤﻌﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺟﻼﹰ ﻣﻌﺘﻮﻫﺎ ﺟﺎﺀ ﺇﱃ ﺃﰊ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﺀ،
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ،ﱂ ﲰﻴﺖ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺧﻴﻼﹰ؟ ﻓﺒﻘﻲ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺟﻮﺍﺏ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻻ ﺃﺩﺭﻱ!
ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ :ﻟﻜﲏ ﺃﺩﺭﻱ! ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﱢﻤﻨﺎ ﻧﻌﻠﻢ! ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻻﺧﺘﻴﺎﳍﺎ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺸﻲ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﻷﺻﺤﺎﺑﻪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺎ ﻭﻟﱠﻲ
ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ :ﺍﻛﺘﺒﻮﺍ ﺍﳊﻜﻤﺔ ﻭﺍﺭﻭﻭﻫﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺘﻮﻩ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ :ﻫﻲ ﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺃﺟﺮ ،ﻭﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺳﺘﺮ ،ﻭﻋﻠﻰ
ﺭﺟﻞ ﻭﺯِﺭ؛ ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻫﻲ ﻟﻪ ﺃﺟﺮ ﻓﺮﺟﻞ ﺃﲣﺬﻫﺎ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ،ﻓﻠﻮ ﻋﺮﺽ ﻟﻪ ﺮ ﻓﺴﻘﺎﻫﺎ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻜﻞ
ﻗﻄﺮﺓ ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﺑﻄﻮﺎ ﺃﺟﺮ ،ﻭﻟﻮ ﻋﺮﺽ ﻟﻪ ﻣﺮﺝ ﻓﺮﻋﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻳﺪﺧﻞ ﰲ ﺑﻄﻮﺎ ﺃﺟﺮ ،ﻭﺑﻜﻞ
ﺧﻄﻮﺓ ﲣﻄﻮﻫﺎ ﺃﺟﺮ ،ﺣﱴ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻷﺟﺮ ﰲ ﺃﺭﻭﺍﺛﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﺑﻮﺍﳍﺎ؛ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻫﻲ ﻟﻪ ﺳﺘﺮ ﻓﺮﺟﻞﹲ ﺍﲣﺬﻫﺎ ﲡﻤﻼ
ﻭﺗﻜﺮﻣﺎﹰ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﻨﺲ ﺣﻖ ﺍﷲ ﰲ ﻇﻬﺮﻭﻫﺎ ﻭﻻ ﺭﻗﺎﺎ؛ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻫﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺯﺭ ﻓﺮﺟﻞ ﺃﲣﺬﻫﺎ ﺃﺷﺮﺍﹰ ﻭﺑﻄﺮﺍﹰ
ﻭﺭﺋﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﺆﺩ ﺣﻖ ﻇﻬﻮﺭﻫﺎ ﻭﻻ ﺑﻄﻮﺎ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺧﺒﺎﺏ ﻗﺎﻝ ،ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ :ﻓﺮﺱ ﻟﻠﺮﲪﻦ ،ﻭﻓﺮﺱ ﻟﻺﻧﺴﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻓﺮﺱ
ﻟﻠﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺃﺗﺨﺬِ ﷲ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻭﻗﻮﺗﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﺍﷲ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻓﻤﺎ
ﺍﺳﺘﻄﺮﻕ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺭﻭﻫﻦ ﻭﻗﻮﻣﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﻧﺲ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﳌﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﺑﺎﳊﺠﺎﺝ ﺑﻦ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﻭﻭﺿﻊ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ ﺧﺮﺟﻨﺎ ﺣﱴ ﻗﺪﻣﻨﺎ
"ﻭﺍﺳﻂ" .ﻭﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻪ ﺑﺎﳊﺠﺎﺝ ﻭﻋﺮﺽ ﺍﳊﺠﺎﺝ ﺧﻴﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻓﺮﺍﺱ:
ﻓﺮﺱ ﻳﺘﺨﺬﻩ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ "ﻭ" ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﳚﺎﻫﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻓﻔﻲ ﻗﻴﺎﻣﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﻠﻔﻪ ﺇﻳﺎﻩ ﻭﺃﺩﺑﻪ ﻟﻪ ،ﺃﺣﺴﺒﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻭﻛﺴﺢِ
ﻣﺬﻭﺩﻩ ،ﺃﹶﺟﺮ ﰲ ﻣﻴﺰﺍﻧﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ؛ ﻭﻓﺮﺱ ﻳﺼﻴﺐ ﺃﻫﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺴﻠﻬﺎ ﻳﺮﻳﺪﻭﻥ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻘﻴﺎﻣﻬﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﻋﻠﻔﻬﻢ
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻨﻲ
ﻓﻀﺎﺌﻝ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ
ﻭﻤﺎ ﺠﺎﺀ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺭﺘﺒﺎﻁﻬﺎ
ﺃﻗﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﺑﺎﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﻟﻔﻀﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ" :ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻳﺎﺕِ ﺿﺒﺤﺎ" ﺇﱃ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ "ﺇﻥ
ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺑﻪ ﻟﻜﻨﻮﺩ" .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﳌﻔﺴﺮﻭﻥ :ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻳﺎﺕ ﻫﻲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ؛ ﻭﺍﻟﻀﺒﺢ ﺣﻠﻮﻗﻬﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻋﺪﺕ" .ﻓﺎﳌﻮﺭﻳﺎﺕ ﻗﹶﺪﺣﺎ":
ﺃﻱ ﺃﻭﺭﺕ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﲝﻮﺍﻓﺮﻫﺎ" .ﻓﺄﺛﹶﺮﻥ ﺑﻪ ﻧﻘﻌﺎ" :ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻊ ﺍﻟﻐﺒﺎﺭ ﻭﻗﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺍﺏ" .ﻓﻮﺳﻄﻦ ﺑﻪ ﲨﻌﺎ" :ﺃﻱ ﺗﻮﺳﻄﻦ ﲨﻌﺎﹰ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺃﻏﺎﺭﺕ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ" .ﺇﻥ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺑﻪ ﻟﻜﻨﻮﺩ" :ﺃﻱ ﻛﻔﻮﺭ.
ﻭﲰﺎﻫﺎ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺑﺎﳋﲑ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﺴﺎﻥ ﻧﺒﻴﻪ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ" :ﺇﱐ ﺃﺣﺒﺒﺖ ﺣﺐ ﺍﳋﲑ ﻋﻦ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺭﰊ".
ﻭﻓﻀﻠﻬﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻤﺎﻥ؛ ﻓﺠﻌﻞ ﻟﻠﻔﺮﺱ ﺳﻬﻤﲔ ﻭﻟﻠﺮﺟﻞ ﺳﻬﻤﺎﹰ
ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺍﹰ .ﻭﺟﺎﺀﺕ ﰲ ﻓﻀﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﺣﺎﺩﻳﺚ ﻛﺜﲑﺓ.
ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩ ﰲ ﻧﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳋﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺟﺮﻳﺮ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻔﺘﻞ ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺑﺈﺻﺒﻌﻴﻪ ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ" :ﺍﳋﲑ
ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩ ﺑﻨﻮﺍﺻﻲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ".
ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ :ﻭﰲ ﻓﺘﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺔﹶ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻞﹸ ﰲ ﺧﺪﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺩﺍﺑﺘﻪ ﺍﳌﻌﺪﺓ ﻟﻠﺠﻬﺎﺩ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺍﳉﻬﺎﺩ
ﺑﺎﻕ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻘﺎﺀ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭﺍﺎﻫﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺑﲔ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻛﺒﺸﺔ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ﻧﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳋﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻭﺃﻫﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ؛ ﻭﺍﳌﻨﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺒﺎﺳﻂ ﻳﺪﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﺼﺪﻗﺔ" .ﻭﰲ ﻟﻔﻆ ﺁﺧﺮ" :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﻧﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ
ﺍﳋﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻭﺃﻫﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ؛ ﻓﺎﻣﺴﺤﻮﺍ ﺑﻨﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺍﺩﻋﻮﺍ ﺍﷲ ﳍﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﱪﻛﺔ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺳﻮﺍﺩﺓ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ ﺍﳉﹶﺮﻣﻲ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺃﺗﻴﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ،ﻓﺄﻣﺮ ﱄ ﺑﺬﻭﺩٍ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﱄ:
"ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺎﳋﻴﻞ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩ ﰲ ﻧﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳋﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺑﻨﺖ ﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﻧﻮﺍﺻﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳋﲑ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﺩ ﺃﺑﺪﹰﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻳﻮﻡ
ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻓﻤﻦ ﺭﺑﻄﻬﺎ ﻋﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺷﺒﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﺟﻮﻋﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻭﻇﻤﺄﻫﺎ ،ﻭﺃﺭﻭﺍﺛﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﺑﻮﺍﳍﺎ ،ﻓﻼﺡ ﰲ
ﻣﻮﺍﺯﻳﻨﺔ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ؛ "ﻭﻣﻦ ﺭﺑﻄﻬﺎ ﺭﻳﺎﺀ ﻭﲰﻌﺔ ،ﻭﻓﺮﺣﺎﹰ ﻭﻣﺮﺣﺎﹰ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺷﺒﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﺟﻮﻋﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻭﻇﻤﺄﻫﺎ،
ﻭﺃﺭﻭﺍﺛﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﺑﻮﺍﳍﺎ ،ﺧﺴﺮﺍﻥ ﰲ ﻣﻮﺍﺯﻳﻨﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ"".
ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﺮﺳﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳉﺒﻬﺔ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﻳﻜﲎ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﹾﺲ؛ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ :ﻓﻼﻥ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ،ﺃﻱ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﻧﺲ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺷﻲﺀ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺯﻳﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﲰﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ" :ﻣﻦ ﺣﺒﺲ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﺳِﺘﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ،ﻋﻦ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﻣﻦ ﺍﺣﺘﺒﺲ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﺇﳝﺎﻧﺎﹰ ﺑﺎﷲ
ﻭﺗﺼﺪﻳﻘﺎﹰ ﺑﻮﻋﺪ ﺍﷲ ،ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﺒﻌﻪ ﻭﺭﻳﻪ ﻭﺭﻭﺛﻪ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﺕٍ ﰲ ﻣﻴﺰﺍﻧﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ".
ﻭﱂ ﺗﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﻌﺪ ﺍﳌﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺎﻫﻠﻴﺔ ﺇﻻ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻹﺑﻞ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻠﺨﻴﻞ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﺰﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺑﻞ ،ﻓﻠﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ
ﺗﻌﺪِﻝ ﺎ ﻏﲑﻫﺎ ،ﻭﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺰ ﻭﺍﳌﻨﻌﺔ ﺑﺴﻮﺍﻫﺎ ،ﻷﻥ ﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺪﺍﻓﻌﻮﺍ ﻋﻦ ﻏﲑﻫﺎ ﳑﺎ ﳝﻠﻜﻮﻥ ،ﻭﳝﻨﻌﻮﻥ
ﺣﺮﳝﻬﻢ ،ﻭﳛﻤﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺣﻮﺯﻢ ﻭﺑﻴﻀﺘﻬﻢ ،ﻭﻳﻐﺎﻭﺭﻭﻥ ﺃﻋﺪﺍﺀﻫﻢ ﻭﻳﻄﻠﺒﻮﻥ ﺛﺄﺭﻫﻢ ،ﻭﻳﻨﺎﻟﻮﻥ ﺎ ﺍﳌﻐﺎﱎ،
ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﺣﺒﻬﻢ ﳍﺎ ،ﻭﻋﻈﻢ ﻣﻮﻗﻌﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﻢ ،ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺣﺎﺟﺘﻬﻢ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻏﻨﺎﺋﻬﻢ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﺮﻓﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ
ﺑﺮﻛﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﻳﻤﻨﻬﺎ؛ ﺇﱃ ﺃﹶﻥ ﺑﻌﺚ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻧﺒﻴﻪ ﳏﻤﺪﺍﹰ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ،ﻭﺃﻛﺮﻡ ﺃﻣﺘﻪ ﲟﺎ ﻫﺪﺍﻫﻢ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻳﻨﻪ،
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺙ
ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺎﺿﻴﺔ ﱂ ﺗﺰﻝ ﺗﻜﹾﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﻨﺎﺀ ﺑﺎﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺸﺮﻳﻒ ﳍﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺔ ﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻮﻳﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﰲ
ﺣﺮﻭﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻻﻓﺘﺨﺎﺭ ﺑِﺮﺑﻄِﻬﺎ؛ ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺯﺍﺩﺕ ﰲ ﻓﻀﻠﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﺰﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻓﺎﺗﻮﺍ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ،ﻓﻠﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﰲ
ﺍﳉﺎﻫﻠﻴﺔ ﻭﻻ ﰲ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﺗﺼﻮﻥ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﻮﺍﳍﺎ ﻛﺼﻴﺎﻧﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻜﺮِﻣﻪ ﻛﻜﺮﺍﻣﺘﻬﺎ ،ﳌﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﳍﻢ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺘﺒﺎﻫﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺧﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻓﺲ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻜﺎﺛﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﻭﺍﳌﻨﻌﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺰ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﺔ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﻏﺐ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺃﺻﻮﻢ ﳍﺎ ،ﻭﺃﺷﺪﻫﻢ ﺇﻛﺮﺍﻣﺎﹰ ﻭﻋﺠﺒﹰﺎ ﺎ ،ﺣﱴ
ﺇﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻴﺄﻧﺲ ﺑﺼﻬﻴﻠﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻳﻔﻀﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﻬﻤﻪ ﳍﺎ ﻭﻳﺮﺍﻫﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻳﻨﻬﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺳﺘﻨﺘﺎﺝ
ﻛﺮﺍﺋﻤﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﲪﺎﺭ ﺃﻭ ﻫﺠﲔ ﻻ ﻳﺸﺒﻪ ﺃﺻﻠﹸﻪ ﺃﺻﻮﳍﺎ ،ﻏﲑﺓ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺇﺷﻔﺎﻗﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻓﺴﺎﺩ ﺃﹰﻧﺴﺎﳍﺎ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻭﺻﻲِ ﺎ ،ﻭﻋﻮﺗﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺷﺘﻐﺎﻟﻪ ﰲ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻭﻗﺎﺕ ﻋﻦ ﺗﻔﻘﱡﺪﻫﺎ .ﺟﺎﺀ ﻋﻦ ﺇﲰﺎﻋﻴﻞ
ﺑﻦ ﺭﺍﻓﻊ" :ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻓﻘﺎﻡ ﺇﱃ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻓﻤﺴﺢ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ﻭﻭﺟﻬﻪ ﺑﻄﺮﻑ ﺭﺩﺍﺋﻪ
ﺃﻭ ﺑﻜﹸﻢ ﻗﻤﻴﺼﻪ ،ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ :ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ! ﺻﻨﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻣﺎ ﻧﺮﺍﻙ ﺻﻨﻌﺘﻪ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺇﱐ ﺑﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﺟﱪﻳﻞ ﻳﻌﺎﺗﺒﲏ
ﰲ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺔ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔﹶ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ" :ﺇﺎ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻏﹶﺪﺍﺓِ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﳝﺴﺢ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺑﺜﻮﺑﻪ،
ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ :ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ! ﺑﺜﻮﺑﻚ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﺭﻳﻚ؟ ﻟﻌﻞ ﺟﱪﻳﻞ ﻗﺪ ﻋﺎﺗﺒﲏ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔ؛ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ :ﻓﻮﻟﱠﲏ ﻋﻠﹶﻔﹶﻪ،
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ :ﻟﻘﺪ ﺃﺭﺩﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺬﻫﱯ ﺑﺎﻷﺟﺮ ﻛﻠﱠﻪ! ﺃﺧﱪﱐ ﺃﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻳﻜﺘﺐ ﱄ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺣﺒﺔ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ".
ﻗﻴﻞ" :ﻭﺑﻴﻨﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻟﻴﻠﺔ "ﺗﺒﻮﻙ "ﺇﺫ ﻗﺎﻡ ﺇﱃ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﻈﱠﺮﺏ ﻓﻌﻠﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺷﻌﺮﻩ ،ﻭﺟﻌﻞ
ﳝﺴﺢ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﺑﺮﺩﺍﺋﻪ ،ﻓﻘﻴﻞ :ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ! ﺃﺗﺴﻤﺢ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﺑﺮﺍﺩﺋﻚ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻧﻌﻢ ،ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﺭﻳﻜﻢ؟ ﻟﻌﻞ ﺟﱪﻳﻞ
ﺃﻣﺮﱐ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ،ﻣﻊ ﺃﱐ ﻗﺪ ﺑﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﺃﻥ ﺍﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺗﻌﺎﺗﺒﲏ ﰲ ﺣﺲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﻣﺴﺤﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ :ﺃﺧﱪﱐ ﺧﻠﻴﻠﻲ
ﺟﱪﻳﻞ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﻜﺘﺐ ﱄ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺣﺒﺔ ﺃﹶﻭﻓﹶﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﺇﻳﺎﻩ ﺣﺴﻨﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻳﺤﻂﱡ ﻋﲏ ﺎ ﺳﻴﺌﺔ؛ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻣﺮﺉ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﳌﺴﻠﻤﲔ ﻳﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻴﻮﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻘﻪ ﻳﻠﺘﻤﺲ ﻟﻪ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺇﻻ ﻛﺘﺐ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺣﺒﺔ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ ،ﻭﺣﻂ ﻋﻨﻪ
ﺎ ﺳﻴﺌﺔ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻘﹾﺒﺔﹶ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺪﻩ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺃﺗﻴﻨﺎ ﲤﻴﻤﺎﹰ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭﻱ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻌﺎﰿ ﻋﻠﻴﻖ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ،ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ :ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ
ﺭﻗﹶﻴﺔ! ﺃﻣﺎ ﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻜﻔﻴﻚ ﻫﺬﺍ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺑﻠﻰ ،ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ" :ﻣﻦ ﺍﺭﺗﺒﻂ
ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻌﺎﰿ ﻋﻠﻴﻘﻪ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺣﺒﺔ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ".
ﻋﻦ ﺛﻮﺭ ﺑﻦ ﺯﻳﺪ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﳌﺎ ﻏﺰﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺗﺒﻮﻙ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ "ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﺱ"؛ ﻓﹶﺤﻤﻞﹶ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺭﺟﻼﹰ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺮﻩ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻧﺰﻝ ﺃﻥ ﻳﱰﻝ ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺎﹰ ﻣﻨﻪ ،ﺷﻮﻗﺎﹰ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻭﺷﻬﻮﺓﹰ ﻟﺼﻬﻴﻠﻪ ،ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﻗﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻟﻘﻲ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭﻱ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻣﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺧﺼﻴﻨﺎﻩ ،ﻗﺎﻝ "ﻗﺪ ﻣﺜﱠﻠﺖ ﺑﻪ ،ﻣﺜﻠﺖ ﺑﻪ ،ﻣﺜﻠﺖ ﺑﻪ!
ﺃﻋﺮﺍﻓﻬﺎ ﺃﹶﺩﻓﺎﺅﻫﺎ ،ﻭﺃﺫﻧﺎﺎ ﻣﺬﺍﺑﻬﺎ ،ﺍﻟﺘﻤِﺴﻮﺍ ﻧﺴﻠﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺑﺎﻫﻮﺍ ﺑﺼﻬﻴﻠﻬﺎ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻛﲔ".
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺭﺍﺒﻊ
ﺃﻋﻼﻩ "ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ" ،ﻭﰲ ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ "ﻗﹶﺮﺍﻩ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ "ﺳﻨﺎﺳِﻦ "ﺻﻠﹾﺒﻪ ،ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ "ﺳِﻨﺴﻨﺔ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻘﹶﺎﺭ.
ﻭﰲ ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ "ﺣﺠﺒﺘﺎﻩ" ﻭﳘﺎ "ﺣﺮﻗﹶﻔﺘﺎﻩ"" ،ﻭﺍﳊﺮﻗﻔﺔ" ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻮﺭِﻙ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻴﺎ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺸﺨﺺ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺰﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ.
ﻭﰲ ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ "ﻗﹶﻄﺎﺗﻪ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻘﹶﻄﺎﹶﺓ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻑ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺩﻑ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ .ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻳﻒ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ .ﻭﰲ
ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ "ﻣﻮِﻗﻔﺎﻩ" ،ﻭﺍﳌﻮﻗﻔِﺎﻥ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﺎﺻﺮﺗﻴﻪ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳊﺠﺒﺘﲔ ﻭﺿﻠﻊ ﺍﳋﻠﻒ .ﻭﰲ ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ "ﻛﺎﺛﺒﺘﻪ" ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺎﺛﺒﺔ
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ "ﻧﻮﺍﻫﻖ" ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻓﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﺮﻗﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺧﻴﺸﻮﻣﻪ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺯﻳﺪ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭﻱ :ﻧﻮﺍﻫﻘﻪ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ
ﻗﹸﺘﻴﺒﺔﹶ :ﳘﺎ ﻋﻈﻤﺎﻥ ﺷﺎﺧﺼﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ .ﻭﻭﺍﻓﻘﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﻴﺪﺓ .ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﻠﹼﺤﻴﺎﻥِ" ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻤﺎﻥ ﲢﺖ ﺍﳋﺪﻳﻦ؛ ﻭﻣﺴﺘﺪﻗﱡﻬﻤﺎ ﺇﱃ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﻢ "ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻴﺎﻥِ" .ﻭ "ﺍﳌﺎﺿﻐﺎﻥ" ﺃﻋﺎﱄ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻴﲔ
ﺣﻴﺚ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺮﻙ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳌﻀﻎ ﳑﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬﺰِﻣﺘﺎﻥ" ﳎﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳌﺎﺿﻐﲔ ﻭﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻔﻜﱠﺎﻥ"
ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﻋﻈﻤﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﺤﻴﲔ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻏﲔ.
ﻓﺄﻣﺎ "ﺷﻔﺘﺎﻩ" ﻓﻬﻤﺎ "ﺟﺤﻔﻠﺘﺎﻩ" ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ "ﻣﻨﺨِﺮﺍﻩ "ﻓﹶﻤﺨﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ "ﻧﺨﺮﺗﻪ" ﻓﻤﺎ ﻓﻮﻕ ﻣﻨﺨِﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﺪﻕ
ﺟﺤﻔﻠﺘﻪ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻻﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ "ﺧﺪﺍﻩ" ﻓﺼﻔﺤﺘﺎ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ .ﻭﰲ "ﺳﺮﺍﺗﻪ" "ﺳِﻴﺴﺎﺅﻩ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻴﺴﺎﺀ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﻭﺳﻂ
ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﻬﻮﺓ" ﺃﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﳌﱳ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻘﻄﺎﺓ .ﻭﰲ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ "ﻟﹶﺒﺘﻪ" ﻭ "ﺻﻠﻴﻔﺎﻩ" ﻭ "ﺟِﺮﺍﻧﻪ" .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﻟﺒﺘﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ
ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﺒﺐ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺻﻠﻴﻔﺎﻩ ﻓﺼﻔﺤﺘﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ .ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﺨﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﰲ ﺍﳍﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﳌﺮﻛﱠﺐِ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ "ﺍﻟﻔﻬﻘﺔ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ
ﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻃﺮﻓﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ .ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻬﻘﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻑ ﺍﳌﺮﻛﺐ ﰲ ﺍﳍﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺴﺘﺪﻳﺮ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺪﺍﺭﺓ
ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻋِﻘﹶﺎﺹ ﺍﳌﹸﻜﹾﺤﻠﹶﺔ .ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺧﺮﻕ ﻫﻮ ﳐﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﺨﺎﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎﻍ .ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﺪﻣﺎﻍ "ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻴﻞ".
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺟِﺮﺍﻧﻪ ﻓﺠﻠﺪﺓ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳌﻨﺨﺮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﺬﺑﺢ .ﻭﳎﻤﻮﻉ ﺍﳊﻠﻘﻮﻡ ﻭﺍﳌﺮﻱﺀ ﻭﺍﻷﻭﺩﺍﺝ ﻳﺴﻤﻰ "ﺍﻟﺒﻠﹾﺬﹶﻡ" .ﻭﺍﳌﺮﻱﺀ
ﻣﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺮﺍﺏ ،ﻭﺍﳊﹸﻠﻘﻮﻡ ﻭﳐﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻮﺕ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺷﺎﻥ" ﻣﻀﻐﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺀﻭﺱ ﺍﳌﻨﻜﺒﲔ ﺇﱃ
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭ "ﺑﺮﻛﹸﻪ "ﻫﻮ ﺻﺪﺭﻩ" ،ﻭﺟﺆﺟﺆﻩ" ﻫﻮ "ﺯﻭﺭﻩ" .ﻓﺎﻟﺼﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻋﺮﺽ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﻭﻣﻐﺮِﺯِ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﳊﺰﺍﻡ .ﻭ "ﺟﻮﺯ" ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﺒﻪ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺣﺎﺫﺍﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺪﻧﻪ،
ﻭﺟﻮﺯ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻭﺳﻄﻪ .ﻭﲨﻠﺔ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ "ﺍﻟﺼﻬﻮﺓ" .ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ .ﻭﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﺩﻓﱵ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻬﻮﺓ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ "ﺍﳌﻌﺪﺍﻥ" .ﻭﻣﺎ ﺿﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﳊﺰﺍﻡ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﶈﺰﻡ" .ﻭﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﺤﺮِﻡ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳋﺎﺻﺮﺗﲔ
"ﺍﳌﺮﻛﹶﻼﹶﻥ" ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﻋﻘِﱮ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﹶﺭﺱ ،ﻭﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﲰﻴﺎﹰ ﻣﺮﻛﹶﻠﻴﻦ .ﻭﳘﺎ "ﺍﳉﻮﺍﻧﺢ" .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻳﺼﺘﺎﻥ" ﻣﺮﺟﻊ
ﺍﳌﺮﻓﻘﲔ ﻣﻦ "ﺍﻟﱠﺪﻑ ،"ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻑ :ﺍﳉﹶﻨﺐ .ﻭﻣﺮﺟﻊ ﺍﳌﺮﻓﻘﲔ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻨﻘﹶﺒﺾ ﺍﻟﻔﺆﺍﺩ .ﰒ "ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ" ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﺭﺑﻊ
ﻭﻋﺸﺮﻭﻥ ﺿﻠﻌﺎﹰ .ﻭﰲ ﺍﻷﺿﻼﻉ "ﺍﻟﻘﹸﺼﺮﻳﺎﻥ" ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻌﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺍﳉﻨﺒﲔ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ ﻭﺃﻗﻌﺮﻫﺎ .ﺇﺣﺪﺍﳘﺎ
ﻣﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﺍﳉﺎﻧﺐ ﺍﻷﳝﻦ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻣﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﺍﳉﺎﻧﺐ ﺍﻷﻳﺴﺮ؛ ﻭﻳﺴﻤﻮﺎ ﺿﻠﻌﻲ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﻒ ،ﻭﺗﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ "ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻛﻠﺘﺎﻥ"،
ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺗﺼﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﳋﺎﺻﺮﺗﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻘﹸﺼﺮﻳﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﻤﺎ "ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻫﻨﺘﺎﻥ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻀﻠﻌﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﺘﺎﻥ ﺗﻠﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻫﻨﺘﲔ
ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﻤﺎ "ﺍﻟﺪﺃﻳﺘﺎﻥ" .ﻭﺍﻷﻭﺳﺎﻁ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﺭﺑﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ "ﺍﳊﹶﺮﺝ ،"ﻭﻫﻲ
ﺍﳌﺴﻘﱠﻔﹶﺎﺕ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﻃﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ ﻭﺃﲤﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻳﻨﺘﻔﺦ ﺍﳉﻮﻑ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﻧﻮﺍﺣﻲ ﺟﻮﻓﻪ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ "ﺭﺑﺾ" ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ،ﻭﰲ ﺭﺑﺾ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ "ﻣﻨﻘﹶﺒﻪ" ﻭ "ﺳﺮﺗﻪ" ﻭ "ﻗﹸﻨﺒﻪ" ﻭ "ﺭﻓﹾﻐﺎﻩ" ﻭ "ﺷﺎﻛﻠﺘﻪ"
ﻭ "ﻃﻔﻄﻔﺘﺎﻩ" ،ﻭ "ﺣﺎﻟﺒﺎﻩ" ﻭ "ﺻِﻔﹶﺎﻗﻪ" .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺭﺑﺾ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ﻓﻤﺮﺍﻕ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻣﻨﻘﹶﺒﻪ ﻓﺤﻴﺚ ﻳﻨﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﻴﻄﺎﺭ
ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺓ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻗﹸﻨﺒﻪ ﻓﻮﻋﺎﺀُ ﺫﹶﻛﺮِﻩ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺭﻓﻐﺎﻩ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳋﹸﺼﻴﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺷﺎﻛﻠﺘﻪ ﻓﺒﲔ ﻓﺨﺬﻳﻪ
ﻭﺑﻄﻨﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﲡﺸﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﺍﳌﹸﻌﺮِﻗﹶﺔِ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻦ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻃﻔﻄﻔﺘﺎﻩ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳉﻨﺐ ﻭﺍﳊﹶﺮﻗﻔﺔ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ
ﺍﳊﺎﻟﺒﺎﻥ ﻓﹶﻌِﺮﻗﺎﻥ ﺍﻛﺘﻨﻔﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﻕ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳉﻠﺪ ﻭﺍﻷﻋﻔﺎﺝ.
ﻭﺑﻄﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺍﻋﻔﺎﺝ ﻭﺣﻮﺍﻳﺎ ،ﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﹶﺮِﺵ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟِﺤﻘﹾﻮﺍﻥ" ﳘﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺿﻤﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻘﹸﺼﺮﻳﺎﻥِ ،ﻭﺧﻨﺴﺖ ﻋﻨﻪ
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻹﺣﻠﻴﻞ ﻓﻠﻠﻘﺮﺱ ﺇﺣﻠﻴﻼﻥ :ﻓﺎﻟﹾﺨﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳋﹸﺼﻴﲔ ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﳜﻨﺲ ﺍﻟﺬﹼﻛﺮ :ﺇﺣﻠﻴﻞ ،ﻭﺍﳋﹶﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﰲ
ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺮ ﻭﻫﻮ ﳐﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﺒﻮﻝ :ﺇﺣﻠﻴﻞ؛ ﻭﻳﺸﺎﺭﻛﻪ ﰲ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﺣﻠﻴﻞ ﻛﻞ ﺫﻛﹶﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﻴﻮﺍﻥ ،ﻭﻳﺸﺎﺭﻛﻪ ﰲ
ﺍﻷﻭﻝ ﺫﻛﻮﺭ ﺫﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﺭﺑﻊ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ .ﻭﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺮ ﰲ ﻗﹸﻨﺒﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺣﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ "ﺍﻟﹾﺨﻀِﻴﻌﺔ" ،ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ
ﺇﻥ ﺍﳋﻀﻴﻌﺔ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺟﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ .ﻭﺟﻠﺪ ﺍﻟﹸﺨﺼﻴﺔ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﺼﻔﹶﻦ" .ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻦ "ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻀﺘﺎﻥ".
ﻭﰲ ﺟﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﺍﻟﻘﹸﺤﻘﹸﺢ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻛﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ،ﻭﺑﺎﻃﻨﻪ "ﺍﻟﹶﺨﻮﺭﺍﻥﹸ" ﻭﻇﺎﻫﺮ"ﻩ" "ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺮ "ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺎ
ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻘﺤﻘﺢ ﻭﺍﻟﹾﻌﺼﻌﺺ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺼﻌﺺ" ﻃﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺐ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻨﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ .ﻭﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻌﺺ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ
"ﺍﻟﻌﺠﺐ" ،ﻭﺃﺳﻔﻠﻪ "ﻣﻐﺮﺯ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ" .ﻓﻤﺎ ﻏﹶﻠﹸﻆﹶ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻋﻜﹾﻮﺗﻪ" ،ﻭﻳﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﻮﺓ "ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻴﺐ"،
ﻭﳘﺎ ﻋﻈﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ .ﻭﻣﺴﺘﺪﻕ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺷﺎﺋﻠﺔ" ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﺐ" ﻫﻮ "ﻫﻠﹾﺐ" ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺷﻌﺮﻩ،
ﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺯﻳﺪ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭﻱ ،ﻭﺍﳌﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺃﻥ "ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﺐ" ﻫﻮ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ،ﻭﺷﻌﺮ
ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ "ﺍﳍﹸﻠﹾﺐ".
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ﻭﻳﺘﺼﻞ ﲟﻘﹶﺎﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﻳﺪﺍﻩ" ،ﻭﰲ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ "ﻛﺘﻔﺎﻩ" ،ﻭﰲ ﻛﺘﻔﻴﻪ "ﻋﻴﺮﺍﳘﺎ" ﻭ "ﻏﹸﺮﺿﻮﻓﺎﳘﺎ" ﻭ "ﺃﹶﺧﺮﻣﺎﻫﻤﺎ" ﻭ
"ﺻﺪﻗﺎﳘﺎ" .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻒ ﻓﻤﻌﺮﻭﻓﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﺾ ﰲ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﻨﻜﺐ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻋﻴﺮﺍﳘﺎ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻈﻢ
ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻒ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺧﺺ ﰲ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻒ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺃﺧﺮ ﻣﺎ ﳘﺎ ﻓﻤﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﻋﻴﺮﻳﻬﻤﺎ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﺖ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻗﲔ،
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻗﺎﻥ ﻓﻨﻘﺮﺗﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ .ﻭﰲ ﻏﹸﺮﺿﻮﰲ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ﰲ ﺃﻋﻼﳘﺎ "ﺍﻟﻨﻐﻀﺎﻥ" ﻭﳘﺎ "ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻨﺘﺎﻥ"،
ﻭﳘﺎ ﳊﻢ ﻛﺜﲑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﹾﻐﺮﺿﻮﻓﲔ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻤﺘﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻋﻼﳘﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﺎ "ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻳﺼﺘﺎﻥ".
ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺮﺿﻮﻑ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻃﹶﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻒ ﻣﺘﺼﻼﹰ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺘﻒ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ،ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻋﻈﻢ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻪ؛ ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ
"ﻏﹸﻀﺮﻭﻑ" ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ.
ﻭﰲ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ "ﻣﻨﻜِﺒﺎﻩ" ،ﻭﻣﻨﻜﺒﺎﻩ ﻣﺎ ﺿﻢ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻫﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﺺ ﺑﺄﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻫﻞﹸ" ﻣﺎ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ" ﻣﺎ ﺑﻄﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻫﻞ.
ﻭﰲ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ "ﻋﻀﺪﺍﻩ" ،ﻭﰲ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ "ﺍﻟﻘﺒﻴﺤﺎﻥ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺑﻠﺘﺎﻥ" ،ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﻴﺤﺎﻥ ﻓﺮﺀﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﳌﻼﻗﻴﺔ
ﻟﻠﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ ،ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺑﻠﺘﺎﻥ ﻓﺮﺀﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﳑﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻋﻈﻤﺎﻥ ﺿﺨﻤﺎﻥ ﻣﺸﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺍﳌﺸﺎﺵ ﻫﻮ
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ﻭﻳﺘﺼﻞ ﲟﺂﺧﲑ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺭﺟﻼﻩ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ "ﻭﺭِﻛﺎﻩ" .ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻛﲔ "ﺣﺮﻗﹶﻔﹶﺘﺎﳘﺎ" ﻭ "ﺣﺎﺭﻗﺘﺎﳘﺎ" ﻭ "ﻧﻘﺮﺗﺎﳘﺎ" ﻭ
"ﻗﻮﺍﺭﻤﺎ".
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ﻭﻳﺴﻤﻰ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ" :ﺍﳍﺎﻣﺔﹸ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺮ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻨﻌﺎﻣﺔ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺥ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺩ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻔﻮﺭ" ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻚ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺼﻞ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺪﺟﺎﺟﺔ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﺾ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻐﺮ "ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﹶﻧﻲ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺏ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﹾﺨﻄﱠﺎﻑ" ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻣﺔ" ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﻘﺮ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻄﹶﺎﺓ" ﻭ "ﺍﳊﹸﺮ "ﻭ "ﺍﳊِﺪﺃﹶﺓ" ﻭ "ﺍﳋﹶﺮﺏ".
ﺣﺪﺙ ﺍﻷﺻﻤﻌﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺎﺭﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺷﻴﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﺩﻫﻢ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﺮﺑِﺬﹸ" ﻓﺎﺑﺘﻬﺞ ﺑﻪ ﻳﻮﻣﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ" :ﻳﺎ
ﺃﺻﻤﻌﻲ! ﺧﺬ ﺑﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ "ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺪ" ﰒ ﺻﻔﻪ ﻣﻦ "ﻗﹶﻮﻧﺴﻪ" ﺇﱃ "ﺳﻨﺒﻜﻪ" ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﺇﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﺍﲰﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ
ﺍﻟﻄﲑ؛ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻧﻌﻢ ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﲑ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ! ﻭﺃﻧﺸﺪﻙ ﺷﻌﺮﺍﹰ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺎﹰ ﳍﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺃﰊ ﺣﺰﺭﺓ .ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺄﻧﺸِﺪﻧﺎ ﺍﷲ
ﺃﺑﻮﻙ! ﻓﺄﻧﺸﺪﺕ:
ﻤﺎ ﺒﻴﻥ ﻫﺎﻤﺘﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺴﺭ ﻭﺃَﻗﺏ ﻜﺎﻟﺴﺭﺤﺎﻥ ﺘﻡ ﻟﻪ
ﻭﺘﹶﻤﻜﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﺼﺭﺩﺍﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﺭ ﺭﺤﺒﺕ ﻨﻌﻤﺎﻤﺘﻪ ﻭﻭﻓﱠﺭ ﻓﺭﺨﻪ
ﺍﳍﺎﻣﺔ :ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎﻍ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ .ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺴﺮ :ﻫﻮ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﻊ ﻣﻦ
ﺑﻄﻦ ﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ "ﻭ" ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻯ ﻭﺍﳊﺼﺎ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ .ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻌﺎﻣﺔ:
ﺟِﻠﹾﺪﺓﹸ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻐﻄﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎﻍ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ .ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺥ :ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﺎﻍ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺮﺩﺍﻥِ :ﻋﺮﻗﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﻣﻜﺘﻨﻔﺎﻥ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻖ ﻭﻧﻔﹶﺲ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﺔ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ.
ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ﺻﺮﺩ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺛﺮ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺮ .ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺼﻔﻮﺭ :ﺃﺻﻞ ﻣﻨﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ،
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺼﻔﻮﺭ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ :ﻋﻈﻢ ﻧﺎﺗﺊ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺒﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺼﻔﻮﺭ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ :ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺭ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺳﺎﻟﺖ ﻭﺭﻗﺖ ﻭﱂ ﲡﺎﻭﺯ
ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻨﲔ ﻭﱂ ﺗﺴﺘﺪﺭ ﻛﺎﻟﻘﹸﺮﺣﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ .ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻳﻚ :ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺗﺊ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺍﻷﺫﻥ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ
ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﳋﹸﺸﺎﺀ .ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻠﹾﺼﻞ :ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﰲ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ :ﺑﻞ ﻫﻮ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ .ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺟﺎﺟﺔ :ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺯﻭﺭﻩ ﺑﲔ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ .ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻳﻚ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻠﹾﺼﻞ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺟﺎﺟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ .ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻀﺎﻥ :ﻭﺍﺣﺪﳘﺎ ﻧﺎﻫﺾ،
ﻭﻫﻮ ﳊﻢ ﺍﳌﻨﻜﺒﲔ ،ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ :ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻼﳘﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﺾ :ﻓﹶﺮﺥ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﺏ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ
ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ .ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺮ :ﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻋﻀﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻕ ،ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺴﻤﻰ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺧﻤﺔ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ
ﺫﻛﺮﻩ .ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ ،ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺭﺑﻪ :ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻻ ﺃﺣﻔﻈﻪ .ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺏ :ﺭﺃﺱ
ﺍﻟﻮﺭِﻙ ،ﻓﻴﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﺼﻠﹶﻮﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺑﺎﻥ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻣﻜﹾﺘﻨﻔﺎ ﻋﺠﺐِ ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ؛ ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ :ﳘﺎ ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﺃﻋﺎﱄ ﺍﻟﻮﺭِﻛﹶﻴﻦ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ
ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ .ﻭﺍﳋﹸﻄﱠﺎﻑ :ﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻄﲑ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺃﺩﺭﻛﺖ ﻋﻘِﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺣﺮﻙ
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻤﺱ
ﺍﳊﹸﺴﻦ ﰲ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻘﺮﻭﻥ ﺑﺎﳉﹶﻮﺩﺓ ،ﻭﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺪﺓ ،ﻭﳎﻤﻮﻉ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻜﹶﺮﻡ.
ﻭﻗﻠﻤﺎ ﲡﺘﻤﻊ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻓﹶﺮﺱٍ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ،ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺣﻈﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﹶﺮﻡ ﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻊ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ .ﻓﻤﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﺤﺴﻦ ﺃﻭﺻﺎﻑ
ﺍﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻃﻮﻝ ﻧﺼﻞِ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ،ﻭﻃﻮﻟﻪ :ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺘﻪ ﻭﺟﺤﻔﹶﻠﹶﺘﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻫﺮﺕ ﺷﺪﻗﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺷِﺪﻗﺎﻩ ﻣﺸﻖ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﺇﱃ ﻣﺂﺧﺮ ﳊﹾﻴﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻫﺮﺗﻬﺎ :ﻃﻮﻝ ﺷﻘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻴﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺇﺧﺮﺍﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﹶﺲ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺭﻗﺔ ﺟﺤﺎﻓﻠﻪ ﻭﺳﺒﻮﻃﺘﻬﺎ،
ﻭﺟﺤﺎﻓﻠﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻒ ،ﻭﺃﺣﺪﻫﺎ ﺟﺤﻔﹶﻠﹶﺔﹲ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻃﻮﻝ ﻟﺴﺎﻧﻪ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻜﹰﺜﺮﺓ ﺭﻳﻘﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻛﺜﺮﺓ
ﺭﻳﻘﻪ ﻟﻺﺭﺍﺣﺔ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺭﻗﻪ ﺃﺭﻧﺒﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺃﺭﻧﺒﺘﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﻣﻨﺨﺮﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ
ﺭﺣﺐ ﻣﻨﺨﺮﻳﻪ ﻭﺩﻗﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﻃﻮﻝ ﺷﻘﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻃﻮﻝ ﺃﻋﺎﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻫﺮﺕ ﺃﺳﺎﻓﻠﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻓﺎﻟﺮﺣﺐ ﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻹﺭﺍﺣﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻗﺔ
ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻄﻒ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻌﻤِﻪ ،ﻭﻣﺴﺘﻄﻌﻤﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﻣﺮﺳﻨِﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺟﺤﻔﻠﹶﺘِﻪِ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ
ﺗﺪﺍﻧِﻲ ﺻﺒﻲ ﻟﹶﺤﻴﻴﻪ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﳎﺘﻤﻊ ﺃﻃﺮﺍﻓﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦِ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺩﻗﱠﺔﹸ ﻣﺮﺳِﻨِﻪ ﻭﻟﻄﻔﹸﻪ ،ﻭﻣﺮﺳﻨﻪ
ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﳊﹶﻜﹶﻤﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻋﺘﺪﺍﻝ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺧﻠﻴﻘﺎﺋﻪ ،ﻭﺧﻠﻴﻘﺎﺅﻩ:
ﺣﻴﺚ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺖ ﺟﺒﻬﺘﻪ ﻭﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺪﻣﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺩﻗﺔ ﻋﺮﺿﻲ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ﻭﺳﻬﻮﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ،
ﻭﻋﺮﺿﺎﻩ :ﻣﺒﺘﺪﺃ ﻣﺎ ﺃﳓﺪﺭ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﻒ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﲨﻴﻌﺎﹰ ،ﻓﺬﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺭﻗﺔ
ﻧﻮﺍﻫﻘﻪ ﻭﺃﻥ ﻻ ﺗﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﰲ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ،ﻭﺭﻗﺘﻬﻤﺎ :ﻗﻠﺔ ﻭﻟﹸﺼﻮﻕ ﺍﳉﻠﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ،ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﺮﻯ ﲰﻮﻣﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻤﻮﻣﻪ :ﻣﺎﺭﻕ ﻋﻦ ﺻﻼﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﱯ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺃﻧﻔﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻼﳘﺎ ﺇﱃ ﻧﻮﺍﻫﻘﻪ،
ﻭﻫﻲ ﳎﺎﺭﻱ ﺩﻣﻮﻋﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﺳﺎﻟﺔﹸ ﺧﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﺳﻬﻮﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻋِﺮﺿﻬﻤﺎ
ﻭﺃﺳﺎﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ :ﻃﻮﳍﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺭﺣﺐ ﺷﺠﺮﻩ ،ﻭﺷﺠﺮﻩ :ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﳊﹾﻴﻴﻪ
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺩﻗﺔ ﺳﺎﻟﻔﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺳﺎﻟﻔﺘﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﺩﻕ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻗﹶﺬﹶﺍﻟﻪ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺧﺸﺸﺎﻭﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺧﺸﺸﺎﻭﺍﻩ :ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻤﺎﻥ
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺧﺼﺎﻥ ﺧﻠﻒ ﺃﺫﻧﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﺍﻻﺳﺘﺪﻻﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌِﺘﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻓﺮﺍﻉ ﻋﻼﹶﺑﻴِﻪ ﻭﺷﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﻛﱠﺒ ِﻬﻤِﺎ ﰲ
ﻛﺎﻫﻠﻪ ،ﻭﻋِﻠﺒﺎﻭﺍﻩ :ﻋﺼﺒﺘﺎﻥ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺷﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﺷﺎﻥ :ﻣﻨﺒﺖ ﻋﺮﻓﹶﻪ .ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺷﺪ ﻟﻮﺻﻞ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻫﻞ.
ﻭﺇﻓﺮﺍﻉ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﰊ ﻫﻮ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻋﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻨﻈﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻧﺼﺒﺎﻤﺎ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﺮﺽ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﻠﻬﺎ،
ﻭﺍﺿﻄﺮﺍﺏ ﺟِﺮﺍﻧﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺇﻓﺮﺍﻉ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﹶﰊ ﻭﺍﳓﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﳉﺮﺍﻥ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﺸﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ؛ ﻭﺟﺮﺍﻧﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﻓﺮﻕ
ﻣﺮﻳﺌﻪ ﻭﺣﻠﹾﻘﻮﻣﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺭﺣﺐ ﳌﺨﺮﺝ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﺷﺮﺍﻑ ﻫﺎِﺩِﻳﻪِ ،ﻭﻫﺎﺩﻳﻪ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ،
ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺸﺪﺓ ﻭﺍﳊﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻓﺮﺍﻉ ﻛﺘﻔﻴﻪ ﰲ ﺣﺎﺭِﻛِﻪِ ﻭﻏﻤﻮﺿﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﺎﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺇﻓﺮﺍﻋﻬﻤﺎ :ﻫﻮ
ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻋﻬﻤﺎ ﰲ ﺣﺎﺭﻛﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﺮﻯ ﺃﹶﺧﺮﻣﻴﻪ ﻭﺗﺄﻧﻴﻔﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺧﺮﻣﺎﻥ :ﳘﺎ ﺭﺀُﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ،
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﳓﺪﺍﺭ ﻗﹶﺼﻪ :ﻭﻗﻀﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺎﺑﺔ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻨﻘﻄﻊ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﻬﺪﺗﲔ ﻭﺁﺧﺮ ﻓﹶﻠﻚِ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ،ﻭﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ ﺗﻨﻘﻄﻊ
ﺍﳉﻮﺍﻧﺢ ﻭﺗﺘﻔﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺳﺒﻎﹸ ﻟﻀﻠﻮﻋﻪ ﻭﺃﰎ ﻷﺧﺬﻩ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻃﻮﻝ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﺒﺎﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﺭﺍﻋﺎﻩ :ﻣﺎ
ﺑﲔ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻋﺒﺎﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ :ﻋﻈﻤﻬﻤﺎ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺭﺧﺎﻭﺓ ﻣﺮﺩﻏﹶﺘﻪ ﻭﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﻧﺎﻫﻀﻪ ،ﻭﺍﳌﺮﺩﻏﺔ :ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻤﺔ
ﺍﻟﱵ ﰲ ﺃﺻﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻔﻬﻤﺎ ﳑﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻳﻀﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﺾ :ﺧﺼِﻴﻠﹶﺔﹸ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺷﺰﺓ ﻓﻮﻗﻪ ،ﻓﻜﻠﻤﺎ
ﻋﻈﻤﺖ ﻭﻋﺘﺮﺕ ﻭﻏﻠﻈﺖ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺧﲑ ﻟﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻐﻀﻮﻥ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻬﺪﺗﲔ ﻭﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻉ
ﻭﺍﻹﺑﻄﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳉﻠﺪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﹶﺳﺮﺡ ﻟﻴﺪﻳﻬﺈﺫﺍ ﺟﺮﻯ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻄﻒ ﺯﻭﺭﻩ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺍﳌﺮﻓﻘﲔ ﻭﻋﺮﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺯﻭﺭﻩ:
ﻗﺼﻪ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋِﻈﻢ ﻋﻈﹾﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ ﻭﻏﻠﻆ ﺣﺒﺎﳍﻤﺎ ﻭﻇﻬﻮﺭ ﻏﺮﻭﺭﳘﺎ؛ ﻓﺤﺒﺎﳍﻤﺎ :ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺐ
ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺮﻭﺭ :ﺑﲔ ﺍﳊﺒﺎﻝ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﺍﺋﻖ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻔﺮﻕ ﺧﺼﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻄﺎﻓﺔ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ ﻭﺷﺪﺓ
ﲰﻮﻣﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺇﻛﺮﺍﺏ ﺃﹶﺳﺮِﻫﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﺮﺏ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺸﺪﺓ ﻭﻗﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻮﺭ ،ﻷﺎ ﻭﺻﻞﹸ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻉ
ﻭﺍﻟﻮﻇﻴﻒ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻄﺄ ﻟﻔﺘﻮﺭﳘﺎ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗِﺼﺮ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻲ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻋِﺮﺿﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﺃﺣﺪﻳﺪﺍﺏ ﻗﹶﻴﻨﻴﻬﻤِﺎ،
ﻓﻮﻇﻴﻔﺎﻩ :ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ ﻭﺟﺒﺘﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻨﺎﳘﺎ :ﺍﻟﻈﱡﻨﺒﻮﺑﺎﻥ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﻣﻘﺎﺩﱘ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻭﻟﺼﻮﻕ ﺟﻠﺪﳘﺎ ﻤﺎ،
ﻭﻗﻠﺔ ﺣﺸﻮﳘﺎ ،ﻭﻓﺮﺵ ﻋﺼﺒﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻋﺮﺿﻪ ﻭﻋﺒﺎﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻄﺎﻓﺔ ﺟﺒﺘِﻪ ﻭﺗﻤﺤﺼﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺟﺒﺘﻪ :ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﻇﻴﻔﲔ
ﻭﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﹶﺤﻮﺷﺐ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺻﻐﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﺎﻳﺔ ﻭﻗﻠﺔ ﳊﻤﻬﺎ ﻭﻏﻤﻮﺽ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺐ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﺻﻐﺮ ﻗﹶﻤﻌﺘﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺠﺎﻳﺔ :ﻣﺆﺧﺮ
ﺍﳉﺒﺔ ﺣﻴﺚ ﺗﻔﹶﺮﻕ ﻋﺼﺐ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﺜﱡﻨﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻨﺔ :ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﺮ ﰲ ﻣﺆﺧﺮ ﺍﳉﺒﺔ ،ﻭﻗﻤﻌﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﰲ
ﺟﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﺜﻨﺔِ ﻣﻦ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﹾﻌﺠﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ .ﻻ ﻳﻨﺒﺖ ﺷﻌﺮﺍﹰ.
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻛﺮﺍﺏ ﺭﺳﻐﻴﻪِ ﻭﻋﺒﺎﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺇﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻏﹶﻠﹶﺐ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺳﻎ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳉﺒﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﺷﻌﺮ ،ﻭﺇﻛﺮﺍﺑﻪ :ﺷﺪﺓ
ﺃﺳﺮﺓ ،ﻭﻋﺒﺎﻟﺘﻪ :ﻏﻠﻈﻪ ،ﻭﻏﻠﺒﻪ :ﺍﺣﺪﻳﺪﺍﺑﻪ ﻣﻊ ﻏﻠﻈﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﺮﺽ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺍﻟﹶﺤﻮﺷﺐ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﹾﻘِﺮﺩﺍﻥ،
ﻭﺍﳊﻮﺷﺐ :ﻋﻈﹾﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻎ ،ﻭﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﻘِﺮﺩﺍﻥ :ﻫﻲ ﺍﳍﹶﺰﻣﺔﹸ ﰲ ﺑﺎﻃﻨﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺸﺪﺓ.
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋِﻈﻢ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻩ ،ﻭﺇﻓﺠﺎﺝ ﺣﻮﺍﻣﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺣِﺪﺓﹸ ﺳﻨﺒﻜﻪ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﹶﻟﹾﻴﺔِ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ،ﻭﺍﻷَﻟﹾﻴﺔﹸ :ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻤﺔ
ﺍﻟﱵ ﰲ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻣﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺆﺧﺮ ﺍﻷﺷﻌﺮ ،ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺤﺐ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﺼﱪﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻚ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻮﻗﻪ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺜﻘﻞ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﺓ ﺍﳊﺴﻦ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﳊﻢ ﻛﺎﺫﹶﺗﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻋِﺮﺽ ﻓﺎﺋﻠﻬﻤﺎ؛ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻼﺋﻼﻥ :ﺩﻭﺍﺋﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ،
ﻭﳘﺎ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺫﺗﲔ.
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻠﺘﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺑﻠﺘﺎﻥ :ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻼﳘﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻟﺘﻤﺎﻡ ﺷﺪﺓ
ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﰲ ﻋﺪﻭﻩ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺗﻮﻟﻴﺞ ﺛﹶﻔِﻨﺘﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻧﻀﻤﺎﻡ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻭﻟﺼﻮﻕ ﺍﳉﻠﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺭﺀﻭﺳﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﱠﻔِﻨﺘﺎﻥ :ﳘﺎ ﻣﺮﻛﱠﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ﰲ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﲔ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﻴﺪﺓ :ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺤِﺐ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻷﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻃﻮﻝ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﺮﺿﻬﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﺮﺿﺘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺣِﺪﺗﻬﺎ ﻭﺩﻗﺘﻬﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺒﻠﺘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻮﺍﺅﳘﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ
ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺑﺮﻤﺎ ،ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻛﻠﻪ ﻟﻠﺸﺪﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﱪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻟﹸﺤﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﺑﺎﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ .ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻭﺻﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻐﲔ ﻭﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻏﲑ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻧﺘﺼﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻐﲔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﻣﻐﺘﻔﺮ،
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﻮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻟﻠﻔﺮﺱ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺷﺒﻴﻬﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺧﻠﹾﻘِﻪ ﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺍﳊﻴﻮﺍﻥ ،ﻓﻤﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻈﱠﺒﻲ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻠﺐ ،ﻭﺍﳊﻤﺎﺭ
ﺍﻟﻮﺣﺸﻲ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻮﺭ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻌﺎﻣﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻌﲑ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺭﻧﺐ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺬﺋﺐ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻌﻠﺐ.
ﻓﻤﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﰲ ﺻﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﹾﻖ ﺍﻟﻈﱯ :ﻃﻮﻝ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﹶﻲ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪِ ،ﻭﺗﺄﻧﻴﻒ ﻋﺮﻗﻮﺑﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﻓﺨﺬﻳﻪ،
ﻭﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﳊﻤﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﻭﺭِﻛﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺷﺪﺓ ﻣﺘﻨﻪ ﻭﻇﻬﺮﻩ ،ﻭﺇﺟﻔﺎﺭ ﺟﻨﺒﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻗِﺼﺮ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻧﺠﻞﹸ ﻣﻘﻠﺘﻴﻪ ،ﻭﳊﻮﻕ
ﺃﻳﺎﻃﻠﻪ.
ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺴﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﹾﻖ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﺐ :ﻫﺮﺕ ﺷﺪﻗﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻃﻮﻝ ﻟﺴﺎﻧﻪ ،ﻭﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺭﻳﻘﻪ ،ﻭﺍﳓﺪﺍﺭ ﻗﺼﻪ ،ﻭﺳﺒﻮﻍ
ﺿﻠﻮﻋﻪ ،ﻭﻃﻮﻝ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻟﹸﺤﻮﻕ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ.
ﻭﺣﻜﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺴﻠِﻢ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭٍ ﺃﺭﺳﻞ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻢ ﻟﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ ﻭﻣﺼﺮ ﻟﻴﺸﺘﺮﻱ ﻟﻪ ﺧﻴﻼﹰ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻻ ﻋﻠﻢ ﱄ ﺑﺎﳋﻴﻞ،
ﺃﻟﻭﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ
ﻭﺫﻜﺭ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺭﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺤﺠﻴﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺩﻭﺍﺌﺭ
ﺃﻣﺎ ﺃﺻﻮﻝ ﺍﻷﻟﻮﺍﻥ ﻓﻬﻲ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ :ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ،ﻭﺳﻮﺍﺩ ،ﻭﲪﺮﺓ ،ﻭﺻﻔﹾﺮﺓ .ﻭﺍﳊﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻷﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ،ﻷﻥ
ﺍﳊﻤﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻔﻮﺓ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﺮﺟﻌﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﻨﺸﺄﻥ.
ﺫِﻛﹾﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ :ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻫﻮ "ﺃﹶﺷﻬﺐ ﻗِﺮﻃﺎﺳﻲ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺧﺎﻟﻄﹶﺘﻪ ﺻﻔﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺷﻬﺐ ﺳﻮﺳﲏ ."ﻓﺈﻥ
ﺧﺎﻟﻄﺘﻪ ﲪﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺻﻨﺎﱠﰊ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺧﺎﻟﻄﻪ ﺳﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺣﺪﻳﺪﻱ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﻏﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻛﺎﻓﻮﺭﻱ" ،ﻭﻣﺜﻠﻪ
"ﺃﺷﻬﺐ ﻭﺍﺿﺢ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻘﹶﻊ ﲣﺎﻟﻔﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﻮﻟﱠﻊ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺻﻐﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﻊ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺑﻘﻊ" ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﻧﻜﺘﻪ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﻔﹶﻠﱠﺲ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺯﺍﺩﺕ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺪﻧﺮ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺗﻔﺮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﻊ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ "ﺃﺷﻴﻢ،"
ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻧﻘﻄﺔ ﺻﻐﺎﺭﺍﹰ ﻭﻛﺜﺮﺕ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺭﻗﻂ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺯﺍﺩﺕ ﺻﻐﺮﺍﹰ ﻭﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻧﻤﺮ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺗﻨﺎﻫﺖ ﺻﻐﺮﺍﹰ
ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﳕﺶ" ﻭ "ﺃﺑﺮﺵ" ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺷﺒﻴﻬﺔ ﻃﺮﺍﺋﻖ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﳎﺰﻉ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺻﻐﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﺍﺋﻖ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﻐﺮﺏ".
ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ :ﺍﳋﺎﻟﺺ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﻫﻮ "ﺃﹶﺩﻫﻢ ،"ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻏﹶﻴﻬﱯ ،"ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺷﺘﺪ ﺳﻮﺍﺩﻩ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻀﺮﺏ
ﺇﱃ ﺍﳋﹸﻀﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺪﺗﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺧﻀﺮ"؛ ﻭﻫﻮ "ﺍﻟﺪﻳﺰﺝ "ﰲ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻢ؛ ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺪﻫﻤﺔ ﻭﺍﳋﻀﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﺣﻮﻯ"؛ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺧﺎﻟﻄﺖ ﺳﻮﺍﺩﻩ ﺷﻘﹾﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺩﺑﺲ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺧﺎﻟﻄﻪ ﺃﺩﱏ ﲪﺮﺓ ﺃﻭ ﺻﻔﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺣﻢ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﺳﻮﺍﺩﻩ ﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﻷَﻭﺭﻕ" ،ﻭﳓﻮﻩ "ﺍﻷﻛﹾﻬﺐ ،"ﻭﺩﻭﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ
"ﺍﻷﺭﺑﺪ".
ﺍﳊﻤﺮﺓ :ﺍﻷﲪﺮ ﺍﳋﺎﻟﺺ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﻮﺩ ﻋﺮﻓﻪ ﻭﺫﻳﻠﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻭﺭﺩ" ،ﻭﺍﻷﻧﺜﻰ "ﻭﺭﺩﺓ" ﻭﺍﳉﻤﻊ "ﻭِﺭﺍﺩ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﲪﺮﺗﻪ ﰲ ﺳﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻛﹸﻤﻴﺖ" ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻷﻧﺜﻰ ﺑﻠﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺮ ،،ﻭﻛﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺼﻐﺮ؛ ﻻ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻛﹶﻤﺖ ﻭﻻ ﻛﻤﺘﺔ،
ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﺷﺘﺪﺕ ﲪﺮﺗﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻛﹸﻤﻴﺖ ﻣﺪﻣﻲ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺻﻔﺮﺕ ﲪﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻮﺭﺩِ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﺳﻮﺍﺩ ،ﻭﻋﺮﻓﹸﻪ
ﻭﺫﻳﻠﹸﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺷﻘﹶﺮ ،"ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻛﻤﺘﺘﻪ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻭﺭﺩ ﺃﹶﻏﺒﺲ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ "ﺍﳌﺴﻤﻨﺪ"
ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﺭﻧﺖ ﲪﺮﺗﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺻﺪﺃﹸ" ،ﻣﺄﺧﻮﺫ ﻣﻦ ﺻﺪﺇ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺯﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﳊﻤﺮﺓ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺍﳉﹸﺆﻭﺓﹸ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﺃﺟﺄﹶﻱ".
ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﺓ :ﺍﻷﺻﻔﺮ ﺍﳋﺎﻟﺺ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺐ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺻﻔﺮ ﻓﺎﻗﻊ" ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﺮﻓﻪ ﻭﺫﻳﻠﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﺻﻔﺮ ﻓﺎﺿِﺢ ،"ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻮﺻﻮﻑ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﻌﻒ ﰲ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﺮﻓﻪ ﻭﺫﻳﻠﻪ ﺃﺳﻮﺩﻳﻦ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺻﻔﺮ ﻣﻄﹶﺮﻑ."
ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﻄﺮﻳﻒ ﺳﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺳﺎﺋﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻥ ﺃﻱ ﻟﻮﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺻﻔﺮ ﻣﻄﺮﻗﺎﹰ ﺃﺳﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺋﻢ ﻓﻬﻮ
ﻓﺼﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺎﺕ
ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﻴِﺔ :ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻓِﻌﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺷﻰ ،ﰒ ﺻﺎﺭ ﻛﻞ ﻟﻮﻥ ﳐﺎﻟﻒ ﳌﻌﻈﻢ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﺷِﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻪ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ
ﺗﻌﺎﱃ "ﻻﹶ ﺷِﻴﺔﹶ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ" ﺃﻱ ﻻ ﻟﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﳜﺎﻟﻒ ﺳﺎﺋﺮﻫﺎ .ﻭﺷﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ،ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺷﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ
ﺑﻴﺎﺿﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺷﺒﻴﻬﺔ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺮﺭ ،ﻭﻛﻤﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺓﹸ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻴﻀﺎﺀ ﻓﻜﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺸِﻴﺔ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﺑﻴﻀﺖ ﺃﺫﻧﺎ
ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﺣﺪﻫﺎ ،ﺃﻭ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻧﻘﻂ ﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﱂ ﻳﻌﻤﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺍﻟﺬﱡﺭﺃﹶﺓ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﺃﹶﺫﹾﺭﺃﹸ" ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﺫﺍ ﱂ
ﻳﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺃﺷﻬﺐ ،ﻓﺈﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺷﻬﺐ ﻻ ﲣﺘﺺ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ﻭﺣﺪﻫﺎ ،ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺳﻮﺍﺩﺍﹰ ،ﻓﺬﻟﻚ "ﺍﻟﺘﻄﺮﻳﻒ"،
ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ" ﻣﻄﹶﺮﻑ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﺑﻴﺾ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺻﻘﻊ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﻗﻔﺎﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻗﻨﻒ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺧﺎﻟﻂ
ﺷﻌﺮ ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺘﻪ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺳﻌﻒ ،"ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﺑﻴﻀﺖ ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺘﻪ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺻﺒﻎﹸ" ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻛﻠﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﹶﻏﺸﻰ" ،ﻭ "ﺃﹶﺭﺧﻢ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺩﺭﻉ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ﺧﻠﻘﺔ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﹶﺭﺣﻞ" ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺁﺛﺎﺭ ﺩﺑﺮ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺼﺮﺩ" ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ "ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺩ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﲨﻊ،
ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺗﻪ "ﺻﺮﺩﺓ" ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻧﺒﻂ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﹶﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﳉﻨﺒﲔ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺧﺼﻒ" ﺍﻟﻴﻤﲔ ﺃﻭ
ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺎﺭ ،ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﻜﹶﻔﹶﻞ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺁﺯﺭ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻌﺮﺽ ﺫﻧﺒﻪ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺷﻌﻞ" ﺍﻟﺬﱠﻧﺐ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﺑﻌﺾ ﻫﻠﺒﻪ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﺑﻌﻀﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﳐﺼﻞ" ﺍﻟﺬﻧﺐ ،ﻭ "ﳐﺼﻞ" ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ.
ﻓﺼﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺭﺭ
ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺓ :ﺃﺳﻢ ﻋﺎﻡ ﻟﻜﻞ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ،ﻭﺣﺪﻩ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻫﻢ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ
ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻗﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻫﻢ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺩﻭﻧﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﹸﺮﺣﺔ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﺃﻗﹾﺮﺡ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﺘﺸﺎﺀﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﹸﺮﺣﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ
ﻣﻌﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﰲ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻀﺎﺋﻪ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺣﺔ ﺃﺩﱏ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﺰِ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻫﺔ ﻭﺻﺎﺭﺕ
ﻣﺪﺣﺎﹰ ،ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ:
ﻜﹸﻤﻴﺕﹲ ﻜﻠﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺼﺭﻑ ﺃَﺭﺠﻝُ ﺃﻗﺭﺡ ﺃَﺴﻴﻝٌ ﻨﺒﻴﻝٌ ﻟﻴﺱ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻤﻌﺎﺒﺔﹲ
ﻓﺼﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺠﻴﻝ
ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺤﺠﻴﻞ ﺷِﻴﺔﹲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺎﺕ ﲟﻮﺟﺐ ﺍﻻﺷﺘﻘﺎﻕ ،ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﻨﺎﻩ ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﺧﺺ ﺬﺍ ﺍﻻﺳﻢ ﺃﺧﺬﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﹶﺠﻞ.
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﺨﺄﻝ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﳐﺼﻮﺹ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺟﻞ ،ﻓﺴﻤﻰ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻭﻟِﻴﻪ ﺃﻭ ﻗﺎﺭﺑﻪ ،ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻲﺀ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ
ﻣﺎ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﻩ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺑﻠﻎ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺠﻴﻞ ﺭﻛﺒﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﺪ ﻭﻋﺮﻗﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻓﺮﺱ "ﻣﺤﺒﺐ" ،ﻭﺍﺳﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺠﻴﻞ "ﺍﳉﺒﺔ"؛ ﻭﺃﺻﻞ "ﺍﳉﹸﺒﺔ" ﺃﻧﻪ ﺍﺳﻢ ﳌﻮﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻮﻇﻴﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﺬﺭﺍﻉ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﺟﺎﻭﺯ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ
ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺑﻠﻖ ﻣﺴﺮﻭﻝ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻋﺼﻢ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺇﺣﺪﺍﳘﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﻋﺼﻢ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﲎ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﰲ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻣِﺮﻓﹾﻘﻴﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻔﹶﺰ ،"ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﺑﺮﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺤﺠﻞ" ،ﻭﻻ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﺑﺸﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﳏﺠﻼﹰ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ،
ﳌﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﻨﺎﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﺷﺘﻘﺎﻕ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﲰﻰ ﲢﺠﻴﻼﹰ ،ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎﺭﻛﺔ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﺽ ﰲ
ﺃﻭﻇﻔﻪ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻷﺭﺳﺎﻍ ﻓﺬﻟﻚ" :ﺍﻟﻮﻗﻒ ،"ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ "ﻣﻮﻗﱠﻒ" ،ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ .ﻓﺈﻥ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﺃﻭ ﰲ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﻟﺘﺨﺪﱘ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻣﻨﻪ "ﻣﺨﺪﻡ"؛ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ
ﻓﺼﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﺍﺌﺭ
ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺨﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ؛ ﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﳌﹸﺤﻴﺎ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻼﺻﻘﺔ ﺑﺄﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ
"ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻄﹶﺎﺓ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﰲ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﳉﺒﻬﺔ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺗﺎﻥ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ "ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ﻧﻄﻴﺢ" .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﻟﻼﱠﻫ ﺰ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ
ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻠﱢﻬﺰِﻣﺔ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﳌﻌﻮﺫ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻼﺩﺓ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻣﺔ"،
ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺳﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﻘﹶﻴﻦ" ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﺮﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﺘﺎﻥ ﰲ ﳓﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ
"ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺣﺮ" ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺮﺍﻥ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻦ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ "ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺎﻟِﻊِ" .ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﱢﺒﺪ ،ﻭﺍﺳﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺒﻊ
ﺭﻭﻯ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻗﺘﺎﺩﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﺧﻴﺮ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺍﻷَﺩﻫﻢ ﺍﻷﻗﺮﺡ ﺍﶈﺠﻞ ﺛﹶﻼﹶﺙٍ ،ﻃﹶﻠﹾﻖ
ﺍﻟﻴﻤﲔ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺃﺩﻫﻢ ﻓﻜﹸﻤﻴﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺔ" .ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻭﻫﺐٍ ﺍﳉﹸﺸﻤﻲ :ﺇﻥ ﺭﺳﻮ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻛﹸﻤﻴﺖٍ ﺃﹶﻏﹶﺮ ﻣﺤﺠﻞٍ ،ﺃﻭ ﺃﹶﺩﻫﻢ ﺃﹶﻏﹶﺮ ﳏﺠﻞ" .ﻭﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺃﻥ
ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﻳﻤﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﺷﻘﹾﺮﻫﺎﹶ" .ﻭﻋﻦ ﻧﺎﻓﻊ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺒﻴﺮٍ ﻋﻦ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﺍﻟﻴﻤﻦ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺃﹶﺣﻮﻯ ﺃﹶﺣﻢ ."ﻭﻋﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﺙ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ
ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﻟﻮ ﺟﻤِﻌﺖ ﺧﻴﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﰲ ﺻﻌﻴﺪِ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﰒ ﺃﹸﺭﺳِﻠﹶﺖ ﻟﻜﺎﻥ ﺳﺎِﺑﻘﹸﻬﺎ ﺃﹶﺷﻘﹶﺮ."
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺴﻴﲔ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ" :ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺟﺪﲤﻮﻩ ﺃﺻﱪ ﰲ ﺣﺮﻭﺑﻜﻢ؟ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ:
ﺍﻟﻜﻤﻴﺖ".
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥﹸ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﳌﻠﻚ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻧﺼﻴﺮ ﺣﲔ ﻗﺪﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﺪﻟﺲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ
ﺃﺻﱪ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﻟﺸﻘﺮ .ﻭﻋﻦ ﻋﻘﹸﺒﺔﹶ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺎﻣﺮ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﹶﺭﺩﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻐﺰﻭ
ﻓﺎﺷﺘﺮِ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﺃﹶﻏﹶﺮ ﻣﺤﺠﻼﹰ ،ﻣﻄﹾﻠﹶﻖ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﲔ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﺗﺴﻠﹶﻢ ﻭﺗﻐﻨﻢ."
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﺃﻱ ﻓﺮﺱ ﲤﺖ ﻟﻪ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻛﺮﱘ ﻣﻄﻠﻖ ،ﻭﻳﺼﲑ ﺃﺻﻴﻼﹰ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺐ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻨﺠﺒﺎﹰ،
ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍﹰ ،ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺎﹰ ،ﻋﺮﻳﻀﺎﹰ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻼﹰ ،ﻗﺼﲑﺍﹰ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪﺍﹰ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺒﺎﹰ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻳﺎﹰ ،ﺿﺨﻤﺎﹰ ،ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺎﹰ ،ﻏﻠﻴﻈﺎﹰ،
ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻧﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻮﺭِﻛﲔ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ
ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻭﻇﹶﻴِﻔﹶﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ.
ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﲔ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻷﺭﺳﺎﻍ ﻛﹸﻠﱠﻬﺎ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﳉﻨﺎﺣﲔ،
ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﳌﹶﻌﺎﻗﻢ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﳌﻔﺎﺻﻞ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻴﺐ ،ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻷُﻃﹾﺮﺓ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺍﳋﺎﺻﺮﺓ.
ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻨﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳌﹶﻨﻜﺒﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳌِﺮﻓﻘﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻗﻮﺑﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ
ﺍﳌﹶﻨﺠِﻤﲔ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﻙ ،ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳊﹶﺠﺒﺘﲔ.
ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻗﲔ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﳌﹶﻨﺨﺮﻳﻦ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﳉﻮﻑ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﺎﹶﻥ،
ﺭﺣﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻌِﺠﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌِﺠﺎﻥ :ﻫﻮ ﻓﺮﻕ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ.
ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺍﻫﻖ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﳉﺒﻬﺔ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﻒ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻰ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﲔ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺏ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺭﺀﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﺜﱠﻔِﻨﺘﲔ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺭﺀﻭﺱ ﺍﳊﹶﺠﺒﺘﲔ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﻙ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮﻡ،
ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﻣﺘﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ ،ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺑﻄﻮﻥ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻓﺮ.
ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﳌﻘﻠﺘﲔ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺒﺘﲔ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﻟﹾﺤﻤﺎﹶﺗﻴﻦِ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻓﺮ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﳌﻌﺪﻳﻦ ،ﺿﺨﻢ
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻀﲔ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﳌﹶﺮﺩﻏﹶﺘﲔ ،ﺿﺨﻢ ﺍﳌﻨﻜﺒﲔ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﺳﺄﻝ ﺍﳌﻬﺪﻱ ﻣﻄﹶﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺩﺭﺍﱠﺝ ﻫﻦ ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺒﻠﺘﻪ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻧﺎﻓﺮ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺑﺮﺗﻪ ﻗﻠﺖ
ﺯﺍﺧﺮ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﺮﺿﺘﻪ ﻗﻠﺖ ﺯﺍﻓﺮ .ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺄﻱ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻃﺮﻓﻪ ﺇﻣﺎﻣﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻮﻃﻪ ﻋﻨﺎﻧﻪ.
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ :ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺒﻠﺘﻪ ﻗﹶﻌﺪ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﺪﺑﺮﺗﻪ ﻭﺭﺩ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﺮﺿﺘﻪ ﺍﻃﱠﺮﺩ.
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺍﺑﻨﲔ ﻛﺎﻧﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ :ﺍﳉﹶﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻷﻧﻴﻖ ،ﺍﳊﺼﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﻖ،
ﺍﻟﻜﹶﻔﻴﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﻖ ،ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻮﺛﻴﻖ ،ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻔﻮﺕ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺮﺏ ،ﻭﻳﻠﹾﺤﻖ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻃﹰﻠﺐ.
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻶﺧﺮ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﺖ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻧِﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﺍﷲِ ﻧﻌﺖ! ﻭﻟﻜ ﻦ ﻏﲑﻩ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻨﻪ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ؟
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﳊﺼﺎﻥ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺩ ،ﺍﻟﺴﻠﱠﺲ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺩﺓ ،ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺆﺍﺩ ،ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻮﺭ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺻﺮﻯ ،ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺟﺮﻯ.
ﻭﺍﳊﺼﺎﻥ :ﺍﻟﺬﻛﹶﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻜﹶﻔِﻴﺖ :ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ.
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﱯ :ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻊ ﲬﺲ ﺟﻮﺍﺭٍ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ،ﻓﻤﺪﺧﻦ ﺧﻴﻞ ﺁﺑﺎﺋﻬﻦ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﺇﺣﺪﺍﻫﻦ :ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﰊ ﻭﺭﺩﺓ،
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩﺓ! ﺫﺍﺕ ﻛﻔﹶﻞ ﻣﺰﺣﻠﻖ ،ﻭﻣﺘﻦٍ ﺃﺧﻠﻖ ،ﻭﺟﻮﻑ ﺃﹶﺧﻮﻕ ،ﻭﻧﻔﹶﺲ ﻣﺮﻭﺡ ،ﻭﻋﲔ ﻃﹶﺮﻭﺡ ،ﻭﺭِﺟﻞ
ﺿﺮﻭﺡ ،ﻭﻳﺪ ﺳﺒﻮﺡ؛ ﺑﺪﺍﻫﺘﻬﺎ ﺇﻫﺬﺍﺏ ،ﻭﻋﻘﹾﺒﻬﺎ ﻏِﻼﺏ.
ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ :ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﰊ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻌﺎﺏ ،ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻌﺎﺏ! ﻏﹶﺒﻴﺔﹸ ﺳﺤﺎﺏ ،ﻭﺍﺿﻄﺮﺍﻡ ﻏﺎﺏ ،ﻣﺘﺮﺹ ﺍﻷﻭﺻﺎﻝ ،ﺃﹶﺷﻢ
ﺍﻟ ﹶﻘﺬﹶﺍﻝ ،ﻣﻼﹶﺣﻚ ﺍﳌﹶﺤﺎﻝ ،ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻪ ﻣﺠﻴﺪ ،ﻭﺻﻴﺪﻩ ﻋﺘﻴﺪ؛ ﺇﻥ ﺃﻗﺒﻞ ﻓﹶﻈﺒﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﺝ ،ﻭﺇﻥ ﺃﺩﺑﺮ ﻓﻈﻠﻢ ﻫﺪﺍﺝ ،ﻭﺃﻥ
ﺃﹶﺣﻀﺮ ﻓﻌﻠِﺞ ﻫﺮﺍﺝ.
ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ :ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﰊ ﺣﺬﹶﻣﺔ ،ﻭﻣﺎ ﺣﺬﹶﻣﺔ! ﺇﻥ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﺒﻠﹶﺖ ﻓﻘﻨﺎﺓ ﻣﻘﻮﻣﺔ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﺩﺑﺮﺕ ﻓﺄﹸﺛﻔِﻴﺔ ﻣﻠﻤﻠﹶﻤﺔﹲ ،ﻭﺃﻥ
ﺃﻋﺮﺿﺖ ﻓﺬﺋﺒﺔ ﻣﻌﺠﺮﻣﺔ ،ﺃﺭﺳﺎﻏﻬﺎ ﻣﺘﺮﺻﺔ ،ﻭﻓﺼﻮﺻﻬﺎ ﳑﻌﺼﺔ؛ ﺟﺮﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻧﺜﺮﺍﺭ ،ﻭﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﻬﺎ ﺍﻧﻜﺪﺍﺭ.
ﺗﻔﺴﲑ ﺫﻟﻚ :ﺍﳌﺰﺣﻠﻖ :ﺍﳌﻤﻠﱠﺲ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺧﻠﻖ :ﺍﻷﻣﻠﺲ ،ﻭﺃﹶﺧﻮﻕ :ﻭﺍﺳﻊ ،ﻭﻣﺮﻭﺡ :ﻛﺜﲑﺓ ﺍﳌﺮﺡ ،ﻭﻃﹶﺮﻭﺡ :ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
ﻣﻮﻗﻊٍ ﺍﻟﻌﲔ ،ﻭﺿﺮﻭﺡ :ﺩﻓﻮﻉ ،ﻭﺳﺒﻮﺡ :ﻛﺄﺎ ﺗﺴﺒﺢ ﰲ ﻋﺪﻭﻫﺎ ﺃﻱ ﺗﻌﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﻋﺘﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺑﺪﺍﻫﺘﻬﺎ :ﻓﺠﺎﹸﺀﺎ،
ﻭﺍﻹﻫﺬﺍﺏ :ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻘﹾﺐ :ﺍﳉﺮﻯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﳉﺮﻯ ،ﻭﻏِﻼﺏ :ﻣﺼﺪﺭ ﻏﺎﻟﺒﺘﻪ ﻣﻐﺎﻟﺒﺔ ﻭﻏﻼﺑﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺒﻴﺔ :ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻌﺔ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﻄﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺎﺏ :ﲨﻊ ﻏﺎﺑﺔ ،ﻭﻣﺘﺮﺹ :ﳏﻜﻢ ،ﻭﺃﹶﺷﻢ :ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻊ ،ﻭﻣﻼﺣﻚ :ﻣﻼﺀَﻡ ﻭﺍﳌﻼﺣﻜﺔ :ﺍﳌﻼﺀﻣﺔ ﺑﲔ
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺌﲔ ،ﻭﺍﶈﹶﺎﻝﹸ :ﻓﹶﻘﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ،ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺎ ﻣﺤﺎﹶﻟﺔ ،ﻭﻣﺠﻴﺪ :ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺟﻮﺍﺩ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺘﻴﺪ :ﺍﳊﺎﺿﺮ ،ﻭﻣﻌﺎﺝ :ﻓﻌﺎﻝ
ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﻣﻌﺞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﻋﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻀﺎﺩﰐ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻣﻌﺞ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻭﻋﻤﺞ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ .ﻭﻫﺪﺍﺝ :ﻓﻌﺎﻝ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﳍﺪﺝ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﺸﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻳﺪ ،ﻭﺍﳍﺮﺍﺝ :ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﺍﳉﺮﻯ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌِﻠﹾﺞ :ﺍﳊﻤﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻀﺨﻢ ،ﻭﺧﺬﹶﻣﺔ :ﻓﹸﻌﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﺬﻡ
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻷُﺛﹾﻔﻴﺔ :ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﺍﻷﺛﺎﰲ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺣﺠﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﳌﻮﻗﺪ ،ﻭﻣﻠﻤﻠﻤﺔ :ﻣﺪﻭﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻣﻌﺠﺮﻣﺔ :ﻭﺛﱠﺎﺑﺔ،
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺠﺮﻣﺔ ﻭﺛﺐ ﻛﻮﺛﺐ ﺍﻟﻈﱠﺒﺎﺀ ،ﻭﳑﺤﺼﺔ :ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ،ﻭﺃﻧﺜﺮﺍﺭ :ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻳﺜﱡﺮﻩ ﺛﺮﺍﱠ ،ﻭﺧﻴﻔﻖ :ﺳﺮﻳﻊ،
ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻘﺎﻥ :ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻓﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺧﺪﻱ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻭﻣﻌﺮﻕ :ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ،ﻭﺃﺷﺪﻕ :ﻭﺍﺳﻊ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻕ ،ﻭﳑﻠﱠﻖ،
ﻭﳑﻠﱠﺲ ،ﻭﺃﺷﺪﻑ :ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﺍﻷﺷﺪﻑ :ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺳﻴﻊ :ﻣﺮﻛﱠﺐ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﻙ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻔﻨﻒ:
ﻭﺍﺳﻊ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻠﻴﻞ :ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ،ﻭﺯﻟﹸﻮﺝ :ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ ،ﻭﺍﳋﻴﻔﺎﻧﺔ :ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻌﺔ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺭﻫﻮﺝ :ﻛﺜﲑﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺞ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳉﺮﻯ ،ﻭﻫﻮ
ﺍﻟﻐﺒﺎﺭ ،ﻭﺇﳘﺎﺝ :ﻣﺒﺎﻟﻐﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ،ﻭﺍﻻﺭﺗﻌﺎﺝ :ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﱪﻕ ،ﻭﳏﺒﻮﻝ :ﰲ ﺍﳊﺒﺎﻟﺔ ،ﻭﻣﺸﻜﻮﻝ :ﰲ ﺍﻟﺸﻜﺎﻝ،
ﻭﺍﳌﻼﻏﻢ :ﻣﺎ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﻢ ،ﻭﺇﺭﺍﺩﺎ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺍﳉﺤﺎﻓﻞ ،ﻭﺍﳌﻌﺎﻗﻢ :ﺍﳌﻔﺎﺻﻞ ،ﻭﻋﺒﻞ :ﻏﻠﻴﻆ ،ﻭﳐﹶﺪ :ﳜﹸﺪ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ،ﺃﻱ
ﻳﺸﻘﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻣِﺮﺟﻢ :ﻳﺮﺟﻢ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﲝﻮﺍﻓﺮﻩ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻴﻒ :ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻊ ،ﻭﳎﺪﻭﻝ :ﻣﻔﺘﻮﻝ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺒﻴﺐ :ﺷﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ،
ﻭﺿﺎﻑٍ :ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﻠﻴﻞ :ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ ﺍﺘﻤﻊ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻄﻌﺔ ﻣﻨﻪ "ﻓﹶﻠﻴﻠﺔ".
ﻭﺃﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻳﻨﻄﻠﻖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺮ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻧﺜﻰ ،ﻓﺘﻘﻮﻝ :ﻫﺬﺍ ﻓﺮﺱ ،ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺩﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﺬﻛﺮ ،ﻭﻫﺬﻩ ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ،ﺇﺫﺍ
ﺍﻟﺘﺄﻧﻴﺚ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
"ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﺢ" ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺴﻄﻮ ﺑﻴﺪﻳﻪ ﻗﹸﺪﻣﺎﹰ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺟﺮﻯ" .ﻭﺍﳌﻨﺎﻗﻞ" ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ﺃﹶﻭﺏ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺋﻢ ﰲ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ" .ﻭﺍﳌﻄﻬﻢ" ﺍﻟﺘﺎ ﻡ
ﳊﺴﻦ ﺍﳋﻠﻖ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻄﻤﻮﺡ" ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺮﻑ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ" .ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻴﻈﹶﻢ" ﺍﳊﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ" .ﻭﺍﻷﻗﺐ "ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻮﻯ ﺍﹶ
ﺍﻟﻜﹶﺸﺢِ ﺍﻟﻀﺎﻣﺮ" .ﻭﺍﻨﺐ" ﺍﻟﺒﻌﻴﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﻓﺤﺞ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻄﱠﻢ "ﺍﳌﺴﺘﺘﻢ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﻖ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﻌﺪ ﻟﻠﺠﺮﻱ.
"ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺟﻴﻞِ" ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺤﻔﹶﻰ" .ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺮﺣﻮﺏ" ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻳﻐﺮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ" .ﻭﺍﳍِﻀﺐ "ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ.
"ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺌﻮﺩ" ﺍﳌﻨﻘﺎﺩ ﻟﺮﺍﻛﺒﻪ ﻭﺳﺎﺋﺴﻪ" .ﻭﺍﻷﻗﺪﺭ" ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﳚﺎﻭﺯ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻱ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﲝﺎﻓﺮﻱ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻟﻄﻮﳍﻤﺎ" .ﻭﺍﳉﹶﻤﻮﺡ"
ﺍﻟﻨﺸﻴﻂ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻣﺪﺣﻪ ﺍﻣﺮﺅ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﻜﻤﻌﻤﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﻭﻗﹶﺩ ﺠﻤﻭﺤﺎﹰ ﻤﺭﻭﺤﺎﹰ ﻭﺇﺤﻀﺎﺭﻫﺎ
ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻌﲎ ﺁﺧﺮ ﺑﻀﺪ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺮﻛﺐ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻻ ﻳﺜﹾﻨﻴﻪ ﺷﻲﺀ ،ﻭﻫﻮ "ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻭﺩ" .ﻭﺳﻴﺄﰐ ﺫﻛﺮ
ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﻌﺪ ﰲ ﺑﺎﺑﻪ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ ،ﻭﺃﻇﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻓﻴﻪ "ﲨﻮﺣﺎﹰ" ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺅﻝ ،ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﻴﻞ ﻟﻠﱠﺪﻳﻎ :ﺳﻠِﻴﻢ،
ﻭﺷﺒﻬﻪ.
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻤﻥ
ﻋﻴﻮﺏ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺿﺮﺑﺎﻥ :ﺿﺮﺏ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺧﻠﻘﺔ ،ﻭﺿﺮﺏ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ .ﻓﺎﻟﻌﻴﻮﺏ ﺍﳋِﻠﹾﻘﻴﺔ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﺑﺪﻧﻴﺔ،
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻴﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﻓﻌﻠﻴﺔ.
ﻓﻤﻦ ﻋﻴﻮﺏ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ "ﺍﳋﹶﺬﺍ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﺧﺎﺀ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺫﻧﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﻮﳍﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ "ﺃﺧﺬﻱ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺎ
ﻣﺎﺋﻠﺘﲔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﺪﻳﻪ ﻛﻬﻴﺌﺔ ﺁﺫﺍﻥ ﺍﳊﻤﲑ ،ﻓﺬﻟﻚ "ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺩ ،"ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻣﻨﻪ" ﺃﹶﺑﺪ."
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻗﺼﲑ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺳﻔﻰ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺒﻴﺾ ﺃﻋﺎﱄ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺳﻌﻒ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﺜﲑ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻐﻄﻰ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻏﻢ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺼﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻫﻨﻊ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﻄﺎﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻜﺎﺩ ﺻﺪﺭﻩ ﻳﺪﻧﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺩﻥﱡ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻔﺮﺝ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻛﹾﺘﻒ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻀﻴﻢ ﺃﻋﺎﱄ ﺍﻟﻀﻠﻮﻉ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻫﻀﻢ ."ﻭﻫﻮ ﻋﻴﺐ ﺿﺎﺭ ﻣﻊ ﻗﻠﺔ ﻗﺒﺤﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻨﻈﺮ.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﺻﻤﻌﻲ :ﻣﺎ ﻳﺴﺒﻖ ﺍﳊﹶﻠﹾﺒﺔﹶ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﻫﻀﻢ ﻗﻂ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻃﻤﺄﻥ ﺻﻠﹾﺒﻪ ﻭﺍﺭﺗﻔﻌﺖ ﻗﻄﺎﺗﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻗﹾﻌﺲ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ
ﺍﻃﻤﺄﻧﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺑﺰﺥ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺷﺮﻓﺖ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻭﺭِﻛﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻓﹾﺮﻕ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺩﺧﻠﺖ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻓﻬﺪﺗﻰ
ﺻﺪﺭﻩ ﻭﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺯﻭﺭ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﺧﺎﺻﺮﺗﺎﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺛﹾﺠﻞﹸ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻯ ﻋﺴﻴِﺐ ﺫﹶﻧﺒﻪ ﺣﱴ
ﻳﱪﺯ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺑﺎﻃﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺃﻋﺼﻞﹸ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺯﺍﺩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻛﹾﺸﻒ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻋﺰﻝ ﺫﹶﻧﺒﻪ ﰲ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﳉﺎﻧﺒﲔ
ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻋﺰﻝﹸ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﻓﺮﻁ ﺗﺒﺎﻋﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻓﺤﺞ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﺻﻄﻜﺖ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﺎﻩ ﻭﻛﻌﺒﺎﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﺻﻚ."
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻧﺘﺼﺐ ﺭﺳﻐﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺎﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻗﻔﹾﺪ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺗﺪﺍﻧﺖ ﻓﺨﺬﺍﻩ ﻭﺗﺒﺎﻋﺪ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﺍﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺻﺪﻑ".
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻠﺘﻮﻯ ﺍﻷﺭﺳﺎﻍ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻓﹶﺪﻉ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﺐ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﺍﳓﻨﺎﺀ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻮﺗﲑ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﹶﺃﻗﹾﺴﻂﹸ".
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻗﺼﺮ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﺍ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻱ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺷﺌِﻴﺖ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻃﺒﻖ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﺍ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻱ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺣﻖ."
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﻳﻨﻔﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻦ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ:
ﻜﹸﻤﻴﺕٍ ﻻ ﺃﺤﻕﱠ ﻭﻻ ﺸﹶﺌﻴﺕِ ﻭﺃَﻗﹾﺩﺭ ﻤﺸﹾﺭﻑ ﺍﻟﺼﻬﻭﺍﺕ ﺴﺎﻁٍ
"ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻃﻲ" :ﺍﻟﺒﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﳋﹶﻄﹾﻮ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻓﹸﺴﺮ" ﺍﻷَﺣﻖ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻴﻀﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺷﺮﺝ" ،ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺝ،
ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻮﺏ ﻣﻊ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻘﺎﺩﺡ ﰲ ﺍﳉﻮﺩﺓ ﻭﻻ ﻣﻨﻘﺺ ﻟﻠﺠﺮﻱ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻞِ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻧﻘﺺ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻠﻘﺔ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻩ ﻣﺘﻘﺸﺮﺍﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻧﻘﺪ ﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ" ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ "ﺍﻟﻨﻘﹶﺪ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻋﻈﹸﻢ ﺭﺃﺱ ﻋﺮﻗﻮﺑﻪ ﻭﱂ ﳛﺪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻗﹾﻤﻊ"،
ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ "ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻤﻊ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺼﻚ ﲝﺎﻓﺮ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺮﺗﻬﺶ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﺣﺪﺙﹶ ﰲ ﻋﺮﻗﻮﺑﻪ ﺗﺰﻳﺪ
ﻭﺍﻧﺘﻔﺎﺥ ﻋﺼﺐ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﳉﹶﺮﺫ" ﺑﺬﺍﻝ ﻣﻌﺠﻌﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻨﻪ" ﺃﹶﺟﺮﺫ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻭﻗﻊ ﻟﻪ ﻭﺭﻡ ﰲ ﺃﹸﻃﹾﺮﺓ ﺣﺎﻓﺮﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺃﺩﺧﺲ" ،ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ "ﺍﻟﺪﺧﺲ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﺷﺨﺺ ﰲ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻴﻪ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺣﺠﻢ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻪ ﺻﻼﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻢ ﻓﺬﻟﻚ
"ﺍ ﹶﳌﺸﺶ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻣﻨﻪ" ﺃﹶﻣﺶ."
ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﻜﺮﻩ "ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺰﻝ" ،ﻭ "ﺍﻷﻗﺰﻝ" ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﺃﺫﻧﻴﻪ ﺃﻃﻮﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷﺧﻨﺲ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﺘﺄﺧﺮ
ﺍﻷﻧﻒ ﰲ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻣﻴﺔ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷَﻓﹾﻄﹶﺲ "ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﺘﻄﺎﻣﻦ ﻗﺼﺒﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﻒ ﻣﻊ ﺿِﺨﻢ
ﺃﺭﻧﺒﺘﻴﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﳌﻘﻨﻄﹶﺮ "ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﺮﺗﻔﻊ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺳﺎﺋﺮﻩ .ﻭ "ﺍﳋﺎﱄ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻓﺎﺭﻍ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ،
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﰊ ﺣﺎﺯﻡ :ﻭﻫﻮ ﺷﺮ ﻋﻴﺐ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻄﱪﻛﻮﻥ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳊﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﹶﻞ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﻠﹸﻮﺩ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﻕ .ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﻮﻗﻴﻊ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﳛﻔﹾﻰ ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺎﹰ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷﺭﺡ "ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﻔﺘﺮﺵ ﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ ،ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﺴﻌﻪ ،ﻣﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻘﱠﻌﺒﺎ ،ﻓﺈﻥ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺍﺗﺴﺎﻋﻪ ﻣﻘﱠﻌﺒﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ ﳏﻤﻮﺩ .ﻭ "ﺍﳌﺼﻄﺮ "ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻖ ﺍﳊﺎﻓﺮ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻹﺧﻄﺎﻑ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﳊﻮﻕ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﳊﺰﺍﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ،ﻓﲑﺟﻊ ﺣﺰﺍﻣﻪ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ ﺇﱃ ﺟﻬﺔ ﺧﺼﻴﻴﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻹﺷﻐﺎﺀ" ﻭﻫﻮ
ﺃﻥ ﲣﺘﻠﻒ ﺃﺳﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻠﺘﺼﻖ ،ﻭﻳﻄﻮﻝﹶ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﻭﻳﻘﺼﺮ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻻﺳﻢ "ﺍﻟﺸﻐﺎ" .ﻭ "ﻗﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﺴﺎﻥ" .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ
ﺃﰊ ﺣﺎﺯﻡ :ﻫﻮ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻋﻴﺐ ،ﻷﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﺼﺤِﺐ ﻓﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺍﳉﹸﻔﻮﻑ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻟﻌﺎﺏ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷﻛﹶﺐ"
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﻠﺒﺚ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺳﺮﺝ ﺇﻻ ﻗﺪﻣﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻄﺮﺣﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻋﻨﻘﻪ.
ﻭﺗﻜﺮﻩ ﻏﹸﺌﹸﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻨﲔ ﰲ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻷﺎ ﺗﺪﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺸﻞ .ﻭﺗﻜﹾﺮﻩ ﲪﺮﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻫﻢِ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻧﺼﻴﺮ:
ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺩﻫﻢ ﺃﲪﺮ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻨﲔ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﺘﻬﻢ ﺑﺎﳊﺮﻥِ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﳑﺎ ﻳﻜﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺣﻮﺍﻝ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﳑﺎ ﻳﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ "ﺍﳋﺮﺱ ،"ﻭﻫﻮ ﺧﻠﻘﺔ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻧﺼﲑ:
ﳜﺘﱪ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﻙ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺻﻬﻞ ﻓﺎﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺄﺧﺮﺱ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺸﻰ" ،ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﺱ "ﺃﻋﺸﻰ"،
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺒﺼﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻴﻞ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻧﺼﲑ :ﳜﺘﱪ ﺑﺄﻥ ﳝﺸﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻮﺏ ﺃﺳﻮﺩ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﻣﺸﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ
ﺃﻋﺸﻰ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺃﺗﻘﺎﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺳﻠﻴﻢ .ﻭﻳﺴﻤﻰ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﺍﻷﻋﺸﻰ "ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﻮﺭ" .ﻭ "ﺍﳉﹶﻬﺮ" ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﺱ "ﺃﺟﻬﺮ" ﻭﻫﻮ
ﺍﻟﻀﻌﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺒﺼﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻤﺲ .ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺮﺍﻩ ﳝﺸﻲ ﻭﻳﺘﻠﻘﻒ ﺑﻴﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺮﻓﻊ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ،
ﺣﱴ ﻳﻜﺎﺩ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺎ ﺟﺤﻔﹶﻠﹶﺘﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺼﻤﻢ ،"ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺣﺎﺯﻡ :ﻫﻮ "ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺮﺵ ،"ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﺱ "ﻃﹶﺮﻭﺵ".
ﻭﻣﻦ ﻋﻼﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻤﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺮﻋﻰ ﺃﺫﺎ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﺒﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺧﻠﻒ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺼﺒﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﻨﻈﺮ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﻤﻊ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺻِﻴﺢ ﺑﻪ؛
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﹾﻖ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺮ"؛ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﺻﻤﻌﻲ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺑﺸﻤﺎﻟﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻋﺴﺮ" ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ
ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﺪﻡ ﰲ ﻣﺸﻴﻪ ﴰﺎﻟﻪ.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻧﺼﲑ :ﳜﺘﱪ ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺮ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻘﹾﻔﺰ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺧﻨﺪﻗﺎﹰ ﺻﻐﲑﺍﹰ ﺳﺒﻊ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺭﻓﻊ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺍﳌﺮﺍﺕ ﻳﺪﻩ
ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻳﻌﺾ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺪﻧﻮ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻋﻀﻮﺽ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺜﹾﺒﺖ ﱂ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻧﻔﹸﻮﺭ" .ﻓﺈﻥ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﳚﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻦ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻄﺎﻭﻉ ﻗﺎﺋﺪﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺟﺮﻭﺭ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﱂ ﻳﺮﺩﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ ﻋﻦ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺟﻤﻮﺡ" .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﻣﺘﻨﻊ
ﻋﻦ ﺍﳌﺸﻲ ﻭﻭﻗﻒ ﲟﻮﺿﻊ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺣﺮﻭﻥ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﳝﻴﻞ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳉﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻳﺮﻳﺪﻫﺎ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺣﻴﻮﺹ".
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﺜﲑ ﺍﻟﻌِﺜﺎﺭ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻋﺜﻮﺭ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﺮﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺭﻣﻮﺡ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺎﻧﻌﺎﹰ ﺭﺍﻛﺒﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺷﻤﻮﺱ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻠﺘﻮﻱ ﺑﺼﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺴﻘﻂ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﹶﻤﻮﺹ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺮﻓﻊ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ
ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺷﺒﻮﺏ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﳝﺸﻲ ﻣﺸﻴﺎﹰ ﻳﺸﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﻮﺛﺐ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﹶﻄﹸﻮﻑ."
ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺜﻌﺎﻟﱯ ﰲ ﻧﻔﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻮﺏ ﻋﻦ ﻓﺮﺱ ﺃﻫﺪِﻯ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﺹ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻁﹸﻭﻑِ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺸﹼﺒﻭﺏِ ﻻ ﺒﺎﻟﺸﱠﻤﻭﺱ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻤﻭ
ﺳﺄﻝ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺍﺑﻨﲔ ﻛﺎﻧﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻱ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺃﺑﻐﺾ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ :ﺍﳉﻤﻮﺡ ﺍﻟﻄﻤﻮﺡ ،ﺍﻟﺘﻜﹸﻮﻝﹸ
ﺍ َﻷﻧﻮﺡ ،ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺟﺎﺭﻳﺘﻪ ﺳﺒﻘﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻃﻠﺒﺘﻪ ﺃﺩﺭﻛﺘﻪ.
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻶﺧﺮ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﺖ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺑﺌﺲ ﻭﺻﻒ! ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻏﲑﻩ ﺃﺑﻐﺾ ﺇﱄﹼ ﻣﻨﻪ .ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻲﺀ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﻴﻞ ،ﺍﳊﺮﻭﻥﹸ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻴﻞ ،ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﻥ ﺿﺮﺑﺘﻪ ﻗﻤﺺ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺩﻧﻮﺕ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺷﻤﺲ ،ﻳﺪﺭﻛﻪ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ،ﻭﻳﻔﻮﺗﻪ
ﺍﳍﺎﺭﺏ.
ﺍﻟﺘﻜﹸﻮﻝﹸ :ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺘﻜﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ ،ﻭﺍﻷﻧﻮﺡ :ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﺍﻟﺰﺣﲑ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺧﺮﻭﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺑﺄﻧﲔ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﳊِﺮﺍﻥﹸ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﺤﻜﻢ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﻒ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﻭﺗﺘﻮﺗﺪ ﻓﻼ ﺗﺒﺮﺡ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺿﺮِﺑﺖ ﺿﺮﺑﺖ ﺑﺮﺟﻠﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ
ﺍﳊِﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﺣﻴﻠﺔ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺼﻠﺢ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﳊﺮﺍﻥ ﻏﲑ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﺤﻜﻢ ﻓﻤﻦ ﺭﻛﻮﺏ ﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻟﻪ ،ﻭﻣﻦ
ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﱰﻭﻝ ﻋﻨﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻹﺻﻄﺒﻼﺕ ﻭﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺏ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻛﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺑﻮﺍﺏ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺒﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﺯﻋﻢ "ﺣﻨﺔ" ﺍﳍﻨﺪﻱ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻷﺣﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺏ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻣﻘﺪﻡ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ .ﻭﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ
ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ ﰲ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺃﺫﻧﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳉﺎﻧﺒﲔ ﺩﺍﺭﺗﺎﻥ ،ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺄﺑﻀﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺤﺠِﺮﻩ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ
ﰲ ﺧﺪﻩ ﺃﻭ ﺟﺤﻔﻠﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻔﱡﻠﹶﻲ ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻠﺘﻘﻰ ﳊﻴﻴﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ ﰲ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ،ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺮﺗﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﺳﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺤﻔﹶﻠﺘﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻨﺎﻥ ﻧﺎﺑﺘﺎﻥ ﲟﱰﻟﺔ ﺃﻧﻴﺎﺏ ﺍﳋﱰﻳﺮ ،ﺃﻭ ﰲ ﻟﺴﺎﻧﻪ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺳﻮﺩ .ﻭﻣﺎ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺃﺩﺑﺲ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺻﻔﺮ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺷﻬﺐ ﺗﻌﻠﻮﻩ ﲪﺮﺓ ،ﻭﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺟﺤﺎﻓﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﹶﻬﻮﺍﺗﻪ ﻭﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﻟﹶﺤﻴﻴﻪ ﺃﹶﺳﻮﺩ.
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺃﹶﺩﻫﻢ ﻭﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺟﺤﺎﻓﻠﻪ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ،ﺃﻭ ﰲ ﻟﹶﻬﻮﺍﺗﻪ ﻭﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺷِﺪﻗﻪ ﻧﻘﹶﻂﹲ ﺳﻮﺩ ،ﻭﺟﺤﻔﻠﺘﻪ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﻬﺎ
ﻣﻨﻘﻂ ﻛﺤﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺴﻢ ،ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻨﺴﺠﻪ ﺩﺍﺭﺗﺎﻥ ،ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﺼﻴﻴﻪ ﻭﺑﺮ ﺃﺳﻮﺩ ﳐﺎﻟﻒ ﻟﻠﻮﻧﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ
ﺟﺒﻬﺘﻪ ﺷﻌﺮﺍﺕ ﳐﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﻟﻠﻮﻧﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺣﲔ ﻳﻨﺘﺞ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺧﺼﻴﺎﻩ ﻇﺎﻫﺮﺗﲔ.
ﻭﰲ ﺭﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﺃﰊ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻃﻮﺷﻲ :ﺇﻥ ﻣﻦ ﲨﻠﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﺸﺎﺀﻡ ﺑﻪ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﻟﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﻟﻪ ﺃﺳﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻷﺯﺭﻕ
ﻓﹶﺮﺩ ﻋﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻥ ،ﻭﺍﻷﻗﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻘﹸ ﺮﺣﺔ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ .ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﰲ
ﺫﹶﻧﺒﻪ ﺧﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﻴﻀﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺭﺟﻞ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻴﺎﺽ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻗﻄﻌﺔ ﰲ ﺭﺟﻠﻪ ﻏﲑ ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺓ ﺣﻮﺍﱄ
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺴﻊ
ﺍﺨﺘﻴﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ
ﻭﺍﺨﺘﺒﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺭﺍﺴﺔ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ
ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻻﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ ،ﺻﺎﺩﻕ ﺍﻻﺧﺘﺒﺎﺭ ،ﻓﻠﻴﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱِ ﰲ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺣﺎﻻﺗﻪ ،ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻫﻴﺌﺎﺗﻪ،
ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺳﻜﻮﻧﻪ ﻭﺣﺮﻛﺘﻪ ،ﻭﻗﻴﺎﻣﻪ ﻭﺭﺑﻮﺿﻪ ،ﻭﻣﺸﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﻨﻘﹶﻪ ،ﻭﺧﺒﺒﻪ ﻭﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﻪ ،ﻭﻋﺪﻭﻩ ﻭﺇﺣﻀﺎﺭﻩ .ﻓﺈﻥ
ﺍﺗﻔﻘﺖ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺴﻦ ﺻﻔﺎﺗﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻨﺎﺳﺒﺖ ﰲ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﺪﺍﻝ ﺣﺮﻛﺎﺗﻪ ﻭﺳﻜﻨﺎﺗﻪ ،ﻓﺒﺎﳊﹶﺮﻯ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺟﻮﺍﺩﺍ .ﻭﻗﹶﻠﻤﺎ
ﺗﺼﺪﻕ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﰲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺣﺎﻝ .ﻓﺮﲟﺎ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺍﳍﺠﲔ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺧﺮﻭﺟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﻻﻥ
ﺷﻌﺮ ﺟﻠﺪﻩ ،ﻭﻋﻠﺖ ﺃﹶﻗﹾﺮﺍﺑﻪ ،ﻭﻋﻈﻤﺖ ﻓﺼﻮﺻﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻬﻞ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ،ﻭﺍﻧﺘﺼﺒﺖ ﺃﺫﻧﺎﻩ ،ﻭﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﻨﻈﺮﺍﹰ ﻭﱂ
ﳛﺴﻦ ﻃﺒﻌﺎﹰ ﻭﻣﺨﺒﺮﺍﹰ ،ﻓﺘﻀﻌﻒ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ.
ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﳌﺴﱳ ﻻ ﺗﺼﺪﻕ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺳﺔ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﺘﺸﻮِﻓﺎﹰ ﺣﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﻓﻴﻌﻠﻮ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻄﻤﺌﻨﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻳﺸﻴﻞ
ﻋﺴﻴﺒﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺒﺪﻱ ﻋِﺠﺎﹶﻧﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺴﻤﻮ ﺑﻄﹶﺮﻓﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻨﺘﺼﺐ ﺃﺫﻧﺎﻩ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺗﻄﺒﻌﺎﹰ .ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﳛﺴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﹸﻬﺮ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﱂ ﻳﺠﺮ ﺟﺬﹶﻋﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺟﺮﻯ ﺛﹶﻨِﻴﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺭﺑﺎﻋﻴﺎ ﺃﻭ ﻗﺎﺭﺣﺎﹰ ﺣﲔ ﲡﺘﻤﻊ ﻗﻮﺗﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﻜﻢ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ،
ﺃﻭ ﺭﲟﺎ ﺗﻐﲑ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻮﺏ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻟﻪ ﻟﻀﻌﻔﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻗﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻔِﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻬﺮ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺠﻌﺜﹶﻦ ﻭﻏﻠﻆ ،ﻭﺫﻫﺐ ﻋﻨﻪ ﳊﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺿﺎﻋﺔ ،ﻭﺭﻛﺐ ﳊﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻒ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﻣﻨﻪ
ﻳﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﺟﻮﺩﺓﹸ ﺃﹶﺧﺬِﻩِ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺮﻯ ،ﻭﺣﻴﻨﺌﺬ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﻔﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻃﹸﺒﻊ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻃﺒﻴﻌﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻳﺆﻭﻝ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ .ﻓﺈﻥ
ﺣﺴﻦ ﺃﹶﺧﺬﹸﻩ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻭﱂ ﻳﺘﻐﲑ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﳛﻤﻠﻪ ﺃﻭ ﲪﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻄﻴﻘﻪ ،ﻭﺣﺴﻨﺖ ﺃﻭﺻﺎﻓﻪ ،ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﺐ ﺟﻮﺍﺩﺍﹰ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺿﻌﻴﻔﺎﹰ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳊﻤﻞ ﻓﻴﻌﺮﻑ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﺘﻠﻮﻳﻪ ﲢﺖ ﺭﺍﻛﺒﻪ ﻭﺍﺿﻄﺮﺍﺑﻪ ،ﻭﺍﻃﻤﺌﻨﺎﻥ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ،
ﻭﻗﻠﻤﺎ ﻳﺼﺪﻕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳊﺎﻟﺔ ،ﻓﻼ ﳚﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﺠﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻓﺮﲟﺎ ﺃﺧﻄﺄ ﺍﻟﻈﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻭﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﻱ ﻓﻴﻪ.
ﻭﺇﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﻞ ﺑﺮﺍﻛﺒﻪ ﻭﺃﺧﺬ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻘﺎﻡ ﰲ ﻣﻀﻤﺎﺭﻩ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺒﺤﺚ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ ﻭﻳﻔﺘﺶ ﻋﻦ
ﻋﻴﺎﺭﻩ.
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ﻭﳑﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻮﺩﺗﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻌﻨﻖ :ﻟِﲔ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻓﻪ ،ﻭﲰﻮ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ،ﻭﺍﻃﱢﺮﺍﺩ ﻣﺘﻨﻪ ،ﻭﺷﺪﺓ ﺗﺪﺍﻓﻌﻪ ،ﻭﺳﺮﻋﺔ ﻗﺒﺾ
ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ؛ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﺸﻨﺞِ ﻧﺴﺎﻩ ،ﻭﺷﺪﺓ ﻛﻌﺒﻴﻪ ﻭﺗﻤﻜﱡﻨِﻬﻤﺎ .ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﲔ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻓﻪ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻌﺎﻗﺪﻩ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ
ﻭﻓﺼﻮﺻﻪ ﻭﻓﻘﺎﺭ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﻟﻴﻨﺔ ﰲ ﲤﻌﻜﻪِ ﻭﻋﻨﻘِﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺗﻪ ،ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻜﻌﺒﲔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﻟﲔ ﺍﻟﻜﻌﺒﲔ ﻟﻴﺲ ﲜﻴﺪ ،ﻟﺌﻼ
ﻳﻠﺘﻮﻳﺎ ﰲ ﻣﺸﻴﻪ ﻭﻋﺪﻭﻩ.
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻓﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﻟﺘﺪﺍﻓﻌﻪ ﻭﺃﺣﻜﻢ ﻷﻣﺮﻩ ،ﻭﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﲤﻜﱡﻨﻪ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻭﱄ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ
ﻣﻦ ﺣﻮﺍﻓﺮﻩ ﺃﺷﺪﻫﺎ ﺃﺧﺬﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻁﺀ "ﻣﻘﺎﺩﻣﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﺂﺧﺮﻫﺎ" ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺑﻮﺍﻃﻦ ﺃﺭﺳﺎﻏﻪ ﻻ ﺑﺎﳉﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﳊﺪﺑﺔ،
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ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝﱡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻮﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﰲ ﺧﻀﺮﻩ ﺑﺴﻤﻮ ﻫﺎﺩﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻌﲔ ﻤﺎ ﰲ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ
ﲡﺘﻤﻊ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ﻓﻼ ﺗﻔﺘﺮﻕ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﺄﻥﹼ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﰲ ﻗﹶﺮﻥ ﻭﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ .ﻭﻳﺒﺴﻂ ﺿﺒﻌﻴﻪ ﻭﳝﺪ ﻛﹶﺸﺤﻪ ،ﺣﱴ ﻻ
ﳚﺪ ﻣﺰﻳﺪﺍﹰ ﻗﺼﻮﺍ ﻋﻦ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻗﺒﻀﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ .ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺒﺾ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﳝﻜﱠﻦ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ
ﺑﺄﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺣﻮﺍﻓﺮﻩ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻗﺒﻀﻪ ﻛﺄﻥ ﺣﻮﺍﻓﺮﻩ ﺩﻓﻌﺎ ﰲ ﺭﻓﹾﻐﻴﻪ ،ﻳﻤﻠﺦ ﺑﻴﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻀﺮﺡ ﺑﺮﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﰲ
ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ ،ﻛﺄﳕﺎ ﻳﺮﻓﻊ ﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ،ﻭﻳﻀﺒﺢ ﺑﺼﺪﺭﻩ ،ﻭﻻ ﳜﺘﻠﻂ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻠﻬﻮ ﻋﻦ ﺣﻀﺮﻩ .ﻓﺬﻟﻚ ﻫﻮ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺩ
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺋﻖ ،ﻭﰲ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺟﺮﻳﺮ:
ﺒﺴﺎﻡٍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺩ ﺍﻷﺒﻌﺩِ ﻭﻗﺩ ﻗﹸﺭِﻨﻭﺍ ﺤﻴﻥ ﺠﺩ ﺍﻟﺭﻫﺎﻥ
ﺒِﺜﹶﻨﹾﻲِ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﻟﻡ ﻴﺠﻬﺩ ﻴﻘﻁﱢﻊ ﺒﺎﻟﺠﺭﻯِ ﺃﻨﻔﺎﺴﻬﻡ
ﻭﺗﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﱃ ﺗﻄﺮﻳﺢ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺣﻀﺮ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺁﺛﺎﺭ ﺣﻮﺍﻓﺮﻩ ﺃﺛﲎ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻗﺪﻣﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﻟﺬﺭﻳﻊ
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ" ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺯﺍﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ،ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺪﺭ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺳﺒﻌﺔ ﺃﻗﺪﺍﻡ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺑﻄﺊ ،ﻭﲝﺴﺐِ
ﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ.
ﻭﻻ ﻳﻌﺘﱪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻛﺜﺮﺓ ﺣﺮﻛﺘﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺍﺧﺘﻼﻁ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ﻭﲢﺮﻳﻜﻪ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻌﺎﻧﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﺷﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﻩ ﰲ ﻣﺮﺃﻯ
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻇﺮ ،ﻓﻴﺨﻴﻞ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺟﻮﺍﺩ .ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﺭﺋﻲ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺩ ﳝﺮ ﻻﻫﻴﺎﹰ ﺑﻐﲑ ﺗﻜﻠﻒ ،ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﰲ ﻣﺮﺃﻯ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻇﺮ ﺃﺑﻄﺄ ﻣﻨﻪ،
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺿﻢ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺳﺒﻘﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﺒﻌﺪ ﻗﺪﺭ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺩ ،ﻭﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻜﻮﻥ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ،ﻭﲰﻮ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ،ﻭﻗﺮﺏ ﻗﺪﺭ
ﺍﳌﺨﺘﻠﻂ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻌﺎﻧﺘﻪ ﺑﺮﺃﺳﻪ ،ﻭﺑﻂﺀ ﺭﺟﻊِ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ.
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺫﺭﻳﻊ ﺻﺒﻮﺭ؛ ﻭﺻﺒﻮﺭ ﻻ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﺔ ﻟﻪ؛ ﻭﺫﺭﻳﻊ ﻻ ﺻﱪ ﻟﻪ؛ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺻﱪ ﻟﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﺔ.
ﻓﺎﻟﺬﱠﺭﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻮﺭ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﻖ ،ﺍﳊﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ ،ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ،ﺍﻟﺮﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﱠﺲ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺒﻮﺭ ﻻ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻭﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻟﻪ ﺿﻌﻒ
ﳜﺬﻟﻪ ،ﻭﻻ ﻋﻈﹸﻢ ﻓﹶﺨِﺬﺍﻩ ،ﻭﻻ ﻋﺒِﻞﹶ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﺎﻩ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﳎﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺋﻢ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﹶﺣﻀﺮ ،ﺷﻨِﺞ ﺍﻷﻧﺴﻰ ،ﺭﺣﻴﺐ
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ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺷﺘﺪ ﻧﻔﹶﺲ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻭﺭﺣﺐ ﻣﻨﺨِﺮﺍﻩ ﻭﺟﻮﻓﻪ ﻣﻊ ﻛﻤﺎﻝ ﺧﻠﹾﻘﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﺒﻮﺭﺍﹰ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺷﺘﺪ ﺧﻠﹾﻘﻪ،
ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺤﻜﻤﺖ ﻓﺼﻮﺻﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺖ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ﰲ ﺣﺼﺮﻩ ﻭﱂ ﺗﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺩﻝ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﺗﻪ.
ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺪﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺪ ﻳﻜﹶﺮﺏ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﺳﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺪﺓ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺣﲔ ﺧﺎﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺿﻌﻔﻪ ،ﺑﺄﻥ ﻭﺿﻊ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﻋﻜﹾﻮﺗﻪ ،ﻭﺃﺧﻠﺪ ﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ،ﻓﻠﻢ ﻳﺘﺨﻠﺨﻞ ﻭﻻ ﺍﳔﺬﻝ ،ﻓﻌﻠﻢ ﺷﺪﺗﻪ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻷَﺳﺮ ،ﺗﺎﻡ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﻖ ،ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﱠﺲ ،ﰒ ﱂ ﻳﺼﱪ ،ﻓﺬﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻄﻊ ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﺔ ﰲ ﺑﺎﻃﻨﻪ؛ ﻭﻳﻌﺮﻑ
ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺑﺴﻘﻮﻁ ﻧﻔﹶﺴﻪ ،ﻭﻓﺘﻮﺭ ﺣﺮﻛﺘﻪ ،ﻭﻛﻼﻝ ﺿﺮﺳﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺪﺍﻡ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺧﺘﻼﻁ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ،ﰲ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ
ﻭﺧﺒﺒﻪ .ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﺃﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﻪ ﺃﺧﺬﺍﹰ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﹰ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﹶﺣﻀﺮ ﺻﺎﺭ ﳍﺬﺍ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺭﺩﺍﺀﺓ ﺍﳋﻠﻖ ،ﻓﺮﲟﺎ ﺃﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ ﺃﺧﺬﺍﹰ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﹰ ﺑﺎﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ،ﻭﺑﺴﻂ ﺿﺒﻌﻴﻪ،
ﻭﲰﻮ ﻫﺎﺩﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻜﻔﱡﺖ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ ﺧﺎﻧﺘﻪ ﺭﺩﺍﺀﺓ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ ،ﻭﻋﺎﻗﺘﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻛﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﻋﺘﻪ.
ﻓﺎﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺸﻮﺍﺭ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ.
ﻭﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ :ﺍﳉﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺻﻮﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻭ ﺭﲟﺎ ﺃﺟﺎﺩ ﺍﻷﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﲜﻴﺪ ﺍﳋﻠﻖ ،ﻏﲑ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ،ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﺲ.
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﺸﺎﻝ ﺍﳋﻠﻖ ﻗﺒﻴﺤﻪ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﺴﺊ ﺍﻷﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ ﻭﺍﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ؛ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﹶﻋﻨﻖ ﺃﻧﺒﺴﻂ ﻧﺼﻠﻪ
ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺮﺧﺖ ﺭﺟﻼﻩ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻻﺳﺘﺮﺧﺎﺀ ﺣِﺒﺎﳍﻮﺃﻧﺴﺎﺋﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻮﺀ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ .ﻓﻼ ﻳﻌﺘﱪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﰲ ﺷﻲﺀ ﺇﻻ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ
ﻭﺍﳊﹸﻀﺮ .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺳﻮﺍﳘﺎ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﳜﺘﻠﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﺘﻔﺮﺱ ﻓﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺪﻝﱡ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻮﺩﺓ.
ﻭﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﻖ ،ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻷَﺳﺮ ،ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ،ﺍﻟﺮﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﱠﺲ ،ﺍﻟﺸﻨﺞِ ﺍﻷَﻧﺴﺎﺀ ،ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ،
ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﺮﻛﱠﺒﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻛﺎﻫﻠﻪ ،ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳊﹶﻘﹾﻮِ ،ﺍﳍﹶﺮﻳﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻕ ،ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻣﺊ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻮﺹ ،ﺍﳌﺘﻤﻜﻦ
ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻓﺮ ،ﻭﻗﺎﹶﺣﻬﺎ ،ﺻﻠﺒﻬﺎ ،ﻣﻘﻌﺒﻬﺎ .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺃﺳﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﺣﺪﺓ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻓﻬﻤﺎ ﺻﻔﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﻼﺯﻣﺘﺎﻥ ،ﺗﻌﲔ ﻛﻞﱡ
ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ،ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻌﲔ ﻗﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻌﲔ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺘﻪ ﻗﻮﺗﻪ ،ﻓﻴﻜﻤﻞ .ﻓﺸﺠﺎﻉ ﻏﲑ ﻗﻮﻱ
ﻣﻘﻬﻮﺭ ،ﻭﻗﻮﻯ ﺷﺠﺎﻉ ﻣﻬﺰﻭﻡ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺭﺣﺐ ﻣﺘﻨﻔﱠﺴِﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻨﺨِﺮﺍﻩ ﻭﺟﻮﻓﻪ ،ﻓﺒﺴﻌﺘﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﻟﺮﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﱠﺲ ،ﻭﺃﺳﻬﻞ ﻟﻠﺘﺮﻭﻳﺢ ﻋﻦ
ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺋﺔ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﺿﺎﻕ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺗﺮﺍﺩ ﻧﻔﹶﺴﻪ ،ﻓﻴﻜﺘﻢ ﺭﺑﻮﻩ ﻭﻳﻜﹾﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﻳﻘﹾﻄﹶﻌﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻫﺮﺕ ﺷﺪﻗﻴﻪ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺴﻬﻞ ﺧﺮﻭﺝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺑﺴﻌﺘﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻭﻟﻴﺒﻌﺪ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﺍﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ ﻋﻦ ﺛﻨﺎﻳﺎﻩ ،ﻓﻴﺘﺮﻭﺡ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ .ﻭﺳﻌﺔﹸ ﻣﻨﺨﺮﻳﻪ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻭﻳﺢ ،ﻭﺭﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻃﻮﻝ ﻋﻨﻘﻪ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺴﻤﻮ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﺳﻬﻞ ﻟﺘﻨﻔﺴﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺗﺮﻭﺣﺎﹰ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺷﺪﺓ ﻣﺮﻛﱠﺒﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻫﻞ ،ﻓﻸﻧﻪ ﻳﺘﺴﺎﻧﺪ ﺇﱃ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ ،ﻓﻴﺠﺪ ﺍﳌﻌﻮﻧﺔ ﺑﻘﻮﺗﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﻓﺨﺬﻳﻪ ،ﻓﻸﻥ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﰲ ﺣﺮﻛﺘﻪ ،ﻭﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻋِﻈﹶﻢ ﻣﺌﻮﻧﺔ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺣﻘِﻮﻳﻪ ،ﻓﻸﻤﺎ ﻣﻌﻠﹼﻖ ﻭﺭﻛﻴﻪ ﻭﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻠﺒﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺷﻨﺞ ﺃﻧﺴﺎﺋﻪ ،ﻓﻸﻧﻪ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﻟﻘﺒﺾ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺃﺷﺪ ﻟﻀﺮﺣﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﺩﻓﹾﻌِﻪ ﻤﺎ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻇﹶﻤﺄ ﻓﺼﻮﺻﻪ ،ﻓﻸﺎ ﺃﺭﺿﻪ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻘﻠﱡﻪ ،ﻭﺟﻴﺎﺩﻩ ﺍﻟﱵ ﲢﻤﻠﻪ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﻗِﺤﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﺻﻼﺑﺘﻬﺎ ،ﻓﻸَﺎ ﻣﺴﺎﹶﺣِﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺜﹾﺒﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﻌﻴﺒﻬﺎ ،ﻓﻸﺎ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﻜﻔﻬﺎ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺃﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳊﺠﺎﺭﺓ ﻭﺃﺛﺒﺖ ﺣﲔ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺺ.
ﻓﻬﺬﻩ ﺻﻔﺎﺕ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻐﲎ ﺑﺒﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻌﺾ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﺟﺪﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﻗﹶﺼﺮ ﺍﻏﹾﺘﻔِﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻊ ﻋِﺮﺽ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ،ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻔﹾﺮﻉ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﹶﰊ،
ﺷﺎﺧِﺺ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﻙ ﻣﻨﻴﻔﹶﻪ ،ﻣﺴﺘﺄﺧﺮﻩ ﺇﱃ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ،ﻋﺮﻳﺾ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﻔﲔ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻠﹶﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻏﺎﻣِﺾ ﺃﻋﺎﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ ،ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ،
ﻟﻄﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ ،ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺗﺤﻨِﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﲔ ،ﻃﻮﻳﻞﹶ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ .ﻭﻳﻐﺘﻔﺮ ﻗﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻋﲔ ﻣﻊ ﺷﺪﺓ ﻋﺼﺒﻪ ،ﻭﲤﻜﱡﻦ
ﺃﹶﺭﺳﺎﹶﻏﻪ ،ﻭﺟﻮﺩﺓ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻛﺘﻔﻴﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﻫﻠﻪ .ﻭﻳﻐﺘﻔﺮ ﺣﻤﻮﺷﺔ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﻴﻪ ﻣﻊ ﻃﻮﳍﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻣﺘﻼﺀ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ.
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺨﺬﻳﻦ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﺒﻠﻐﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺼﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺮ ﺍﻏﺘﻔِﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻻﺳﺘﻮﺍﺋﻬﻤﺎ
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﻖ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﹶﺲ ﱂ ﻳﻨﻔﻌﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ .ﻭﺃﻡ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ
ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳋﹶﻠﹾﻖ ﱂ ﻳﺼﱪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ .ﻭﻟﻮ ﰎ ﺧﻠﹾﻘﻪ ﻭﺍﺣﺘﺪﺕ ﻧﻔﹾﺴﻪ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﱠﺲ ﱂ ﻳﺼﱪ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺭﺑﻮِﻩ ﻓﹶﺘﺮﺍﺩ ﻧﻔﹶﺴﻪ .ﻭﻟﻮ ﺃﺗﺴﻊ ﺟﻮﻓﻪ ﻭﺿﺎﻗﺖ ﻣﻨﺨِﺮﺍﻩ ﻟﻜﺘﻢ ﺭﺑﻮﻩ ﻓﻬﺪﺃ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﻨﺨِﺮﻳﻦ
ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﳉﻮﻑ ،ﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺣﺐ ﻭﻻ ﺍﳌﻬﻀﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﳍﻀﻢ ،ﰒ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﺸﺎﱠ ،ﺳﺮﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﺤﺘﻤﻞ
ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﻣﺎ ﳛﺘﻤﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﺐ ﺍﳉﻮﻑ .ﻓﻤﻊ ﺳﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ ﳜﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﹼﺲ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺮﳛﻪ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺭﺣﺐ
ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺷﺪ ﻟﺮﺍﺣﺘﻪ؛ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﻫﻀﻤﻪ ﺿﻴﻖ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ﻳﺒِﺴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﰲ ﺟﻬﺪﻩ ،ﻭﺃﺿﻌﻒ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ.
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺿﻴﻖ ﺍﳌﻨﺨﺮﻳﻦ ﰒ ﺃﺟﻬﺪ ﺣﱴ ﺗﺮﺍﺩ ﻧﻔﹶﺴﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﹶﻤِﻨﺎﹰ ﺃﻥ ﳝﻮﺕ ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺎﹰ ﻭﻳﻄﹶﻔﻰ ،ﺇﻻ ﺃﻥ
ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﺸﺎﹰ ﻓﹸﲑﺍﺡ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻋﺮﻗﻪ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺷﺪﺓ ﺧﻠﹾﻘﻪ ﻭﲤﺎﻡ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ ﻟﻄﻴﻒ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻓﺮ ،ﺭﻗﻴﻘﻬﺎ ،ﺭﺧﻮﻫﺎ،
ﱂ ﻳﻠﺒﺚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻨﺼﺪﻉ ﻭﻳﺤﻔﹶﻰ ،ﻓﻴﻘﻄﻌﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻳﺮﺍﺩ ﻣﻨﻪ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﹶﺮ ﰲ ﺍﳉﻮﺩﺓ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﺜﻰ ،ﺇﻻ ﻃﻮﻝﹶ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ ،ﻭﻗﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻮﺽ،
ﻭﻗﻠِﻪ ﳊﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬﺰِﻣﺘﲔ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﻇﹶﻬﺮﻫﺎ ﺟﺴﺄﺓ ،ﻭﻗِﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻌﺒﲔ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺮﻛﺔ ﻭﻏﲑﻫﺎ.
ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﹶﺮِ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﺎﻣﺔﹸ ،ﻭﺍﳊﺪﺓ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻮﺱ .ﻭﳛﺘﻤﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﻷﻧﺜﻰ .ﻭﺷﻬﺎﻣﺔﹸ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ :ﺣﺪﺗﻪ،
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺸﺭ
ﻓﻴﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﳌﻦ ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺘﺼﺮﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺏ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻏﲎ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻪ ،ﻣﻦ ﺇﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻯ
ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ﻭﺇﻣﺴﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻳﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﺻﻮﻻﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻭﺳﻴﺔ ،ﻓﻴﺴﺘﻌﲔ ﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻛﻮﺏ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻴﺎﺏ
ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ.
ﻭﺍﻋﻠﹶﻢ - ﺃﺭﺷﺪﻙ ﺍﷲ -ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻭﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﺒﺎﺕ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻣﺒﺘﺪﺃﻫﺎ ﺇﳕﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ،
ﻭﻣﻦ ﱂ ﻳﺘﺪﺭﺏ ﺃﻭﻻﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺮﻯٍ ﱂ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻜﻢ ﺛﺒﻮﺗﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻟﺐ ،ﺑﻞ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ ﻗﹶﻠﻘﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺮﺟﻪ ،ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ
ﺧﺒﺒﻪ ﻭﺭﻛﹾﻀِﻪ ،ﻓﻼ ﻳﺆﻣﻦ ﺳﻘﻮﻃﻪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﺿﻄﺮﺏ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﻫﻨﺔ.
ﻓﻤﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﱡﺮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻯ ﻓﻠﻴﻠﺒﺲ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﺎﹰ ﺧﻔﹶﺎﻓﺎﹰ ﻣﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻳﻠﺠﻢ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺸﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺟﻞﱠ ﺻﻮﻑ ﺃﻭ ﺷﻌﺮ
ﻭﺛﻴﻖ ﺍﳊﺰﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﺒﺐ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳉﹸﻞﱢ ﺃﺛﺒﺖ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺮﺩ؛ ﻭﻳﻘﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳﺴﺎﺭ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﻨﻜﺒﻪ،
ﻭﳝﺴﻚ ﻋﻨﺎﻥِ ﳉﺎﻣﻪ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻥ ﻓﻼ ﺑﺄﺱ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺜﺐ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻭﺧﻔﺔ؛ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ
ﺍﺳﺘﻮﻯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻇﻬﺮﻩ ﲨﻊ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻥ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻛﺎﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻭﻧﺼﺐ ﻇﹶﻬﺮﻩ ،ﻭﻟﺰﻡ ﺑﻔﺨِﺬﹶﻳﻪ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﺩﻓﱠﱵ
ﻭﺗﺴﻮِﻳﺔﹸ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻥ ﺃﺻﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻹﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻹﺗﻘﺎﻥ ،ﰒ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﻮﻑ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﺸﻲ ،ﺑﻐﻤﺰ ﺧﻔﻴﻒ ﻳﻐﻤﺰﻩ
ﺑﻌ ِﻘﺒﻴﻪِ ﺑﺮﻓﻖ ،ﰒ ﻳﺴﲑ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﺑﺮﻓﻖ ،ﰒ ﻳﺘﻮﺳﻊ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﻗﻠﻴﻼﹰ؛ ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﺘﻌﻬﺪ ﻧﻔﹾﺴﻪ ﰲ
ﺍﳉﻠﻮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳍﻴﺌﺔ ﺍﳌﺬﻛﻮﺭﺓ ،ﻭﰲ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﺗﺴﻮﻳﺘﻪ ،ﺣﱴ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ ﺛﺒﺖ ،ﻭﺻﺎﺭ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻪ ﻋﺎ ﺩﺓﹰ
ﻭﻃﹶﺒﻌﺎﹰ .ﰒ ﻳﻨﺘﻘﻞ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳋﺐ ﺑﺰﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻐﻤﺰ ﺑﻌﻘﺒﻴﻪ ﺯﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ؛ ﻓﻴﺨﺐ ﺧﺒﺎﹰ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﹰ؛ ﻭﻟﻴﺨﻄﻒ
ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﳋﺐ ﻳﻜﺎﺩ ﻳﻘﹾﻠﻊ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﺟﻪ ،ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﺑﺘﺪﺍﺋﻪ ﻭﻋﻨﺪ ﺟﺬﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﻧﺘﻬﺎﺋﻪ ،ﻓﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ
ﺍﳊﺎﻟﲔ؛ ﰒ ﻟﻴﺰﺩ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﺘﺪﺭﻳﺞ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻘﺎﺭﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺛﺒﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻧﺘﻘﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ ﺑﺴﻜﻮﻥ
ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻮﺍﺀ ،ﺣﱴ ﻳﺴﲑ ﺳﲑﺍﹰ ﻛﺪﺑﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺟﻞ ،ﻭﻟﹾﻴﺴﺘﻌﻦ ﺑﺴﺎﻗﻴﻪ ﻭﻳﻠﺰﻡ ﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ .ﺃﻭ ﻳﺪﺧﻞ ﻗﺪﳝﻪ ﲢﺖ ﺇﺑﻄﻲ
ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺃﻭ ﺑﲔ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻠﺤﻖ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﳋﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺛﺒﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻐﲎ ﻋﻦ
ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﺎﻧﺔ ﺑﺴﺎﻗﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺳﻜﻦ ﰲ ﻇﹶﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ،ﻭﺳﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﲢﺘﻪ ﺳﻜﻮﻧﺎﹰ ﺗﺎﻣﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺠﺮ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﹶﺮﺳﻪ ﺑﲔ
ﺍﳉﺮﻳﺘﲔ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﺛﺒﺖ ﻭﺧﻒ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻣﺮﻩ ﻓﻠﻴﺠﺮِ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻣﻞﺀَ ﻓﺮﻭﺟﻪ؛ ﻭﻟﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺎﻟﲔ ﻋﻨﺪ
ﺍﻟﻮﺛﺐ ﻭﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳉﺬﺏ .ﻭﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺟﺬﺑﻪ ﻗﺼﺪﺍﹰ ،ﻭﻻ ﻳﻄﻮﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻄﹼﻠﻖِ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻝ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻳﻔﺴﺪ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ .ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ
ﺍﻟﱵ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻣﺢ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﹰ ﻭﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﻨﺤﺒﺲ ﰲ ﺟﺬﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻼ ﳛﺒﺴﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺛﻼﺙ
ﺟﺬﺑﺎﺕٍ ،ﻭﳛﺒﺴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻌﺔ ﺑﻮﻗﻔﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ .ﻭﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﻞ ﺟﺬﺑﺔ ﺃﻟﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻗﺒﻠﻬﺎ؛ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻘﺒﺾ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ
ﺟﺬﺑﻪ ،ﻭﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺣﺒﺴﺎﹰ ﺭﻓﻴﻘﺎﹰ ﻣﺘﺪﺍﻧﻴﺎﹰ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ .ﻭﻻ ﻳﺮﺳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳉﺬﺑﺘﲔ ﻟﺌﻼ ﻳﻌﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﺇﱃ
ﺍﳉﺮﻱ .ﻭﻟﻴﻌﺪﻝ ﻳﺪﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺣﺒﺴﻪ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻮﺍﺀ .ﻭﻟﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﻃﹸﻮﻟﹶﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻭﻗِﺼ ﺮﻩ ﻣﻦ
ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﻋﺘﺪﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻛﺎﳌﻴﺰﺍﻥ .ﻭﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﻞ ﻭﺷﺎﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻞ.
ﻭﺗﻌﺪﻳﻠﻪ ﲟﻘﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﻣﺆﺧﺮﻩ ﺁﻛﹶﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻌﺘﻨﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻭﻻ ﻭﺁﺧﺮﺍﹰ .ﻓﻠﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﺍﳌﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻮﺍﺀ .ﻭﻛﺜﲑ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺣﺒﺴﻪ ﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﺧﻠﹶﻌﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﺟﻪ.
ﻭﻟﻴﺘﺤﻔﻆ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳉﺬﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺇﺩﻣﺎﺀ ﻓﹶﻢِ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ؛ ﻓﻘﻞﱠ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﻣﻴﻪ ﺇﻻ ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺈﻣﺴﺎﻛﻪ ،ﻭﻻ
ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﰲ ﻋِﻨﺎﻧﻪ .ﻭﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ ﻧﺎﺯِﻛﻴﺎﹰ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﹼﺰﻣﺔ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺒﻬﻪ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻟﹸﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺳﺎﻥ.
ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺛﻘﻠﻪ ﻭﺧﻔﺘﻪ ﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﺍﺣﺘﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ .ﻓﻠﺘﺠﺮﺏ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﱡﺠﻢ ،ﻓﺄﻳﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺧﻒ ﻭﺃﻃﻴﺐ ﰲ ﻓﻤﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺑﻪ
ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﺣﺎﻻ ﻓﺬﻟﻚ ﳉﺎﻣﻪ .ﻭﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ "ﻣﺎ" ﻳﺼﻠﺤﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ .ﻭﺃﹶﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻳﻌﻠﹸﻚ ﳉﺎﻣﻪ
ﻓﻴﺴﺘﻄﻴﺒﻪ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﳜﺎﻓﻪ ﻓﻴﺸﺒﺒﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻭ ﻳﻄﺎﻃﺊ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ؛ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋِﻔﱠﺔ ﲝﻴﺚ ﻳﺴﺘﻬﲔ ﺑﻪ
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ،ﻓﺎﳌﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺨﲑ ﺳﺮﺟﺎﹰ ﻣﺘﺴﻌﺎﹰ ﻟﻴﺘﻘﻠﺐ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻛﹶﻴﻒ ﺷﺎﺀ ،ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﳌﻦ
ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ،ﻓﺎﳌﺘﺴﻊ ﺃﻭﻓﻖ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻖ .ﻭﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﻭﺛﻴﻖ ﺍﳋﺸﺐ ،ﻭﺍﺳﻊ ﺍﻠﺲ ،ﻻﻃِﺊﹶ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺮﺑﻮﺱ ﻭﺍﳌﺆﺧﺮﺓ،
ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﺒﺒﻪ ﻭﺛﻴﻘﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪٍ ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﻍ ﻳﺪﻭﺭ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺮﺝ ،ﻭﺣﺰﺍﻡٍ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻭﺛﻴﻖ ،ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺣِﺰﺍﹶﻡ :ﻭﺣﺰﺍﻣﺎﻥ
ﺧﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﱄﱠ ،ﻭﺭِﻛﺎﹶﺑﻴﻦ ﻣﻌﺘﺪﱄ ﺍﻟﻮﺯﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻭﺍﳊﹰﻠﻖِ ،ﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﻮﺍﺳﻌﺔ ﻭﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﻴﻘﺔ،
ﻭﺛﻘﻠﻬﻤﺎ ﺧﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻔﺘﻬﻤﺎ .ﻭﺑﻮﺛﹶﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺎﺑﻴﻦِ ﻭﺍﻷَﺑﺎﺯﻡ ،ﻭﻳﺘﻔﻘﺪ ﻣﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﻃﻮﳍﺎ ﻭﻗﺼﺮﳘﺎ ﻟﻴﻜﻮﻧﺎ ﺳﻮﺍﺀً؛
ﻭﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﺍﳊﺎﺟﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﻘِﺼﺮ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻝ ﻳﺴﲑﺍﹰ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻘِﺼﺮ ،ﻓﺄﻧﻪ ﺇﻥ
ﻗﹸﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺎﺑﺎﻥ ﺭﲟﺎ ﺃﻧﻘﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﺣﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻭﺛﹾﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﻭﻋﻨﺪ ﺟﺬﺑﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ ،ﻓﻼ ﻳﺄﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻮﻁ،
ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺍﻍ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺃﻭ ﺷﺐ.
ﻭﻟﻜﻞ ﺭِﺟﻞ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﺣﺪ ﻳﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻭﻳﻘﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻛﺄﺛﻮﺍﺏ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﺎﺱ ﻭﺍﳋِﻔﺎﻑ ﻭﻏﲑﻫﺎ ،ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺪﻯ ﺣﺪﻩ ،ﻭﻓﺎﺭﻕ
ﻗﺪﻩ ﺛﻘﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻠﺒﻮﺳﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻌﺬﺭ ﻗﻴﺎﻣﻪ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻭﺟﻠﻮﺳﻪ.
ﻓﺎﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺼﻠﺢ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﻌﺪﺗﻪ ﰲ ﻣﻘﻌﺪ ﺳﺮﺟﻪ ،ﻣﻊ ﺍﻧﺒﺴﺎﻃﻪ ﺳﺎﻗﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺍﻋﺘﻤﺎﺩﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻛﺎﺑﻴﻪ
ﺣﱴ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﺎﻟﻘﺎﺋﻢ ﺍﳌﺎﻟﻚ ﳉﻤﻴﻊ ﺟﺴﺪﻩ ،ﺍﳌﺘﺼﺮﻑ ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺪﺍﻝ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﻋﻀﻮٍ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺪﻧﻪ .ﻭﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺨﺬ
ﺑﺪﺍﺩﻳﻦ ﻣﺪﻭﺭﻳﻦ ﺃﻭ ﻣﺮﺑﻌﲔ ،ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﳌﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻔﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﻭﺍﳉﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﳊﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﺃﻥ
ﺍﻧﻘﻄﻊ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻴﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ﻓﻴﻘﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺍﺩ ﻭﲝﺮﺱ ﻇﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺮﺑﻮﺱ ﻭﺍﳌﺆﺧﺮﺓ .ﻭﻳﺘﺨﺬ ﻣِﺮﺷﺤﺔﹰ ﻣﻦ
ﻃﺎﻗﺘﲔ ﻭﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﺒِﺪﺍﺩﻳﻦ .ﻭﺍﳌﺮﺷﺤﺔ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﲡﻔﻒ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒِﺪﺍﺩﻳﻦ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺷﺪﺓﱠ ﺑﻴﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻭﺗﻮﱃ ﺃﻣﺮﻩ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻪ؛ ﻭﱂ ﻳﺘﻜﻞﹸ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻏﲑﻩ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﺗﻮﻻﹼﻩ ﻏﲑﻩ ﻓﻠﻴﻤﺘﺤِﻨﻪ
ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﻛﻮﺑﻪ ﺍﺣﺘﻴﺎﻃﺎﹰ ﲝﺮﻛﺘﻪ ﻭﻧﺰﻭﻟﻪ.
ﻭﻣﱴ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﳊﺰﺍﻡ ﺭﺧﻮﺍﹰ ﻣﺎﺝ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ﺑﻔﺎﺭﺳﻪ ،ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺃﹶﻣﺴﻚ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻏﲑ ﺟﻴﺪ .ﻭﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻓﺈﻥ
ﻭﺇﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﻭﺳﻴﺔ ﺇﳕﺎ ﻫﻮ ﲝﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻌﻮﺩ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﺒﺎﺕ ،ﻭﺗﻌﺪﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻮﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﻐﻤﺰ،
ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﻟِﻪ ﰲ ﻣﻮﺿﻌﻪ ﲟﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﺣﻴﺚﹸ ﳛﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻀﻄﺮ ﻟﻪ .ﻓﻠﻴﻜﻦ ﺟﻠﻮﺳﻪ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺎﹰ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﺐ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﺮ ﻣﻌﺘﺪﻝﹶ
ﺍﳌﻨﻜِﺒِﻴﻦ ،ﻻ ﻣﻨﺤﻨﻴﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻻ ﻣﺴﺘﻠﻘﻴﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻻ ﻣﺘﺼﺪﺭﺍﹰ ،ﻭﻻ ﻣﻨﺤﺪﺑﺎﹰ ،ﺑﻞ ﻣﻌﺘﺪﻻﹰ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺣﻜﻢ ﺍﳉﻠﻮﺱ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﻓﻠﻴﻠﺰﻡ
ﺑﻔﺨﺬﻳﻪ ﺩﻓﱵ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺝ ،ﻭﻳﻄﻮﻝ ﻓﺨﺬﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺴﻮﺭ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺎﺑﲔ ﻭﻳﻠﺰﻣﻬﺎ ﺻﺪﻭﺭﳘﺎ ،ﻭﻻ ﻳﻔﺘﺤﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻻ
ﻳﺆﺧﺮﳘﺎ.
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﺃﻗﹾﺒﺢ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺄﺧﲑ ﺭِﺟﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻟﻴﻘﺪﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻔﹸﺮﻁ .ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﺴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﺎﺩ
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻊ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻮﻯ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻣﻜﹾﺤﻮﻝ :ﺇﹶﻥﱠ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺳﺒﻖ ﺍﳋﻴﻞﹶ ،ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺍﻷَﺩﻫﻢ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﺟﺜﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻛﺒﺘﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ :ﺇﻧﻪ ﻟﺒﺤﺮ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ :ﻛﺬﺏ ﺍﳊﹸﻄﹶﻴﺌﺔ! ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻧﺎﺟﻴﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ
ﻟﻨﺠﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﻠﻲ :ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ:
ﻭﻻ ﺠﺎﻋﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺝِ ﻓﹶﻭﻕ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺼِﻡِ ! ﻓﺈﻥ ﺠِﻴِﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝِ ﻻ ﺘﹶﺴﺘﹶﻔِﺯﻨﺎ
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ ﺑﻦ ﺯﻳﺪ ﺑﻦِ ﻃﹶﻠﹾﺤﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺳﺒﻖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺍﺛﻨﱵ ﻋﺸﺮﺓ
ﺃﻭﻗﻴﺔ ،ﻓﺴﺒﻖ ﻓﺮﺱ ﻷﰊ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﺄﺧﺬ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﻭﲦﺎﻧﲔ ﺩﺭﳘﺎﹰ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﱯ ﺃﹶﻥ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺳﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻭﻗﱠﺎﺹٍ :ﺇﻥ ﺃﹶﺟﺮِ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺳﺒﻖ ﺑﲔ
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺄﹶﺟﺮﻳﺖ ﺍﳋﻴﻞﹶ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻮﻓﺔ ،ﻓﺄﻗﺒﻞ ﻓﹶﺮﺳﺎﻥ ﳛﺘﻜﱠﺎﻥ ﺣﱴ ﺩﺧﻼ ﺍﳊﺠﺮﺓ ،ﻓﺘﻨﺎﺯﻋﻮﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ،ﻓﻜﺘﺐ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺇﱃ
ﻋﻤﺮ ،ﻓﻜﺘﺐ ﻋﻤﺮ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﺳﺒﻖ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺃﺱِ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺳﺒﻖ.
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻫﺎﺭﻭﻥﹶ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺯﻳﺎﺩ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ :ﺃﹸﻏﹾﺪ ﺇﱃ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﻜﺮﻣﺔ! ﻳﻌﲎ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺎﻥﹶ ﰲ
ﺍﳋﻴﻞ .ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻐﺪﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﺧﺮﺝ ﺳﻠﹾﻤﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻤﻦ ﺧﺮﺝ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻗﻮﻡ :ﻟﻨﺴﺘﺨﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ! ﻓﹶﻠﹶﻘﹸﻮﻩ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻟﻮﺍ:ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﺒﺪِ
ﺍﷲ! ﻣﻦ ﺳﺒﻖ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺳﺒﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﱠﺑﻘﻮﻥ؟ ﻭﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﻦ .ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻳﺮﺍﻫﻦ ﺻﺎﺣِﺒﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺎﺳﻊ "ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻄﻴﻢ" ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﺟﻌﻞ ﻣﻠﻄﻮﻣﺎﹰ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻓﺎﺯ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻞ ﺩﻭﻧﻪ ،ﻓﻠﻄﻢ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺩﺧﻮﻝ ﺍﳊﺠﺮﺓ.
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺎﺷﺮ "ﺍﻟﺴﻜﹶﻴﺖ ،"ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﻗﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻜﻴﺖ ﳌﺎ ﻳﻌﻠﻮ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﱡﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻜﻮﺕ .ﻭﻭﺟﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ،
ﻷﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻟﹶﻄِﻴﻤﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻤﺎ ﻋﺴﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ؟ ﻓﺎﻟﻌﺬﹾﺭ ﻳﻨﻔﻌﻪ.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻛﻼﺏ ﺑﻦ ﲪﺰﺓ :ﻭﱂ ﻧﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﺣﺪﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﰲ ﺍﳉﺎﻫﻠﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭﺻﻒ ﺧﻴﻞ ﺍﳊﻠﺒﺔ ﺑﺄﲰﺎﺋﻬﺎ ﻭﺫﻛﹶﺮﻫﺎ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺮﺍﺗﺒﻬﺎ ﻏﲑ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﳌﻠﻚ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺮﻭﺍﻥ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺎﳉﺰﻳﺮﺓ ،ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻭﻓﺔ
ﲝﺼﻦ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺔ ،ﻣﻦ ﻛﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻗﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻳﺎﺭ ﻣﻀﺮ؛ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻗﺼﻴﺪﺓ ﺣﺴﻨﺔ ﺃﻭﳍﺎ:
ﺒﻤﺠﻤﻌﺔ ﻀﻤﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻭﺴﻡ ﺸﻬِﺩﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺭﻫﺎﻥ ﻏﺩﺍﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﺭﻫﺎﻥ
ﻭﻨﺤﻥ ﺒﺼﻨﹾﻌِﺘِﻬﺎ ﺃَﻗﻭﻡ ﻨﻘﻭﺩ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻤﻘﹶﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ
ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﳊﹶﻠﺒﺔ:
ﻭﺴﻠﱠﻰ ﻓﻠﻡ ﻴﺫﹾﻤﻡِ ﺍﻷﺩﻫﻡ ﻓﺠﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﻷَﻏﺭ ﻭﺼﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﹸﻤﻴﺕﹸ
ﻭﺃﻴﻥ ﻤِﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﹸﺠﺩِ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﹾﻬﻡِ؟ ﻭﺃَﺭﺩﻓﹶﻬﺎﹶ ﺭﺍﺒﻊ ﺘﺎﻟﻴﺎﹰ
ﻭﻗﺩ ﺠﺎﺀ ﻴﻘﺩﻡ ﻤﺎ ﻴﻘﺩﻡ ﻭﻤﺎ ﺫﻡ ﻤﺭﺘﹶﺎﺤﻬﺎ ﺨﺎﻤﺴﺎﹰ
ﻴﻜﺎﺩ ﻟﺤﻴﺭﺘﻪ ﻴﺤﺭﻡ ﻭﺴﺎﺩﺴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻁﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺤﻴﺭ
ﻓﺄﺴﻬﻤﻪ ﺤﻅﱡﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻬِﻡ ﻭﺠﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺤﻅﻰ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺴﺎﺒﻌﺎﹰ
ﻭﻏﻨﱠﻰِ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻁﺎﺌﺭ ﺍﻷَﺸﺄﻡ ﻭﺠﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻤﺅﻤﻝ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻴﺨﻴﺏ
ﻓﻤﻥ ﻜﻝﱢ ﻨﺎﺤﻴﺔ ﻴﻠﻁﹶﻡ ﻭﺠﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻁﻴﻡ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺘﺎﺴﻌﺎﹰ
ﻭﺫﻓﺭﺍﻩ ﻤﻥ ﻗﹸﺒﺔ ﺃَﻋﻅﹶﻡ ﻴﺨﹸﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﹶﻴﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺜﹾﺭِﻩ
ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺼﻴﺪﺓ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ ﻣﺘﻤﻤﺔ ﺍﻷﻏﺮﺍﺽ ﰲ ﻣﻌﻨﺎﻫﺎ ،ﺫﻛﹶﺮﻫﺎﹶ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺍﳊﺴﻦ ﺍﳌﺴﻌﻮﺩﻱ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ "ﻣﺮﻭﺝ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺐ" .ﻭﺇﳕﺎ
ﺃﺗﻴﻨﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻷﺑﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻀﻤﻨﺖ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺧﻴﻞ ﺍﳊﹶﻠﹾﺒﺔِ ﻓﻘﻂ.
ﻭﺍﳊﹶﻠﹾﺒﺔ ﻣﺠﻤﻊ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ،ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳎﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻟﻠﺮﻫﺎﻥ؛ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﻟﻚ :ﺣﻠﹶﺐ ﺑﻨﻮ ﻓﻼﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﲏ ﻓﻼﻥ،
ﻭﹶﺃﺣﻠﹶﺒﻮﺍ :ﺃﻱ ﺃﹶﺟﻤﻌﻮﺍ.
ﻭﺻﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﳝﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﳛﻀﺮ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﻭﳚﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﳊﻠﹾﺒﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻏﲑ ﺗﻀﻤﲑ ﻭﻻ ﲢﻤﻞٍ ﻭﻻ ﺗﺸﻤﲑ :ﺇﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ
ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﳌﺘﻨﻔﱠﺲ :ﺟﻮِﻓﻪ ﻭﻣِﻨﺨﺮﻳﻪ ،ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ،ﻋﺮﻳﺾ ﺍﳌﱳ ،ﻋﺮﻳﺾ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻄﹶﺎﺓِ ،ﻗﺪ ﲡﺎﻓﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻛﻠﻴﺘﻴﻪ،
ﻫﺮﻳﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻗﲔ ،ﻏﺰﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻖ ،ﺭﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ ،ﻻﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﻕِ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻫﺸﺎﹰ ،ﻳﺤﻤﻰ ﻋﺮﻗﹸﻪ ﺭﺑﻮ
ﺑﺪﻧﻪ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ ﻓﺎﻷﺣﺴﻦ ﻟﻪ ﻭﺍﻷﺣﻮﻁﹸ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺮﺳﻞ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻀﻤﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﹶﺛﺮِ ﺩﻋﺔ ،ﺣﱴ
ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺃﻳﺎﻣﺎﹰ ،ﻓﻠﺤﻖ ﺑﻄﹾﻨﻪ ﺃﻱ ﺧﻒ ،ﻭﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﻛﻊ ﻟﻠﺮﻛﺾ ﺃﻱ ﺍﺷﺘﺪ ﻟﻪ .ﻭﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻓﺈﻥ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺛﺮ ﺍﻟﺪﻋﺔ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﳑﺘﻠﺌﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺻِﻔﺎﻗﹸﻪ ﳑﺘﺪﺍﹰ ،ﻓﺮﲟﺎ ﺻﻜﱠﻪ ﺑﺜﻔﹶﻨِﺎﺗﻪ ﻓﻘﻄﻌﻪ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻋﻨﺘﻪ ﻭﻗﺼﺮ ﺑﻪ،
ﻭﺍﳌﻮﺩﻉ ﻻ ﻳﻀﱪ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ ﻛﻀﱪ ﻏﲑﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻳﺎﺿﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﻧﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﺶ
ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻼﺏ ﻭﻫﻲ ﳑﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻀﻤﺮ ﻭﻻ ﺗﺼﻨﻊ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻠﱢﻔﺖ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺩﻋﺔ ﺭﺑﺖ ﻭﺮﺕ ﻭﺍﻧﻘﹶﻄﹶﻌﺖ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻪ ﰲ ﻏﲑ ﺩﻋﺔٍ .ﻭﻛﻞﱡ ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻥ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺩﻉ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﺧﻰ ،ﻓﻼ ﺧﲑ ﰲ ﺍﻗﺘﺤﺎﻡ ﺍﳌِﻀﻤﺎﺭ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻭﺍﻹﺿﻤﺎﺭ.
ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺔ ﺍﳌﺸﻜﻮﺭﺓ ،ﻭﺍﳋﻠﻘﺔ ﺍﳌﻮﻓﻮﺭﺓ.
ﻭﺍﳌﺴﺘﺤﺐ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﻀﻤﲑ ،ﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﳚﺐ ﻏﲑﻩ :ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻻﻳﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﺔ ،ﻭﻗﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺂﻣﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻭﺍﳋﺪﻣﺔ،
ﻭﻣﻮﺍﻻﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﲟﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﻣﺎ ﳛﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﺗﻘﻠﻴﻞﹸ ﻋﻠﹶﻒ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﻣﺮﺓ ،ﻭﺇﺩﺧﺎﳍﺎ ﺑﻴﺘﺎﹰ ﻛﻨﻴﻨﺎﹰ ﻭﲡﹶﻠﹾﻴﻠﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ
ﻟﺘﻌﺮﻕ ﻭﳚﻒ ﻋﺮﻗﹸﻬﺎ .ﻓﻴﺼﻠﺐ ﳊﻤﻬﺎ ﻭﳜﻒ ﻭﺗﻘﻮﻯ .ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻹﺿﻤﺎﺭ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﻬﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﻳﺬﺍﻝﹶ ﻭﻳﺒﺨﺲ ﻣﻦ
ﺣﻘﱢﻪ ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻴﺸﺪ ﳊﻤﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻌﺼﺮ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ ،ﻭﺗﺬﻫﺐ ﻓﻀﻮﻟﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺒﻘﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻃﹸﺒﻌﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﹸﺻﻮﻟﹸﻪ.
ﻭ ﹶﺫﻛﹶﺮ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺑﻨﲔ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺄﻣﺮ ﺑﺈﺿﻤﺎﺭ ﺧﻴﻠﻪ ﺑﺎﳊﺸﻴﺶ ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺑﺲ ،ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﺑﻌﺪ
ﺷﻲﺀ ،ﻭﻃﹶﻴﺎﹰ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻃﹶﻲ .ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ :ﺃﹶﺭﻭﻭﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺍﺳﻘﹸﻮﻫﺎ ﻏﹸﺪﻭﺓﹰ ﻭﻋﺸِﻴﺎﹰ ،ﻭﺃﻟﺰِﻣﻮﻫﺎ ﺍﳉِﻼﹾﻝﹶ ،ﻓﺈﺎ ﺗﻠﻘﻰ ﺍﳌﺎﺀَ
ﻋﺮﻗﺎﹰ ﲢﺖ ﺍﳉِﻼﻝ ﻓﺘﺼﻔﻮ ﺃﻟﻮﺍﺎ ،ﻭﺗﺘﺴﻊ ﺟﻠﻮﺩﻫﺎ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﺩﻫﺎ ﻛﻞﱠ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﺮﺗﲔ ،ﻭﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻁ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻮﻃﺎﻥ،
ﻭﻻ ﺗﺮﻛﺾ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻨﻄﻮﻱ.
ﻭﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﲣﺘﻠﻒ ﺃﺣﻮﺍﳍﺎ ،ﻭﺗﺘﺒﺎﻳﻦ ﺃﺷﻜﺎﳍﺎ ،ﻭﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﳜﺘﺺ ﲟﻀﻤﺎﺭﻩ ،ﻭﳛﻤﻞ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺪﻩ
ﻭﻣﻘﺪﺍﺭﻩ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺆﺧﺬ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺎﻟﻪ ﻭﻣﺸﺎﹶﻃِﻪِ ،ﻭﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﻛﺴﻠﻪ ﺃﻭ ﻧﺸﺎﻃﻪ ،ﺑﻌﻮﻥ ﺍﷲ.
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﲨﻠﺔﹸ ﺃﻓﺮﺍﺱ .ﻓﻤﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﻟﺴﻜﹾﺐ" .ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺃﹸﺣﺪٍ،
ﺣﻜﺎﻩ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻗﹸﺘﻴﺒﺔﹶ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﳌﺮﲡﹶﺰ" ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﲰﻰ ﺍﳌﺮﲡﺰ ﲝﺴﻦ ﺻﻬﻴﻠﻪ .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻓﺮﺱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﻟِﺰﺍﺯ" .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ
ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﻈﱠﺮﺏ" .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﻠﱠﺤﻴﻒ" .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﻮﺭﺩ" .ﻭﺯﺍﺩ ﻏﲑ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻗﹸﺘﻴﺒﺔ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ
"ﻣﻼﻭِﺡ" ،ﻭﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ "ﺍﻟﻴﻌﺴﻮﺏ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺭﺩ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﻫﺪﺍﻩ ﻟﻪ ﲤﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺪِﺍﺭﻱ .ﻓﻬﺬﻩ ﺧﻴﻞ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ
ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻗﹸﺘﻴﺒﺔ ﻭﻏﲑﻩ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺧﻴﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﻓﻤﻦ ﺃﻗﺪﻣﻬﺎ "ﺯﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻭﻫﺒﻪ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥﹸ ﺑﻦ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻟﻘﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ
ﺍ َﻷﺯﺩ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺃﺻﻬﺎﺭﻩ ،ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﺃﻭﻝ ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻴﻠﻪ .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺗﻐﻠﺐ ﺃﹶﺗﻮﻫﻢ
ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻄﺮﻗﻮﻫﻢ ،ﻓﻨﺘﺠﻮﺍ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﺃﺟﻮﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺯﺍﺩِ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ ،ﻓﹶﺴﻤﻮﻩ" ﺍﳍﹸﺠﻴﺲ" ،ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺑﻦ ﻭﺍﺋﻞ
ﺃﹶﺗﻮﺍ ﺑﲏ ﺗﻐﻠﺐ ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻄﺮﻗﻮﻫﻢ ،ﻓﻨﺘﺠﻮﺍ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﹰ ﺃﺟﻮﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳍﹸﺠﻴﺲ ﻓﺴﻤﻮﻩ "ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎﺭﻱ".
ﻭﺫﻛﺮ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺋﺐ ﻭﻏﲑﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻭﻓﺔ ﺍﳌﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓ ﰲ ﺃﺷﻌﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ .ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻗﺮﻳﺶ
ﺧﻴﻞﹸ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ.
ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﺮﺱ ﲪﺰﺓ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪِ ﺍﳌﱠﻄﻠﺐ "ﺍﻟﻮﺭﺩ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻨﺎﺕ "ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﱠﻝ" ،ﻣﻦ "ﺑﻨﺎﺕ ﺃﹶﻋﻮﺝ ."ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﲪﺰﺓ
ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﻗﹶﺎﺭﺡ ﻤﻥ ﺒﻨﺎﺕ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﱠﺎﻝ ﻟﻴﺱ ﻋﻨﺩﻱ ﺇﻻ ﺴﻼﺡ ﻭﻭﺭﺩ
ﻭﻫﻭ ﺩﻭﻨﻲ ﻴﻐﹾﺸﹶﻰ ﺼﺩﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﻭﺍﻟﻲ ﺃﺘﱠﻘﻰ ﺩﻭﻨﹶﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻴﺎ ﺒﻨﻔﺴﻲ
ﻭﺣﺪﺙﱠ ﺍﻟﻜﹶﻠﹾﱯ ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺻﺎﱀ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﺃﻥ "ﺃﹶﻋﻮﺝ" ﻛﺎﻥ ﺳﻴﺪ ﺧﻴﻞ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﺍﳌﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓ" ،ﻭﺃﻧﻪ" ﻛﺎﻥ ﳌﻠﻚ
ﻣﻦ ﻣﻠﻮﻙِ ﻛﻨﺪﺓﹶ ،ﻓﻐﺰﺍ ﺑﲏ ﺳﻠﻴﻢ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻋِﻼﹶﻑ ،ﻓﻬﺰ ﻣﻮﻩ ﻭﺃﺧﺬﻭﺍ "ﺃﻋﻮﺝ" ،ﰒ ﺻﺎﺭ ﺇﱃ ﺑﲏ ﻫِﻼﻝٍ ﻣﻦ ﺑﲏ ﻋﺎﻣﺮٍ
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺩ ﰲ ﻧﺴﻠﻪ .ﰒ ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺮﺕ ﺍﳋﻴﻞﹸ ﺍﳉﻴﺎﺩ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ،ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﻤﻰ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻓﹸﺤﻮﳍﺎ ﻭﺇﻧﺎﺛﻬﺎ" -:ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺏ"
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻴﻪ" ﻭ "ﻻﺣﻖ" ﻭ "ﺍﳌﹸﺬﻫﺐ" ﻭ "ﻣﻜﺘﻮﻡ" ،ﻭﻛﹸﻦ ﻟﻐﲏ ﺑﻦِ ﺃﹶﻋﺼﺮ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺫﻭ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﻝ" ﻟﺒﲏ ﺭﻳﺎﺡ ﺑﻦ ﻳﺮﺑﻮﻉ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺩﺍﺣﺲ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﱠﺎﻝ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﳊﹶﻨﻔﹶﺎﺀ"
ﺃﺧﺖ "ﺩﺍﺣِﺲ" ﳊﹸﺬﻳﻔﺔﹶ ﺑﻦ ﺑﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺰﺍﺭﻱ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﻟﻐﱪﺍﺀ" ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﳊﹰﻤﻞ ﺑﻦ ﺑﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺰﺍﺭﻱ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﻗﺴﺎﻡ"
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺒﲏ ﺟﻌﺪﺓ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﻓﻴﺎﺽ" ﻭ "ﺳﺒﻞ" ﻟﺒﲏ ﺟﻌﺪﺓ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﳊِﻤﺎﻟﺔ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘﹸﺮﻳﻆ" ﻟﺒﲏ ﺳﻠﹶﻴﻢ .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺘﺎﺝ "ﺃﻋﻮﺝ "ﻟﺒﲏ ﺃﺳﺪ "ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺠﺪﻱ ."ﻭ "ﺃﺛﺎﹶﻝ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﺿﻤﺮﺓﹶ ﺑﻦ ﺿﻤﺮﺓ ﺑﻦ ﺩﺍﺭِﻡ .ﻭ "ﺍﳋﺬﻭﺍﺀ"
ﻓﺮﺱ ﺷﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﻜﻢ ﺑﻦ ﻳﺮﺑﻮﻉ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻂ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﻟﺒﻴﺪ ﺑﻦِ ﺟﺒﻠﹶﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﻀﱯ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺍﺩﺓ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﻛﻠﺤﺒﺔ
ﺍﻟﲑﺑﻮﻋﻲ" .ﻭﺍﻷﺣﻮﻯ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﻋﻮﻳﺪ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻤﻰ ﺑﻦ ﺭﺑﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﻀﱯ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷَﻏﺮ "ﻓﺮﺱ ﻃﹶﺮﻳﻒ ﺑﻦ ﲤﻴﻢ .ﻭ "ﻛﺎﻣﻞﹲ"
ﻓﺮﺱ ﺯﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺍﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﻀﱯ .ﻭ "ﺫﻭ ﺍﻟﻮﺷﻮﻡ" ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺪﺍﺀ .ﻭ "ﻭﺣﻔﺔ" ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ﻋﻼﺛﺔﹶ ﺑﻦِ ﺍﳉﹸﻼﺱ
ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻴﻤﻲ .ﻭ "ﻣﺒﺪﻭﻉ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﺍﳊﺎﺭﺙ ﺑﻦ ﺿِﺮﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻀﱯ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﻑ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﺀ ﺑﻦ ﻗﹶﻴﺲٍ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺘﺎﺏ .ﻭ
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺎﺱ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﳌﹶﺪﻥِ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺎ" ﻓﺮﺱ ﺟﺬِﳝﺔ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺍﻷﺯﺩﻱ ،ﻣﻠﻚ ﺍﳊﲑﺓ ﰲ ﺃﻭﻝ
ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ،ﻗﺒﻞ ﺑﲏ ﺍﳌﻨﺬﺭ ﺑﺪﻫﺮ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺟﺬﹶِﳝﺔﹸ ﺍﻷﺑﺮﺵ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﺘﻠﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﺎﺀ ،ﻭﳒﺎ ﻗﹶﺼِﲑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ "ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺎ" ﻓﺄﺧﺬ
ﺑﺜﺄﺭﻩ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﻗﺘﻞ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﺎﺀَ ﰲ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻀﺒﻴﺐ "ﻓﹶﺮﺱ ﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﺑﻦ ﺣﻨﻈﻠﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﻜﻨﺪﻱ؛ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﻬﺪ ﻣﻊ ﻛِﺴﺮﻯ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺮﻭﺍﻥ ،ﻭﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﻛِﺴﺮﻯ
ﻭﺮﺍﻡ ،ﻓﻬﺰﻡ ﻛﺴﺮﻯ ،ﻓﺨﺮﺝ ﻫﺎﺭﺑﺎﹰ ﻭﺃﺩﺭﻛﻪ ﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﺑﻦ ﺣﻨﻈﻠﺔ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺎﻡ ﺑﻜﺴﺮﻯ ﺑﺮﺫﹶﻭﻧﻪ ،ﻓﱰﻝ ﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﻋﻦ
ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﻴﺐ ،ﻓﺮﻛﺒﻪ ﻛﺴﺮﻯ ﻭﳒﺎ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ:
ﻷﺘﺭﻜﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ ﻴﻌﺜﹸﺭ ﺭﺍﺠﻼ ﺘﻼﻓﹶﻴﺕﹸ ﻜﺴﺭﻯ ﺃﻥ ﻴﻀﺎﻡ ﻭﻟﻡ ﺃﻜﻥ
ﻤﺴﻭﻤﺔﹲ ﻤﻥ ﺨﻴﻝ ﺘﹸﺭﻙٍ ﻭﻜﺎﹸﺒﻼ ﺒﺫﹶﻟﺕ ﻟﻪ ﺼﺩﺭ ﺍﻟﻀﺒﻴﺏ ﻭﻗﺩ ﺒﺩﺕ
ﰒ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻛﺴﺮﻯ ﻓﻘﺘﻞ ﺮﺍﻡ ،ﻓﺎﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﹶﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻠﻜﻪ ﺃﺗﺎﻩ ﺣﺴﺎﻥ ﺑﻦ ﺣﻨﻈﻠﺔ ،ﻓﺄﻗﺎﻡ ﺑﺒﺎﺑﻪ ﻻ ﻳﺼﻞ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ،ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﻃﺎﻝ
ﺑﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺃﺗﻰ ﺍﳊﺎﺟﺐ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﺇﻧﻚ ﻗﺪ ﺃﻃﻠﺖ ﺣﺠﺎﰊ ،ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺪﺍﹰ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻛِﺴﺮﻯ ،ﻓﺄﻋﻠﻤﻪ ﻣﻜﺎﱐ،
ﻓﺄﻋﻠﻤﻪ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﻪ ،ﻓﺈﺫِﻥ ﻟﻪ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﺖ؟ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﻙ ﻫﺬﻩ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺃﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﲪﻠﺘﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﹶﺮﺳﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺮﻭﺍﻥ،
ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺎﻡ ﺑﻦ ﺑِﺮﺫﹶﻭﻧﻚ! ﻗﺎﻝ ﻛﺴﺮﻯ :ﺃﹸﻑٍ ﻟﻚ! ﻟﻘﺪ ﺫﻛﱠﺮﺗﲏ ﺃﹶﺧﺒﺚﹶ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﺮ ﰊ ﻗﹶﻂﱡ! ﺃﹶﺧﺮِﺟﻮﺍ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﺐ!
ﻓﺄﺧﺮﺟﻮﻩ ..ﺣﱴ ﺇﺫﺍ ﲡﻠﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻛﺴﺮﻯ ﺍﳍﻤﻮﻡ ﻧﺪﻡ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺤﻰ ،ﻓﺄﻛﺮﻣﻪ ﻭﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﺟﺎﺋﺰﺗﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻗﻄﻌﻪ "ﻃﹶﺴﻮﺝ"،
ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻓﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮﺍﺳﺦ.
ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺳِﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ .ﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺿﻌﺘﻪ ﺃﻣﺔ "ﻣﻬﺮ" ﰒ "ﻓﹶﻠﹸﻮ ."ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﺳﺘﻜﻤﻞ ﺳﻨﺔﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺣﻮﱄﱞ" .ﰒ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ
"ﺟﺬﹶﻉ" .ﰒ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺜﺔ "ﺛﹶﻨِﻰ ."ﰒ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻌﺔ "ﺭﺑﺎﻉ" .ﰒ ﰲ ﺍﳋﺎﻣﺴﺔ "ﻗﺎﺭﺡ" .ﰒ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻨﺎﺳﻰ
ﻋﻤﺮﻩ "ﻣﺬﹶﻙٍ".
"ﺍﻟﻀﻴﺮ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺜﺒﺖ ﻓﺘﻘﻊ ﻗﻮﺍﺋﻤﻪ ﳎﺘﻤﻌﺔ "ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻖ "ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ ﺑﲔ ﺧﻄﺎﻩ ﻭﻳﺘﻮﺳﻊ ﰲ ﻣﺸﻴﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﳍﻤﻠﹶﺠﺔﹸ"
ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﺎﺭﺏ ﺑﲔ ﺧﻄﺎﻩ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﻉ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﲑ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ" .ﺍﻻﺭﲡﺎﻝ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﳜﻠﻂ ﺍﳍﻤﻠﺠﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻨﻖ.
"ﺍﳋﹶﺐ "ﻭ "ﺍﳋﺒﺐ "ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﺎﺩِﻳﻪ ﰲ ﺟﺮﻳﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺮﺍﻭﺡ ﺑﲔ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻭﻳﻘﺒﺾ ﺭﺟﻠﻴﻪ" .ﺍﻟﻀﺒﻊ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ
ﻳﻠﻮﻱ ﺣﺎﻓﺮ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻋﻀﺪﻳﻪ" .ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻴﻠﹶﻲ" ﻫﻮ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳋﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ.
"ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﻓﻊ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﻣﻌﺎﹰ" .ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻳﺎﻥ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﺟﻢ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﲝﺎﻓﺮﻩ ﺭﲨﺎﹰ" .ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻮ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﻣﻲ ﺭﻣﻴﺎﹰ.
ﻭﻻ ﻳﺮﻓﻊ ﺳﻨﺒﻜﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻛﺜﲑﺍﹰ" .ﺍﻹﳎﺎﺝ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻀﻄﺮﻡ.
"ﺍﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﺪﻭ ﻋﺪﻭﺍ ﻣﺘﺪﺍﺭﻛﺎﹰ" .ﺍﻹﻫﺬﺍﺏ" ﻭ "ﺍﻹﳍﹾﺎﺏ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻀﻄﺮﻡ ﰲ ﻋﺪﻭﻩ" .ﺍﻹﺭﺧﺎﺀ" ﻫﻮ
ﺃﺷﺪ ﻣﻦ "ﺍﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ" ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﺍﻻﺑﺘﺮﺍﻙ"" .ﺍﻹﻫﻤﺎﺝ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﳚﺘﻬﺪ ﰲ ﻳﺬﹾﻝ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻭﻳﺴﺘﻔﺮﻍ ﺟﻬﺪﻩ.
ﻭﺗﺮﺗﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭِ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﻢ" :ﺍﳋﹶﺐ "ﺃﻭﻻﹰ ،ﰒ "ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺐ" ،ﰒ "ﺍﻹﳎﺎﺝ" ،ﰒ "ﺍﻹﺣﻀﺎﺭ" ،ﰒ "ﺍﻹﺭﺧﺎﺀ" ،ﰒ
"ﺍﻹﻫﺬﺍﺏ" ،ﰒ "ﺍﻹﳘﺎﺝ".
ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ :ﺃﹶﻭﺷﻴﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻭﺃﳍﺒﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻮﻁ ،ﻭﻣﺮﻳﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻌِﻘﺐِ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ:
ﺘﺤﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﹶﻭﺭ ﺒﺎﻷَﻋﻘﺎﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﺠِﺫﹶﻡ ﻴﻭﺸﹸﻭﻨﹶﻬﻥ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺁﻨﺴﻭﺍ ﻓﹶﺯﻋﺎﹰ
ﺃﻱ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺮﺟﻮﻥ ﺟﺮﻳﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻛﺾ ﺑﺎﻷﻗﺪﺍﻡ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻷﻋﻘﺎﺏ ،ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﺎﻁ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﳉﺬﹶﻡ.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﻣﺮﺅ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺲ ﺑﺼﻒ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﰲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﳉﺮﻱ:
ﻭﻟﻠﺯﺠﺭ ﻤﻨﻪ ﻭﻗﹾﻊ ﺃَﻫﻭﺝ ﻤِﻨﹾﻌﺏِ ﻓﻠﻠِﺴﻭﻁ ﺃُﻟﻬﻭﺏ ﻭﻟﻠِﺴﺎﻕِ ﺩِﺭﺓﹲ
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺰﺟﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺑﺄﻟﻔﺎﻅ ﻋﻮﺩﺎ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺃﹶﻟِﻔﹶﺖ ﻟﹸﻐﺎﺗِﻬﺎ .ﻓﻤﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ" :ﻳﻬﻴﺎﻩ" .ﻭ
"ﻫﻞ" ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ:
ﻓﺯﺠﺭﻨﺎﻩ ﺒﻴﻬﻴﺎﻩ ﻭﻫﻝْ ﻓﹶﻅﹶﻨﹶﻨﱠﺎ ﺃﻨﱠﻪ ﻏﺎﻟِﺒﻪ
ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﺃﺭﺣﺐ" .ﻭ "ﺃﹶﺭﺣِﻰ" .ﻭ "ﺃﹶﻗﺪِﻡ" .ﻭ "ﻫﺐ "ﻭ "ﻫﱯِ".
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺴﺘﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ ﺗﺴﻜﻴﻨﻪ ﻭﻛﻔﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺣﺮﻛﺘﻪ ﻭﻣﺮﺣﻪ ﻗﻮﳍﻢ "ﻫﻼﹶ" .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ:
ﻭﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻴﺄﻟﻭﻥ ﻗﻭﻻﹰ ﻟﻪ "ﻫﻼﹶ" ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﺩﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﻭﺍﺱ ﻻ ﻴﻤﻠﻜﻭﻨﻪ
ﻭﻗﺪ ﲨﻊ ﻃﹸﻔﹶﻴﻞﹲ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﻮﻱ ﺯﺟﺮ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ .ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﻭﻫﺎ ﻭﻫﻼﹶ ﻭﺃﺼﺒﺭ ﻭﻗﺎﺩِﻋﻬﺎ ﻫﺒِﻲ ﻭﻗﻴﻝ ﺃﻗﺩﻤﻲ ﻭﺃﻗﺩﻡ ﻭﺃﺥﹼ ﻭﺃﺨﱢﺭِﻯ
ﻭﻣﻨﻪ "ﺍﻟﻨﻘﹾﺮ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﻔﺾ ﻟﻪ ﺑﻔﻴﻪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻭﺿﻊ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﺪﻡ ﺍﳊﻨﻚ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ،ﻭﻳﱰﻉ ﺑﻌﺪ
ﺍﻟﺸﺪ ،ﻓﻴﺼﻮﺕ ﺑﱰﻋﺔ ﺻﻮﺗﺎﹰ ﻗﺪ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻜﲔ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ ،ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﲑ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺷﺮﺏ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ.
ﺣﱴ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ:
ﺭﺃﻴﺕﹸ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝَ ﺘﹶﺸﹾﺭﺏ ﺒﺎﻟﺼﻔﻴﺭِ ﻭﻻ ﺘﺸﺭﺏ ﺒﻼ ﻁﹶﺭﺏٍ ﻓﺈِﻨﻲ
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻣﺮﺅ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮ:
ﻭﻴﺭﻓﻊ ﻁﹶﺭﻓﺎﹰ ﻏﹶﻴﺭ ﺠﺎﻑٍ ﻏﻀﻴﺽ ﺃﺨﻔﱢﻀﻪ ﺒﺎﻟﻨﱠﻘﺭ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻭﺘﹸﻪ
ﻭﻟﻜﻞ ﻗﻮﻡ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ ،ﻭﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻧﻘﺺ ﻭﺯﻳﺎﺩﺓ.
ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﺱ "ﺿﻠﻴﻊ" :ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻷﺿﻼﻉ .ﻭ "ﻣِﺸﻴﺎﻁ" :ﺳﺮﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻦ .ﻭ "ﺻﻠﹸﻮﺩ" :ﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﻕ .ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺼﻴﻢ :ﻫﻮ
ﻋﺮﻗﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻳﺒﺲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ "ﺧﻮﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ" :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻴﻦ ﺍﳌﻌﻄﻒ .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ "ﻗﹶﻠﹶﻬﺬﹶﻡ" :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﲨﻠﺔ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ
ﻗﺼﲑﺍﹰ ﺟﺪﺍﹰ .ﻭﻓﺮﺱ "ﻛﹶﻬﺎﻡ" :ﻛﹶﻠِﻴﻞﹲ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻴﺰ" ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ :ﻛﺎﻟﻌِﻨﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ .ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺣﻤﻞِ
ﺍﻟ ﺮﻣﻜﺔِ" :ﻋﻘﹸﻮﻕ" .ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﺘﺎﺝ" :ﻧﺘﻮﺝ".
"ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻀﻢ" :ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻋﻲ ﲜﺤﺎﻓﻠﻪ ﻭﺛﻨﺎﻳﺎﻩ .ﻭ "ﺍﳋﹾﻀﻢ" :ﺇﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺑﻔﻴﻪ ﻛﻠﱠﻪ" .ﻭﺍﻷَﺯﻡ" :ﺷﺪﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ ﺑﻔﻴﻪ.
ﻭﳑﺎ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﻪ" :ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻮﱘ" "ﻭﻫﻮ" ﺇﺭﺳﺎﻟﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺮﻋﻰ ﻭﺗﺮﻛﻪ ﻭﺣﺪﻩ .ﺗﻘﻮﻝ :ﺳﻮﻣﺘﻪ ﻭﺃﳘﻠﺘﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺪِﻳﺔ" :ﺃﻥ
ﺗﻮﺭﺩﻩ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺸﺮﺏ ،ﰒ ﺗﺮﺩﻩ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺮﻋﻲ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻟﹶﻤﻤﻪ ،ﰒ ﺗﺮﺩﻩ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ .ﺗﻘﻮﻝ :ﻧﺪﻳﺘﻪ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺔﹰ .ﻭﺍﺳﻢ
ﺍﳌﻮﺿﻊ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ "ﺍﳌﹸﻨﺪﻱ" .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺘﻤﺮﻳﻎ" ﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺼﻮﺕ ﺑﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺮﺑﺾ ﻭﻳﺘﻤﺮﻍ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺍﺏ .ﻭﺫﻟﻚ
ﺗﺮﻓﻴﻪ ﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﻋﻴﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺷﻔﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ ،ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻪ ،ﻓﺎﺳﺘﺮﺍﺡ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ .ﻭﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﳌﻮﺿﻊ
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ "ﺍﳌﺮﺍﻏﺔ"
"ﺍﻟﻄﻠﻴﻌﺔ" :ﻫﻲ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺍﳉﻴﺶ .ﻭ "ﺳﺮْﻋﺎﻥ" ﺍﳋﻴﻞ :ﺃﻭﺍﺋﻠﻬﺎ .ﻭ "ﺍﳌﺴﺒﻘﺎﺕ" ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ :ﺍﳌﺘﻘﺪﻣﺎﺕ ،ﻭﻫﻲ
"ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍﺩﻱ".
ﻭ "ﺳﺎﻗﺔ" ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮ :ﺁﺧﺮﻩ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻜﹶﻴﻮﻝﹸ" :ﺁﺧﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﻮﻑ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ .ﻭ "ﺃﻧﺪﻟﹶﻔﹶﺖِ" ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﺃﻭﻝ
ﺧﺮﻭﺟﻬﺎ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ.
ﻭﺃﻭﻝ ﲨﺎﻋﺎﺎ" :ﻣِﻘﹾﻨﺐ" ،ﰒ "ﻣِﻨﺴﺮ" ،ﰒ "ﺭﻋﻴﻞ" ﻭ "ﺭﻋﻠﺔ" ،ﰒ "ﻛﺮﺩﻭﺱ ،"ﰒ "ﻗﹸﻨﺒﻠﺔ".
ﺃﻭﳍﺎ "ﺟﺮﻳﺪﺓ" ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺠﺮﺩ ﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻮﻩ .ﰒ "ﺳﺮﻳِﺔﹲ" ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻦ ﲬﺴﲔ ﺇﱃ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﻤﺎﺋﺔ .ﰒ "ﻛﹶﺘﻴﺒﺔ"
ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻤﺴﻤﺎﺋﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻟﻒ .ﰒ "ﺍﳉﻴﺶ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﻟﻒ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﺁﻻﻑ .ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﺍﻟﻔﹶﻴﻠﹶﻖ" ﻭ "ﺍﳉﹶﺤﻔﹶﻞﹸ" .ﰒ
"ﺍﳋﻤﻴﺲ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﺁﻻﻑ ﺇﱃ ﺃﺛﲎ ﻋﺸﺮ ﺃﻟﻔﺎﹰ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻌﺴﻜﺮ" ﳚﻤﻌﻬﺎ.
ﻛﺘﻴﺒﺔ "ﺭﺟﺮﺍﺟﺔﹲ" .ﺟﻴﺶ "ﻟﹶﺠِﺐ ."ﻋﺴﻜﺮ" ﺟﺮﺍﺭ ."ﺟﺤﻔﹾﻞﹲ "ﻟﹸﻬﺎﻡ ."ﺧﻤِﻴﺲ" ﻋﺮﻣﺮﻡ."
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻜﺘﻴﺒﺔ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﺔ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﺍﳋﹶﻀﺮﺍﺀ" ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﻗﻴﻞ ﳍﺎ ﺍﳋﻀﺮﺍﺀ ﻟﻜﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ.
ﻭﻛﻞ ﻛﺘﻴﺒﺔ ﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﻓﻬﻲ ﺧﻀﺮﺍﺀ.
"ﺍﳌﻘِﺒﺺ" ﻭ "ﺍﳌِﻘﻮﺱ :"ﺣﺒﻞ ﺗﺼﻒ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺎﻕ ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻖ" :ﺣﺒﻞ ﻳﺮﻣﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺑﺄﻧﺸﻮﻃﺔ ﺗﺆﺧﺬ ﺑﻪ
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻧﺪﺕ" .ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻦ "ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺩ "ﻭ "ﺍﳌِﻘﹾﻮﺩ :"ﻣﺎ ﻳﻮﺿﻊ ﰲ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﺘﻘﺎﺩ ﺑﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺸﻜﻴﻤﺔ" :ﻓﺄﺱ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﺠﺎﻡ.
ﻭ "ﺍﳊﹶﻜﹶﻤﺔﹸ" :ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﺠﺎﻡ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻮِﺛﺎﻕ" :ﻣﺎ ﻳﻮﺛﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﲨﻠﺔﹰ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻄﱠﻮﻝ" ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻄﱢﻴﻞﹸ" :ﺣﺒﻞ "ﻳﺸﺪ" ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻭﻳﺮﺳﻞ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺮﻋﻰ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﳝﺴﻚ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ ﺑﻄﺮﻓﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﻳﻮﺛﱢﻘﻪ
ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ﺑﻮﺗﺪ ﺃﻭ ﻏﲑﻩ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻘﹶﻴﺪ "ﻟﻴﺪﻳﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺸﻜﺎﻝ" :ﺣﺒﻞ ﻟﻪ ﻋﺮﻯ ﻳﻮﺿﻊ ﰲ ﻳﺪ ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﻳﻮﺿﻊ ﰲ ﻳﺪ
ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻑ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻷَﺧﻴﺔ" :ﺣﺒﻞ ﻟﻪ ﻋﺮﻭﺓ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻳﻮﺿﻊ ﰲ ﺭﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ،ﻭﻳﻮﺛﻖ ﻃﺮﻓﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ .ﻭﻫﻲ "ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻘﺔ".
"ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎﻁ" :ﺣﺒﻞ ﲢﺒﺲ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ﺧﺎﺹ ﳍﺎ .ﺗﻘﻮﻝ :ﺭﺑﻄﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺑﺎﻁ .ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳊﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪ ،ﻭﺃﻭﺛﻘﺘﻬﺎ
ﺑﺎﻟﻮِﺛﹶﺎﻕِ ﺃﲨﻊ.
ﻭﺗﻘﻮﻝ "ﻭﺩﺟﺖ" ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺱ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻮِﺩﺍﺝ ﺧﺎﺹ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ ،ﻛﺎﻟﻔِﺼﺎﺩ ﻟﻺﻧﺴﺎﻥ .ﻭ "ﲰﺮﺗﻪ" ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻧﻌﻠﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﳊﺪﻳﺪ .ﻭﺫﻟﻚ
ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﺧﺎﺹ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺍﺑﺔ.
ﱂ ﺗﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﻔﻀﻞ ﺍﳉﻴﺎﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻭﻻﺩ ،ﻭﺗﺴﺘﻜﺮﻣﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﺰﻳﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻄﺮﺩ .ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻢ ﻟﹶﻴﻄﹾﻮﻭﻥﹶ ﻣﻊ
ﺷﺒﻌﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻳﻈﻤﺌﻮﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺭﻳﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻳﺆﺛﺮِﻭﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﻭﺃﻫﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺣﻠﻮﻝ ﺍﻷﺯﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻸﻭﺍﺀ ،ﻭﺍﻏﱪﺍﺭ ﺁﻓﺎﻕ
ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔِ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﺒﺎﺀ.
ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺗﺪﻝ ﺃﺧﺒﺎﺭﻫﻢ ﻭﺗﺸﻬﺪ ﺃﺷﻌﺎﺭﻫﻢ .ﻓﻠﻨﺬﻛﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻧﺒﺬﺓ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ.
ﻓﻤﻤﺎ ﺭﻭﻯ ﻷﺣﺪ ﺑﲏ ﻋﺎﻣﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺻﻌﺼﻌﺔ:
ﺫﻜﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻭﻑ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﻠﱠﺪ ﺳﻴﻔﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﺃﻟﺒﺴﻪ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺷﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﺔ".
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻃﺎﻟﺐ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ" :ﲰﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ :ﺇﻥ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻴﺒﺎﻫﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪ
ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺘﻪ .ﻭﻫﻢ ﻳﺼﻠﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻡ ﻣﺘﻘﻠﺪﺍﹰ ﺳﻴﻔﹶﻪ".
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﺣﻨﻒ ﺑﻦ ﻗﻴﺲ :ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﻋﺮﺑﺎﹰ ﻣﺎ ﻟﺒﺴﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺎﺋﻢ ،ﻭﺗﻘﻠﺪﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ،ﻭﱂ ﺗﻌﺪﺩ ﺍﳊِﻠﻢ ﺫﹸﻻ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﲨﻠﺔ ﺃﺳﻴﺎﻑ ،ﻓﻤﻨﻬﺎ "ﺫﻭ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﻘﹶﺎﺭ" ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻏﹶﻨِﻤﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺑﺪﺭ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﳌﻨﺒﻪ
ﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﺠﺎﺝ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﻟﻌﻀﺐ" ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻩ ﻟﺴﻌﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺩﺓ .ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ "ﺍﻟﺒﺘﺎﺭ" .ﻭ "ﺍﳌِﺨﺬﻡ" .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﺏ".
ﻭ "ﺍﳊﹶﺘﻒ" .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻴﻒ ﻗﹶﻠﹶﻌﻲ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻼﺡ ﺑﲏ ﻗﹶﻴﻨﻘﹶﺎﻉ .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻴﻒ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻭﺭﺛﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ .ﻓﻬﺬﻩ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﳍﻴﺜﹶﻢ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺪِﻱ :ﳌﺎ ﺻﺎﺭ ﺳﻴﻒ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺪ ﻳﻜﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﻤﺼﺎﻣﺔ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺍﳍﺎﺩﻱ،
ﺩﻋﺎ ﺑِﻪ ،ﻓﻮﺿﻊ ﺑﲔ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ،ﻓﺠﺮﺩ ،ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ﳊﺎﺟﺒﻪ :ﺇﻳﺬﹶﻥﹾ ﻟﻠﺸﻌﺮﺍﺀ ،ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺩﺧﻠﻮﺍ ﺃﻣﺮﻫﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﺍ ﻓﻴﻪ ،ﻓﺒﺪﺃﻫﻢ
ﺃﻧﺲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﻥ ﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﻨﺎﻡ ﻤﻭﺴﻰ ﺍﻷﻤﻴﻥ ﺤﺎﺯ ﺼﻤﺼﺎﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺯﺒﻴﺩﻱ ﻤﻥ ﺩﻭ
ﺨﻴﺭ ﻤﺎ ﺃُﻏﹾﻤِﺩﺕ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺠﻔﻭﻥ ﺴﻴﻑ ﻋﻤﺭﻭٍ ﻭﻜﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺴﻤﻌﻨﺎ
ﻤﻥ ﻓِﺭِﻨﹾﺩٍ ﺘﻤﺘﺩ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻭﻥ ﺃﺨﻀﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻥ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺤﺩﻴﻪ ﻨﻭﺭ
ﺜﻡ ﺸﺎﺒﺕ ﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﺯﻋﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻭﻥ ﺃُﻭﻗﺩﺕ ﻓﻭﻗﻪ ﺍﻟﺼﻭﺍﻋﻕﹸ ﻨﺎﺭﺍﹰ
ﺱ ﻀﻴﺎﺀ ﻓﻠﻡ ﺘﻜﺩ ﺘﺴﺘﺒﻴﻥ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻤﺎ ﺴﻠﻠﺘﻪ ﺒﻬﺭ ﺍﻟﺸﻡ
ﺭِﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺼﻔﺤﺘﻴﻪ ﻤﺎﺀ ﻤﻌﻴﻥ ﻭﻜﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻔِﺭِﻨﹾﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺭﻭﻨﻕﹶ ﺍﻟﺠﺎ
ﻓﻬﻭ ﻤﻥ ﻜﻝ ﺠﺎﻨﺒﻴﻪ ﻤﻨﻭﻥ ﻭﻜﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﹸﻭﻥ ﻨِﻴﻁﺕ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ
ﺍﺀ ﻴﺴﻁﻭ ﺒﻪ ﻭﻨﻌﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﻴﻥ ﻨِﻌﻡ ﻤِﺨﹾﺭﺍﻕﹸ ﺫﻱ ﺍﻟﺤﻔﻴﻅﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻴﺞ
ﺃَﺸِﻤﺎﻝ ﺴﻁﹶﺕﹾ ﺒﻪ ﺃﻡ ﻴﻤﻴﻥ ﻤﺎ ﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻨﺘﻀﺎﻩ ﻟﻀﺭﺏ
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺄﻣﺮ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺒﺪﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ،ﰒ ﺍﺷﺘﺮﺍﻩ ﺑﻌﺪ ﲞﻤﺴﲔ ﺃﻟﻒ ﺩﺭﻫﻢ.
ﻭﻳﺮﻭﻯ ﺃﻥ ﻋﺮﻭﺓ ﺑﱭ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﲑ ﺳﺄﻝ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﳌﻠﻚ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺮﻭﺍﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺳﻴﻒ ﺃﺧﻴﻪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﲑ ،ﻓﺄﺧﺮﺟﻪ
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﻟﻠﺴﻴﻒ ﰲ ﻟﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﻛﺜﲑﺓ ،ﻭﺃﻭﺻﺎﻑ ﻣﺘﻌﺪﺩﺓ .ﻓﻤﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺋﻪ" :ﺍﳉﹸﻨﺜﻲ" ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﻴﺪﺓ :ﺍﳉﹸﻨﺜﹾﻲ ﻣﻦ
ﺃﺟﻮﺩ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺍﳉﻨﺜﻲ :ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎ ﻓﻨﺴﺒﺖ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ .ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻃﹸﺒﻊ ﺑﺄﺭﺽ ﺍﳍﻨﺪ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ،
ﻓﻘﻴﻞ" :ﻫِﻨﺪﻱ ."ﻭ "ﻣﻬﻨﺪ" ﻭ "ﻫﻨﺪﻭﺍﱐ" .ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﺍﻟﻴﻤﺎﻧﻲ" ﻣﻨﺴﻮﺏ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﻦ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻠﹶﻌﻲ "ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﺇﱃ
ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻌﺔ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ ﺇﻧﻪ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺾ ،ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﺳﻢ ﺻﻔﺔ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘﺴﻮﺳﻲ "ﻧﺴﺐ ﺇﱃ ﻗﺴﻮﺱ :ﺟﺒﻞ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻌﺪﻥ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ .ﻭ "ﺍﳌﺸﺮﰲﱡ" ﻧﺴﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﹶﺸﺎﺭﻑ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻗﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ
ﺃﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻒ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﺠﻲ "ﻧﺴﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺳﺮﻳﺞ :ﻗﹶﻴﻦٍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎ.
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺻﻔﺎﺗﻪ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﺮﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺻﻔﻴﺤﺔ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻄﻴﻔﺎﹰ ﻣﻬﺬﺑﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﻀﻴﺐ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﻘﻴﻼﹰ
ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺧﺸﻴﺐ" ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﻧﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﱂ ﻳﺼﻘﻞ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﻧﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﱂ ﻳﺤﻜﻢ ﻋﻤﻠﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺻﻼﺑﺔ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻭﻣﻀِﻲ .ﻭﺇﻥ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﻬﻮ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺣﺰﻭﺯ ﻣﻄﻤﺌﻨﺔ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺘﻨﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺸﻄﱠﺐ" ﻭ "ﻣﻔﹶﻘﱠﺮ" .ﻭﺣﺰﻭﺯﻩ :ﺷﻄﹶﺒﻪ
ﻭِﻓﻘﹶﺮﻩ .ﻭﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﲰﻲ ﺳﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ،ﻭﺳﻴﻒ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ.
ﻭﻗﻴﻞ ﺇﻥ "ﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﻘﹶﺎﺭ" ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ،ﻭﺟﺎﻧﺒﻪ ﺍﻵﺧﺮ ﺣﺎﻑ ﻻ ﻳﻘﻄﻊ .ﻭﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﻋﺮﻑ ﺳﻴﻒ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ
ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺪِ ﻳﻜﺮﺏ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺼﻤﺼﺎﻣﺔ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﻔﺮﺗﺎﻩ ﺣﺪﻳﺪﺍﹰ ﻣﺬﻛﺮﺍﹰ؛ ﻭﻣﺘﻨﻪ ﺃﻧﻴﺚ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺬﻛﺮﺍﹰ" ،ﻭﻫﺬﻩ ﺻﻔﺔ
ﺍﻹﻓﺮﳒﻲ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﺰﻋﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺍﳉﻦ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﺑﻘﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺀ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺍﳍﻨﺪﻱ ﻗﺪ ﻳﻨﻜﺴﺮ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺀ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻟﻠﺤﺪ ﺃﺟﻮﺩ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺮﻳﻖ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺇﺑﺮﻳﻖ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺼﻼﺑﺘﻪ ﻭﺻﻔﺎﺋﻪ ﻭﺣﺴﻦ ﺻﻘﻠﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﹶﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻡ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﻳﺒﺔ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺇﺻﻠِﻴﺖ "ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻃﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﻫﺮ ﻓﺘﻜﺴﺮ ﺣﺪﻩ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﻀﻴﻢ" ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﻠﻴﻼﹰ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻄﻊ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻛﹶﻬﺎﻡ" ،ﻭ
"ﺩﺩﺍﻥﹲ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻣﺘﻨﻪ ﺍﺛﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣﺄﺛﻮﺭ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻼﻣﺘﻬﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻗﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮ ﻭﳓﻮﻫﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻣِﻌﻀﺪ" .ﻭﺇﻥ
"ﺟﻮﻫﺮﻩ" ﻭ "ﺃﹶﺛﹾﺮﻩ" :ﻓِﺮِﻧﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ ﻛﺎﳌﺎﺀ ﻓﻴﻪ ﳜﻴﻞ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﻇﺮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺴﻴﻞ ﺑﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺰ" .ﺫﹸﺑﺎﺑﻪ" :ﻃﺮﻑ ﻧﺼﻠﻪ.
"ﻇﹸﺒﺘﺎﻩ" ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺬﺑﺎﺏ" ،ﻏِﺮﺍﺭﻩ" :ﺣﺪﺍﻩ ،ﻭﳘﺎ ﺷﻔﺮﺗﺎﻩ" .ﻋﻤﻮﺩﻩ" :ﻭﺳﻄﻪ" .ﻣﺘﻨﻪ" :ﲨﻠﺔ ﻣﻨﺼﻠﻪ "ﺭﺋﺎﺳﻪ "ﻣﺎ
ﻋﺪﺍ ﻧﺼﻠﹶﻪ" .ﻗﺎﺑﻀﻪ" :ﻣﻘﺒﺾ ﻛﻒ ﺍﻟﻀﺎﺭﺏ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﻪ" .ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺒﻠﺔ" :ﻣﺎ ﺩﺧﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺼﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﺎﺱ ﻭﻫﻮ
"ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺢ "ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻼﹶﻥ" :ﻳﻜﺘﻨﻔﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺦ" .ﺍﻟﻘﺒﻴﻌﺔ" :ﺭﺃﺱ ﺭﺋﺎﺳِﻪِ" .ﺍﻟﺸﻌِﲑﺓ" :ﻣﺎ ﳛﺒﺴﻬﺎ.
ﻭﰲ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺃﺟﺰﺍﺀ ﻏﻤﺪﻩ :ﻫﻮ "ﺟﻔﹾﻨﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﺧِﻠﱠﺘﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﺧِﻠﹶﻠﹸﻪ" .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﻥ ﺍﳋِﻠﹶﻞﹶ ﺟﻠﻮﺩ ﰲ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﻤﺪ .ﻭ
"ﲪﺎﺋﻠﻪ" :ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﻠﱠﻖ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺎ "ﲪﺎﻟﺔ" ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ "ﳒﺎﺩﻩ" .ﻭ "ﻛﹶﻠﹾﺒﻪ" :ﺣﻠﻘﺔ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺳﻴﻮﺭﻩ .ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺍﻹﻟﻐﺎﺯ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ:
ﺠﻌﻝ ﺍﻟﻜﹶﻠﹾﺏ ﻟﻸﻤﻴﺭ ﺠﻤﺎﻻﹰ ﺭﺏ ﺴﻴﺭ ﺭﺃﻴﺕﹸ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻡ ﻜﹶﻠﹾﺏ
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺔ" :ﺃﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺳﻴﻮﺭ ﺍﳊﻤﺎﺋﻞ .ﻭ "ﺳﺎﺭﺑﻪ" :ﻭﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﳌﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺼﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻐﻤﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﻭ ﻏﲑ
ﺫﻟﻚ .ﻭ "ﺛﻌﻠﺘﻪ" :ﻭﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﻟﺬﺑﺎﺑﻪ ﻭﻇﹸﺒﺘﻴﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻘِﺮﺍﺏ" :ﺍﳉﺮﺍﺏ ،ﻏﻼﻑ ﻛﺎﻟﻐﻤﺪ ﻳﺠﻌﻞ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﺑﻐﻤﺪﻩ.
ﻭﳑﺎ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ :ﻗﺎﻝ ﻃﹶﺮﻓﺔ:
ﻟﻌﻀﺏ ﺼﻘﻴﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻔﺭﺘﻴﻥ ﻤﻬﻨﱠﺩِ ﻭﺁﻟﻴﺕﹸ ﻻ ﻴﻨﻔﻙ ﻜﹶﺸﹾﺤﻲ ﺒﻁﺎﻨﺔﹰ
ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﻴﻝ :ﻤﻬﻼﹰ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺤﺎﺠﺯﻩ :ﻗﹶﺩِ! ﺃﺨﻲ ﺜﻘﺔ ﻻ ﻴﻨﹾﺜﻨﹶﻲ ﻋﻥ ﻀﺭﻴﺒﺔ
ﻜﹶﻔﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﻌﻭﺩ ﻤﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺒﺩﺀ ،ﻟﻴﺱ ﺒِﻤِﻌﻀﺩِ ﺤﺴﺎﻡ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻤﺎ ﻗﻤﺕ ﻤﻨﺘﺼﺭﺍﹰ ﺒﻪ
ﻤﻨﻴﻌﺎﹰ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺒﺘﻠﹼﺕ ﺒﻘﺎﺌﻤﺔ ﻴﺩﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺒﺘﺩﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻭﺠﺩﺘﻨﻲ
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﳌﻌﺘﺰ:
ﻓﻤﺎ ﻴﻨﹾﺘﻀﻰ ﺇﻻ ﻟﺴﻔﻙ ﺩﻤﺎﺀِ ﻭﻟﻲ ﺼﺎﺭﻡ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻴﺎ ﻜﻭﺍﻤﻥ
ﺒﻘﻴﺔﹸ ﻏﹶﻴﻡٍ ﺭﻕﱠ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺴﻤﺎﺀِ ﺘﹶﺭﻯ ﻓﻭﻕ ﻤﺘﻨﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻔِﺭِﻨﹾﺩ ﻜﺄﻨﻪ
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﹶﻮﻱ:
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺷﺮﻁ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺴﻞﱠ ﺇﻻ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﺳﻞﱠ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻭﺭﺙ ﺍﳉﹸﱭ.
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻣﺎ ﳚﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺤﺬﺭ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻪ ﻛﺎﻟﺴﻴﻒ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﻭﺟﺪ ﻛﺜﲑ ﳑﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻐﲑ ﺣﺬﺭ ﻭﻻ
ﺩﺭﺑﺔ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﺃﹸﺫﹸﻥ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺃﻭ ﻋﻀﺪﻩ ،ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﺃﹸﺫﹸﻥﹶ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺃﻭ ﺭﺟﻠﹶﻪ ﻓﻘﻄﻌﻬﺎ ،ﺃﻭ ﺃﺛﱠﺮ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻪ ﻃﺮﻑ ﺭﺟﻠﻪ ﰲ ﺭﻛﺎﺑﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻻ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻘﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﺎﺏ ،ﲝﺴﺐ ﻣﺎ
ﳝﻜﻦ ﺍﻋﺘﻤﺎﺩﻩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﻧﻔﹾﺤﺎﹰ ﻭﺷﺰﺭﺍﹰ؛ ﺇﻻ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺒﺎﻟﺔ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ﻓﻠﻴﻜﻦ ﺣﻴﻨﺌﺬ ﺃﺷﺪ ﺣﺬﺭﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻭﻓﹶﺮﺳﻪ .ﻭﻟﻴﻌﺘﻞ ﻳﺪﻩ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺿﺮﺑﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺃﻣﻜﻨﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ،ﻓﺒﺬﻟﻚ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺁﻣﻨﺎﹰ .ﻭﻟﻴﻄﹾﺮﺡ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﻪ ﻋﻦ ﳝﻴﻨﻪ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ
ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﺣﺎﻝ ،ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﺢ.
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻤﺮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﻓﻠﻴﻌﻤﺪ ﺇﱃ ﻗﹶﺼﺒﺔ ﺭِﻃﹾﺒﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻗﻀﻴﺐ ﺭﻃﺐ ،ﻭﻳﺜﺒﺖ ﺃﺻﻠﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ،
ﻭﻳﺘﻮﺛﻖ ﻣﻨﻪ؛ ﰒ ﻳﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ ﻋﻨﻪ ،ﻭﳚﻌﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﳝﻴﻨﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﻣﻞﺀ ﻓﺮﻭﺟﻪ؛ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺩﻧﺎ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺳﻞﱠ ﺳﻴﻔﻪ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ
ﻭﺣﺬﹶﺭٍ ﻭﺧﻔﺔ ،ﻭﻧﻔﺦ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺎ ﳛﺎﺫﻱ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺒﺔ ،ﺃﻭ ﻳﻀﺮﺏ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺷﺰﺭﺍﹰ ﺑﻠﺒﺎﻗﺔ ﻭﺧﻔﺔ.
ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺍﹰ ﻳﻘﺺ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﻃﹶﻠﹶﻖ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺃﻣﻜﻨﻪ؛ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺒﻘﻰ ﻗﹶﺪﺭ ﺫﺭﺍﻉ .ﻭﻳﺪﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺼﲑ ﻟﻪ
ﺫﻜﺭ ﺍﻟﺭﻤﺎﺡ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻨﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻘِﺴِﻰ ،ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻧﺼِﺮ ﻧﺒﻴﻜﹸﻢ ﻭﻓﹸﺘﺢ ﻟﻜﻢ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ".
ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻨﺎ :ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﺃﺭﻣﺎﺡ :ﺭﻣﺢ ﻳﺴﻤﻰ "ﺍﳌﺘﺜﲏ" ،ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﺻﺎﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻼﺡ ﺑﲏ
ﻗﹶﻴﻨﻘﺎﻉ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ" :ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﺭِﺷﺎﺀُ ﺍﳌﻨﻴﺔ .ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﺜﺎﳍﻢ ﻓﻴﻪ" :ﺫﻛﹼﺮﺗﲏ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﻦ ﻭﻛﻨﺖ ﻧﺎﺳﻴﺎﹰ".
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﺃﻋﺮﺍﰊ ﺍﺑﻨﲔ ﻛﺎﻧﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻱ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻤﺎ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ :ﺍﳌﺎﺭﻥ ﺍﳌﺜﻘﻒ ،ﺍﳌﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﳌﺨﻄﻒ،
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺰﺯﺗﻪ ﱂ ﻳﺘﻌﻄﱠﻒ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻃﻌﻨﺖ ﺑﻪ ﱂ ﻳﺘﻘﺼﻒ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻶﺧﺮ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﺖ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻧﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ
ﻭﺻﻒ !ﻭﻏﲑﻩ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺇﱄﱠ ﻣﻨﻪ .ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺎﻝ ،ﺍﳌﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﻝ ،ﺍﳌﺎﺿﻲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻫﺰﺯﺗﻪ،
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬ ﺇﺫﺍ ﳘﺰﺗﻪ.
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﺄﺧﱪﺍﱐ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻐﺾ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ﺇﻟﻴﻜﻤﺎ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ :ﺍﻷﻋﺼﻞ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻄﱢﻌﺎﻥ ،ﺍﳌﺜﻠﱠﻢ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥ ،ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ
ﻫﺰﺯﺗﻪ ﺍﻧﻌﻄﻒ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺿﺮﺑﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻧﻘﺼﻒ.
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻶﺧﺮ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﺖ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺑﺌﺲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻭﺻﻒ! ﻭﻏﲑﻩ ﺃﺑﻐﺾ ﺇﱄﱠ ﻣﻨﻪ؛ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ:
ﺍﻟﻀﻌﻴﻒ ﺍﳌﻬﺰ ،ﺍﻟﻴﺎﺑﺲ ﺍﻟﻜﺰ ،ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻛﺮﻫﺘﻪ ﺍﳓﻄﻢ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻃﻌﻨﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻧﻘﺼﻢ.
ﺍﻷﻋﺼﻞﹸ :ﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﻠﺘﻮﻱ.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ :ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻮﺍﱄ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻤﺮ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﱄ ،ﻭﻗﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﳉﻴﺎﺩ ،ﻭﺃﺭﺷﻴﺔ ﻗﻠﻮﺏ ﺍﻷﻛﺒﺎﺩ ،ﺎ ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺎﺡ
ﺍﳌﹸﻬﺞ ،ﻭﺗﺴﺘﺒﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻭﺝ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﹸﺮﺝ .ﺧﻠﻘﺖ ﻛﺎﻷﺭﺍﻗﻢ ،ﻟﺜﻐﺮ ﺍﳊﻼﻗﻢ ،ﻓﺴﻠﻴﻤﻬﺎ ﻣﻌﺬﻭﺭ ،ﻭﻛﹶﻠﻴِﻤﻬﺎ ﻣﺬﻋﻮﺭ ﻭﻣﻦ
ﻗﻮﳍﻢ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ:
ﻭﻤﻥ ﺜﻴﺏٍ ﺤﻠﱠﺕ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻟﻡ ﺘﹸﻁﹶﻠﱠﻕ ﻭﻜﻡ ﻋﺎﺘﻕٍ ﻗﺩ ﺃﻨﻜﺤﺘﹾﻨﺎ ﺭﻤﺎﺤﻨﺎ
ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺎ ﻗﺪ ﻧﺒﺘﺖ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺔ ﻭﱂ ﲢﺘﺞ ﺇﱃ ﺗﺜﻘﻴﻒ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻮﱘ ،ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺻﻌﺪﺓﹲ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﺍﺣﺘﺎﺟﺖ ﺇﱃ
ﺗﺜﻘﻴﻒ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺍﳌﺜﻘﱠﻒ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻣﻀﻄﺮﺑﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻋﺎﺳﻞ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻻﺿﻄﺮﺍﺏ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻋﺴﺎﻝ" ﻭ
"ﻋﺮﺍﺹ "ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻟﹶﺪﻥﹲ" ﻭ "ﺫﺍﺑﻞ" ﻭ "ﻣﺎﺭﻥ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺷﺪﻳﺪﺍﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺳﻤﻬﺮِﻱ ."ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﻠﹾﺒﺎﹰ
ﻻ ﻳﻨﺜﲏ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺻﺪﻕ" .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﺜﻠﻤﺎﹰ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺛﹶﻠِﺐ."
ﻭ "ﺍﳋﹶﻄﱢﻲ "ﻣﻦ ﻗﺼﺐ ﻓﺎﺭﺱ ،ﻣﻨﺴﻮﺏ ﺇﱃ "ﺍﳋﹶﻂﹼ" :ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺽ ﻓﺎﺭﺱ ﺗﻨﺒﺖ ﺎ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻴﺰﱐﱡ" ﻣﻨﺴﻮﺏ ﺇﱃ ﺫﻱ ﻳﺰﻥ :ﻣﻦ ﻣﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﻦ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻳﲏ "ﻣﻨﺴﻮﺏ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺩﻳﻨﺔ :ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ .ﻭ "ﺍﻷﲰﺮ" ﻫﻮ "ﺍﻷﻇﹾﻤﻰ" ﻣﺄﺧﻮﺫ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻈﻤﺄ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺶ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬﺬﻡ" ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﺾ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥ ﻫﻮ "ﺍﳌِﻨﺠﻞ" ،ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻞ ،ﻭﻫﻮ
ﺍﻻﺗﺴﺎﻉ .ﻭﻃﻌﻨﺔ ﻧﺠﻼﹶﺀ :ﺃﻱ ﻭﺍﺳﻌﺔ.
ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻮﺷﻴﺞ "ﻣﻨﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ﺃﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻭ "ﺍﳌﹸﺮﺍﻥﹸ" ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺡ ،ﻭﺍﺣﺪﻫﺎ "ﻣﺮﺍﻧﺔ" ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺍﳌﺮﺍﻥﹸ
ﻣﻨﺒﺘﻬﺎ.
"ﺳﻨﺎﻧﻪ"" ،ﻭﻧﺼﻠﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﻗﺮﻭﻧﻪ"" :ﺷﻔﺮﺗﻪ" .ﻭﻃﺮﻓﻬﺎ "ﺳﺎﺋﺒﺘﻪ" .ﻭ "ﻇﹸﺒﺘﺎﻩ" ﻭ "ﺷﻔﺮﺗﺎﻩ" :ﺣﺪﺍﻩ ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ
"ﻏِﺮﺍﺭﻩ" .ﻭ "ﻋﻴﺮﻩ" ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺗﺊ ﰲ ﻭﺳﻄﻪ .ﻭ "ﺍﳉﹸﺒﺔ" :ﻣﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﺜﻌﻠﺐ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﺼﻞ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺜﻌﻠﺐ" ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﺧﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺎ
ﰲ ﺍﳉﺒﺔ .ﻭ "ﺍﳌِﺤﻮﺭ" :ﻣﺴﻤﺎﺭﻩ ﻭ "ﺯﺍﻓﺮﺗﻪ" :ﺃﻋﻼﻩ .ﻭ "ﺻﺪﺭﻩ" ،ﻭ "ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺘﻪ ،"ﻭ "ﻋﺎﻣِﻠﹸﻪ" ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﱃ ﻗﺪﺭ
ﺍﻟﺜﻠﺚ ﻣﻨﻪ .ﰒ "ﻋﺎﺋِﺪﻩ" ،ﻭ "ﻭﻋﻤﻮﺩﻩ" :ﻭﺳﻄﻪ .ﰒ "ﺳﺎﻗﹸﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﺳﺎﻓﻠﺘﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﻋﻘِﺒﻪ" ،ﻭ "ﻛﹶﻌﺒﻪ" .ﰒ "ﺯﺟﻪ" ﻭ
"ﻣﺮﻛﺰﻩ" ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﱵ ﰲ ﺃﺳﻔﻠﻪ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺣﺎﺩﺓ ،ﻭﺇﻻ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺣﻠﹾﻘﺘﻪ".
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺭﳏﻪ ﺑﻴﻤﻴﻨﻪ ،ﻭﻋِﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﺑﺸﻤﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﻊ ﻗﹶﺮﺑﻮﺱ ﺳﺮﺟﻪ ،ﻭﻳﻀﻊ ﺯﺝ ﺭﳏﻪ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ،ﻭﻟﻴﺒﻌﺪ
ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﻠﻴﻼﹰ؛ ﻭﻳﻀﻊ ﺻﺪﺭ ﻗﺪﻣﻪ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﰲ ﺭﻛﺎﺑﻪ ﺍﻷﻳﺴﺮ ،ﰒ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ،ﻭﻳﺸﻴﻞ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ،
ﻭﻳﻨﻬﺾ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺪﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﹶﻔﹶﻞ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳉﺎﻧﺐ ﺍﻷﳝﻦ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺴﺘﻘﻞﱠ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ؛ ﰒ ﻳﻀﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﰲ ﻳﺴﺎﺭﻩ
ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻳﺴﻮﻱ ﺛﻴﺎﺑﻪ ﻭﺁﻟﺘﻪ ﺑﻴﻤﻴﻨﻪ ،ﰒ ﻳﺼﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﺇﱃ ﳝﻴﻨﻪ.
ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺻﺤﺮﺍﺀ ﻭﱂ ﻳﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﳜﺎﻑ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﺎﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﺃﻭ ﺷﺠﺮﺓﹲ ﻳﻨﺸﺐ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻓﻠﻴﺄﺧﺬ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺣﺐ
ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻌِﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑِ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺮﺑﻮﺱ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ﺑﻴﺴﺎﺭﻩ ﺃﻭ
ﱂ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻋﺮﻑ ﻭﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺍﳌﺆﺧﺮﺓ ﺑﻴﻤﻴﻨﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺑﻮﺱ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻑ ﺑﻴﺴﺎﺭﻩ ،ﻭﻳﺮﻛﺐ.
ﻭﻻ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﺮﺽ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻷﺧﺬ ﺭﳏﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺭﺍﻛﺐ ،ﻓﺮﲟﺎ ﻭﻃﺌﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻓﻜﺴﺮﻩ ﺃﻭ ﺿﺮﺑﻪ
ﻓﺄﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻋﻨﻪ ،ﺑﻞ ﻳﱰﻝ ﻭﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺭﳏﻪ ﻭﻳﺮﻛﺐ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻭﺻﻔﺖ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﱰﻭﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﺧﺬﻩ ﺑﻴﺴﺎﺭﻩ ،ﻭﻳﻀﻊ ﺯﺟﻪ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻳﺪ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ،ﻭﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺑﻮﺱ
ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﲎ ﰒ ﻳﱰﻝ ،ﻭﺣﲔ ﻳﺼﲑ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺭﳏﻪ ﺑﻴﻤﻴﻨﻪ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ،ﻟﺌﻼ ﻳﺪﻭﺭ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺱ ﻓﻴﺤﻄﻤﻪ ﺃﻭ
ﻳﺼﻴﺐ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺑﺴﻨﺎﻧﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﻳﻌﻘﺮ ﺃﺣﺪﺍﹰ .ﻓﻠﻴﻠﺘﻔﺖ ﳍﺬﺍ ﻛﻠﻪ.
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺍﺩ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺭﺑﺔ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻠﻴﻀﻊ ﺩﺭﻳﺌﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻋﻮﺩ ﺃﻭ ﺷﺒﻬﻪ ﻗﺎﺋﻢ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ﻗﺪﺭ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻉ
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ،ﻭﻳﺘﻮﺛﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺳﻔﻠﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺸﺪ ﰲ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﺣﻠﻘﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺣﺒﻼﹰ ﻣﻠﹾﻮﻳﺎﹰ ﺷﺒﻪ ﺍﳊﻠﻘﺔ ،ﰒ ﻳﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ ﻣﻨﻪ ،ﻭﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﻓﹶﺮﺳﻪ
ﻣﻞﺀ ﻓﺮﻭﺟﻪ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻗﹶﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻳﺌﺔ ﺗﺄﺑﻂﹶ ﺭﳏﻪ ،ﻭﺃﺧﺮﺝ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺇﺑﻄﻪ ﺑﻘﹶﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﳜﻒ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺣﻤﻠﹸﻪ
ﻭﲢﺘﻤﻠﻪ ﻗﹸﻮﺗﻪ ،ﰒ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺑﺴﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﳌﻌﻠﱠﻘﺔ ،،ﰒ ﻳﻠﻮﻱ ﺭﳏﻪ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻟﻴﺨﻠﱠﺺ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥﹶ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳊﻠﹾﻘﺔ .ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﺍﺣﺘﺎﺝ
ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻠﺐ ﺭﳏﻪ ﺇﱃ ﺧﻠﻔﻪ ،ﺃﻭ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﻔﺬ ﺍﳊﻠﻘﺔ ﻭﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺭﳏﻪ ﻟﻘﹾﻔﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻠﻔﻬﺎ .ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﳊﻠﹾﻘﹶﺔ ﺗﺪﻭﺭ
ﺣﻴﺚ ﺃﺩﺍﺭﻫﺎ ،ﻭﻳﺪﺍﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻛﻴﻔﻤﺎ ﺃﻣﻜﻨﻪ ،ﺣﱴ ﳜﻒ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ .ﻓﻼ ﳜﻄﺊ ﺍﻹﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ
ﺍﷲ.
ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺻﻔﺔ ﺇﻣﺴﺎﻛﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﱢﻠﻘﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻄﱠﻌِﻦ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺨﻠﱡﺺ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻓﺬﻟﻚ ﳛﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﱃ ﺑﺴﻂِ ﻭﺗﻄﻮﻳﻞ
ﻭﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﻌِﻴﺎﻥ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ،ﻟﻜﺜﺮﺓ ﺃﺣﻮﺍﻟﻪ ،ﻭﺍﺧﺘﻼﻑ ﻭﺟﻮﻫﻪ ﻭﻃﺮﻗﻪ.
ﻭﻟﻴﻜﻦ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺮﻗﻴﻖ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻠﻴﻆ ﻗﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺗﻌﺠﺰﻩ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻜﻒ ﻭﻻ ﺗﻠﺘﻘﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻷﻧﺎﻣﻞ .ﻓﺎﻟﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﻫﻮ ﺍﶈﻤﻮﺩ،
ﻭﲝﺴﺐ ﻗﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻴﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ.
ﻭﳑﺎ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻗﻮﻝﹸ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻱ:
ﺘﻴﻘﱠﻥ ﻁﹸﻭﻝَ ﺤﺎﻤﻠﻪ ﻓﹶﻁﹶﺎﻻ ﻭﺫﻱ ﻅﻤﺄٍ ﻭﻟﻴﺱ ﺒﻪ ﺤﻴﺎﺓﹲ
ﻓﺭﻨﱠﻕ ﻴﻁﹾﻠﹸﺏ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﹶﻕ ﺍﻟﺩﺨﺎﻻ ﺘﻭﻫﻡ ﻜﻝﱠ ﺴﺎﺒِﻐﹶﺔٍ ﻏﹶﺩﻴﺭﺍﹰ
ﻓﻼﻗﺕ ﻋﻥ ﻀﻐﺎﺌﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﺸﺘﻐﺎﻻ ﻤﻸﺕﹶ ﺒﻪ ﺼﺩﻭﺭﺍﹰ ﻤﻥ ﺃُﻨﺎﺱٍ
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﺑﺪﻉ ﻣﺎ ﻗﻴﻞ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻗﹶﻮﻝﹸ ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ ﺃﰊ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ ﺍﳊﺴﲏ ﺭﲪﻪ ﺍﷲ:
ﻤﻬﺞ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﺎﺓ ﻓﹶﺩﻴﻨﹸﻪ ﻻ ﻴﻤﻁﹶﻝُ ﻭﺃﺼﻡ ﻤﻤﻁﻭﻝِ ﺍﻟﻜﹸﻌﻭﺏ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﻗﺘﻀﻰ
ﺒﻴﺩﻱ ﻤﻨﻪ ﺃﻡ ﺫﹸﺒﺎﻝٌ ﻤﺸﹾﻌﻝ ﻤﺘﻭﻗﱢﺩ ﺤﺘﻰ ﺃﻗﻭﻝ :ﺃَﺫﹶﺍﺒِﻝٌ
ﻤﻤﺎ ﻴﻌﻝﱡ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺩﻤﺎﺀ ﻭﻴﻨﻬﻝُ ﻟﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺼﻝ ﺃﻴﻨﻊ ﻋﻭﺩﻩ
ﺭﻤﺩ ﻭﻻ ﻴﺨﻔﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻤﻘﹾﺘﹶﻝُ ﻓﺎﻋﺠﺏ ﻟﻪ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺠﻴﻊ ﺒﻁﹶﺭﻓﻪ
ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻛﺜﲑ.
ﻭﻗﺪ ﻓﻀﻞﹶ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﺳﻠﺤﺔ ،ﻭﺟﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺸﺎﻏﹸﻞ ﺑﺄﻣﻮﺭﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﳌﺮﲝﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻵﺭﺍﺀ
ﺍﳌﻨﺠﺤﺔ.
ﻋﻦ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ "ﻣﺎ ﻣﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺃﻳﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺇﱃ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﺇﻻ ﻭﻟﻠﻘﹶﻮﺱِ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻓﻀﻴﻠﺔﹲ" ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﻣﻦ ﺍﺗﺨﺬﹶ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺘﻪ ﻗﻮﺳﺎﹰ ﻧﻔﹶﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﹶﻘﹾﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺍﻣﺖ ﰲ ﺑﻴﺘﻪ".
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﳜﻄﺐ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺘﻜﺊﹲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﺳﻪ.
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" :ﻣﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻦِ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﻮﺱ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺒﻞ".
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ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﻮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺒﻊ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ "ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺮﺍﺀ" ،ﻭﻗﻮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻮﺣﻂٍ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ
"ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺣﺎﺀ" ﻭﻗﻮﺱ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻮﺣﻂ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ "ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻀﺎﺀ" ،ﻭﻗﻮﺱ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ "ﺍﻟﻜﹶﺘﻮﻡ".
ﻭﺍﻟﻘِﺴِﻰ ﺟﻨﺴﺎﻥ :ﻗﻮﺱ ﺍﻟﻴﺪ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺗﻨﻘﺴﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻧﻮﺍﻉ ،ﻭﻗﻮﺱ ﻟﻠﺮﺟﻞ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻹﻓﺮﳒﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﻨﻘﺴﻢ
ﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﺇﱃ" ﺃﻧﻮﺍﻉ.
ﻓﺎﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺃﹶﻧﺴﺐ ﻟﻠﻔﺎﺭﺱ ،ﻷﺎ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﻭﺃﻗﻞﱡ ﻣﺌﻮﻧﺔﹰ؛ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺍﻹﻓﺮﳒﻴﺔ ﺃﻧﺴﺐ ﻟﻠﺮﺍﺟﻞ ،ﻷﺎ ﺃﺑﻠﻎﹸ ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮ
ﻣﻌﻮﻧﺔﹰ ،ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺼﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﳌﺮﺍﻛﺐ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﻭﺷﺒﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﺔﹲ ﺑﺄﻫﻞ ﺍﻷﻧﺪﻟﺲ ،ﺎ ﻳﺼﻴﺪﻭﻥ،
ﻭﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻳﺮﻣﻮﻥ ،ﻭﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻳﺘﻨﺎﻓﺴﻮﻥ ،ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪﻭﻥ ﻓﹸﺮﺳﺎﻧﺎﹰ ﻭﺭﺟﺎﻻﹰ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻧﺼِﻒ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ ﺍﷲُ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ.
ﻭﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ -ﺃﻋﲏ ﺍﻹﻓﺮﳒﻴﺔ -ﺗﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻗﹶﻀﻴﺐ ﻭﺟﻮﺯﺓٍ ﻭﻣﻔﹾﺘﺎﺡ .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻮﺩ ﻗﺒﻞﹸ ﻳﺴﻤﻰ
ﺍﹾﺮﻯ ،ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﺳﻤﻲ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ ﳉﺮﻱِ ﺍﻟﺴﻬﺎﻡ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﻪ ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺎﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻬﺔ ﺍﳉﻮﺯﺓ ﻳﺮﻣﻲ ﺳﻬﺎﻣﺎﹰ ﻋِﺪﺓ،
ﻣﺸﺘﻤﻠﺔ .ﰒ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺮﺝ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﻮﺩ ﰲ ﺯﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﺮﻭﺩ ،ﻭﺳﻤﻲ ﻋﻤﻮﺩﺍﹰ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻋﻤﺪ ﺑﻪ ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺳﺘﺔ ﺃﺛﻘﺎﺏ :ﺛ ﹾﻘﺐ
ﺍﳌﺸﺮﺏ ،ﻭﺛﻘﹾﺐ ﺍﳊﻠﹾﻖِ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻟﻠﺤﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺑﻂ ،ﻭﺍﳊﻞﱡ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻂ ﻟﺴﺒﻌﺔ ﺃﺷﻴﺎﺀ :ﺍﳊﻚ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺴﻞ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺸﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴﺔ،
ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺰﺭﻳﻖ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻓﹸﻮﻉ ،ﻭﺍﻟﱰﻭﻝ .ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ ﻟﺴﺘﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺛﻘﺐ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺩﻳﻌﺔ .ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻊ ﻟﻠﺠﻮﺯﺓ،
ﻭﻫﻮ ﺛﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﻘﹸﻔﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺮﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻳﺎﺳﺔِ .ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺐ ﺍﳋﺎﻣﺲ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﻤﺎﺭ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺛﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻠﻴﻒ ﻭﺍﳊِﻤﺎﻟﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺪﺓ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺩﺱ ﻟﻠﻤﻔﺘﺎﺡ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺛﻘﺐ ﺍﳊﺮﻛﺔﹶ ﻭﺍﳍﻴﺌﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﺳﺮﺍﺭ .ﻓﻤﻨﻪ ﺗﻨﻔﺘﺢ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﻌﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺭﻭﺣﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﻌﻨﺎﻫﺎ.
ﻭﲰﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﻗﻀﻴﺒﺎﹰ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻳﻨﻜﺢ ﰲ ﲬﺴﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﺿﻊ :ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ﰲ ﻭﺳﻄﻪ ،ﻭﺃﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﺿﻊ ﰲ ﺃﻃﺮﺍﻓﻪ ،ﻭﻟﻪ
ﻭﺗﺮﺍﻥ :ﺣﺮﰊ ،ﻭﻋﻮﻳﺮ.
ﻭﲰﻲ ﺍﳉﻮﺯﺓ ﺟﻮﺯﺓ ﳉﻮﺍﺯ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺮﻙ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺎﻣﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ .ﻭﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﳉﻮﺯﺓ :ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ،ﻷﻥ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﳌﻔﺘﺎﺡ
ﻳﺘﻘﻠﺐ ﺎ .ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺳﺮ ﻭﰲ ﺍﳉﻮﺯﺓ ﺁﺧﺮ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺎ ﻇﻬﺮﺕ ﺍﳊﻜﻤﺔ.
ﻭﲰﻲ ﺍﳌﻔﺘﺎﺡ ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﺎﹰ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻳﻔﺘﺢ ﺃﺳﺮﺍﺭ ﲨﻴﻊ ﻣﺎ ﺫﻛﺮﻧﺎﻩ.
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ﺃﺳﺮﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻌﺔ ﺃﺷﻴﺎﺀ :ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻥ ﻳﻌﻘﻞ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻔﺼﻞ ﻋﻦ ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻥ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻘﻞ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺶ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻤﻊ
ﻭﺍﳉﻮﺯﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻬﻢ ،ﻓﺘﺼﻮﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﺭﺑﻌﺔ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻲ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺼﻮﻝ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﺎ ﻭﺣﺪﻩ.
ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﻣﺄﺧﻮﺫ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﺮﺓ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻛﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﻌﺔ؛ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳍﻨﺪﺳﺔ ﳌﺎ ﻧﻈﺮﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻤﺮ
ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺠﻮﻡ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺮﺟﻮﻫﺎ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ.
ﻭﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺑﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﳊﺎﻝ ،ﻭﺗﺘﻨﻔﺲ ﻛﺘﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺢ ،ﻭﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﻣﻠﻜﺎﹰ ﻷﺎ ﲤﻠﻚ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺿﻌﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ ﺧﺎﻑ
ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻛﺨﻴﻔﺔ ﺍﳌﻠﻚ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺩﺧﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ،ﻭﳜﺎﻓﻪ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻏﲑﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻠﻬﺎ.
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ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺴﻰ ﺗﻨﺘﺨﺐ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺸﺮﺓ ﻋﻴﺪﺍﻥ :ﲬﺴﺔ ﺑﺮﻳﺔ ،ﻭﲬﺴﺔ ﺑﺴﺘﺎﻧﻴﺔ .ﻓﺎﻟﱪﻳﺔ :ﺍﻟﻄﺨﺶ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻊ ﺑﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ،
ﻭﺍﻟﺰﻧﺒﻮﺝ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺭﺩﺍﻝ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺘﻢ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺸﱪ.
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ﻭﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺗﺮﺑﻂﹸ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻬﲔ :ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﺻﻞ ،ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻘﻴﺎﺱ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻓﺮﻉ .ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﻓﻬﻢ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻧﻔﺮ :ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﻒ ،ﻭﺍﳌﻌﻠﱢﻢ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ .ﻭﻟﻜﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﺩﺭﺟﺔﹲ ﺯﺍﺋﺪﺓﹲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ.
ﻓﻴﺰﻳﺪ ﺍﳌﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ ﺭﻃﻮﺑﺔﹶ ﺍﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻭﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻳﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﻌﻠﱢﻢ ﻧﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ،ﻓﲑﺑﻄﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﻓﺄﻥ
ﻏﹸﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻗﺎﺳﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﺎﺑﻂ.
ﻭﺻِﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺱ ﺑﻪ :ﺃﻥ ﻳﻔﹾﺘﺢ ﺍﻟﻀﺎﺑﻂ ،ﻭﺗﻔﹾﺘﺘﺢ ﻃﹶﺮﻓﹶﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺮﻑ ﺍﻷﺳﻔﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻘﺐ ﺍﳊﻠﻖ ،ﰒ ﺗﻀﻊ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻑ
ﺍﻵﺧﺮ ﰲ ﺣﺮﻑ ﺁﺧِﺮِ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ،ﰒ ﺍﻃﻠﺐ ﺑﻪ ﺍﳉﻬﺔ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ،ﻓﺄﻥ ﺗﺴﺎﻭﻯ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺱ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺍﳌﺮﺍﺩ،
ﻭﺃﻥ ﺯﺍﺩ ﻃﹶﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻀﺎﺑﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ ﻓﻬﻮ ﳐﻔﻮﺽ ﻓﺎﺭﻓﻌﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻧﻘﹶﺺ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ ﻓﺎﺧﻔﻀﻪ ،ﺣﱴ
ﻳﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﺱ.
ﻭﻻ ﺑﺪ ﻟﺮﺑﻄﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺰﺍﺯﻳﻦ ﺍﺛﻨﲔ ﻗﹶﺪﺍﹰ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺍﹰ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻮﺩ ﻃﻴﺐٍ ﻓﱴٍّ ﻳﺸﺪ ﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺭﺑﻄﻪ ﺑﺼﻤﺘﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪ
ﺃﻳﻞِ ﺫﹶﻛﹶﺮ ،ﻣﻘﻄﻮﻋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﻮﻝ ﺍﳉﻠﺪ ،ﻣﻊ ﺣﻠﻘﺔ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﺗﻮﺿﻊ ﻓﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳉﺮ ،ﻭﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ
ﺭﻛﺎﺑﺎﹰ.
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻧﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﻣﻄﺒﻮﻋﺎﹰ ﰲ ﺍﳊﻠﻖ ﻓﹶﺤﻮﻝﹾ ﻳﺪﻙ ﺑﻪ ﻃﺎﻟﻌﺎﹰ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺍﳊﻚ ﻭﺁﺧِﺮ ﺍﻟﻐﺴﻞِ ،ﻭﺍﺑﺪﺃ
ﺑﺮﺑﻄﻪ ﻭﺑﻀﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺰﺍﺯﻳﻦ:ﺍﳌﹶﻴﺎﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﳌﹶﻴﺎﺳﺮ ،ﻟﺌﻼ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﳊﻦ؛ ﰒ ﺃﹶﻭﺗﺮﻩ ﻭﺿﻊ ﺍﳉﺒﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﻗﻴﻖ
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ﻗﺎﻝ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻋﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﺄﻥ :ﺃﹶﻭﻗِﻊ ﲝِﻠﻢ ،ﻭﺍﻧﻈﹸﺮ ﺑﻌِﻠﹾﻢ ،ﻭﺍﻗﹾﺮﺹ ﺑﻐﻀﺐ.
ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺷﺪ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺎﺭ ،ﻭﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﻓﻘﺪ ﺻﺢ ﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺃﹶﺛﺮ.
ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺽ ﺑﺴﻬﻤﻪ ﻗﺘﻞ ﺑﺒﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ﺭﺟﻼ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺭﻣﻴﺖ ﻓﺘﻌﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻠﺔ.
ﻭﻗﺪ ﺣﻜﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻭﻗﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺍﻡٍ ﻗﺪﻡٍ ﺟﺮ ﻗﻮﺳﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ! ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻨﻈﺮ؟
ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻟﹶﻌﻠﱢﻲ ﺃﹶﻋﺮﺽ ﺃﺣﺪﺍﹰ! ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﺍِﺭﻡِ ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻢ ﻳﻄﹾﻠﹶﺐ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻪ.
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺎﱄ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺓ ﻫﻮ ﺍﳉﱠﺮﺍﺭ ،ﺍﻟﺜﺎﺑﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﻳﺔ .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﻳﺔ :ﺍﳉﹶﺮ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻣﻲ،
ﻭﺍﳉﺮﺃﺓ .ﻭﻻ ﲡﺘﻤﻊ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳋﺼﺎﻝ ﺇﻻ ﰲ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺓ.
ﻭﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺟﺮ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﻣﺨﻮﻑ ﰲ ﺯﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺘﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺣﺬﺭﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻣﻲ ﻟﺸﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ،ﻭﺣﺬﺭﺍﹰ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﳊﺴﻮﻣﺘﻪ .ﻓﺎﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻲ ﻳﺼﻠﺢ ﻟﻠﺸﺘﺎﺀ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﰊ ﻳﺼﻠﺢ ﻟﻠﺼﻴﻒ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﻨﺖ ﰲ ﺯﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺸﺘﺎﺀ ﻓﺎﺟﻌﻞ ﻗﹶﻮﺳﻚ ﻟﻠﺸﻤﺲ ﺣﱴ ﺗﺮﻃﺐ ﻭﺗﻠﲔ ،ﻭﺍﺭﻡِ ﺎ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻗﹶﺮٍّ ﻓﻼ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻻ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﻐﺰﻭ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺖ ﰲ ﺯﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻒ ﻓﺎﺟﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺑﺎﺭﺩ ﺣﱴ ﺗﱪﺩ ﻭﺍﺭﻡِ ﺎ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺄﻥ ﻛﻠﱡﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺮﻛﺔ ﰲ ﻗﹶﺮﺹِ ﺍﳌﻔﺘﺎﺡ .ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺮﺹ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻭﺟﻪ :ﻓﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺿﺒﻄﹸﻪ ﺳﻠﺴﺎﹰ،
ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﹶﺮﺻﻪ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﹰ ،ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺿﺒﻄﻪ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ ،ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥﹸ ﻗﹶﺮﺻﻪ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ .ﻓﻬﻢ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻮﻭﻥ ﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ.
ﻭﺍﳋﺎﲤﺔ ﺇﳕﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺮﺹ.
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ﻭﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻮﻱ ﻃﺮﻓﺎﻫﺎ ﺣﱴ ﻳﻜﹾﻤﻞﹶ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺔ .ﻓﺄ ﺣﺬﹶﺭ ﺳﺖ ﺧﺼﺎﻝ ،ﻓﺈﺎ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﳋﻄﺄ ﰲ
ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﻌﺔ :ﺍﻟﻮﺗﺮ ﺍﳋﹶﺸِﻦ ،ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻨﻘﺺ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻲ ﻭﻳﻜﺴﺮ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ،ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﻍ ،ﻭﺍﻻﻣﺘﻼﺀ،
ﻭﺍﻟﻮﻗﻮﻑ ،ﻭﺍﳋﺸﺐ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ ،ﻭﺗﺮﻗﻴﻖ ﺍﻷﻃﺮﺍﻑ.
ﻭﳑﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺓ ﻓﺮﺽ ﻭﺍﺟﺐ ﺣﺘﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﻥ ﻟﻠﻮﺗﺮ .ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻗﻮﺳﺎﹰ ﻗﻮﻳﺔ ﻓﻼ ﺗﺠﺮﻫﺎ ﺑِﻮﺟﻪ.
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺸﻴﺖ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻐﺰﻭ ﻓﺜﻘﱢﻞ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﺩ ﻭﺧﻔﱢﻒ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ،ﻭﺑﺰﺍﺋﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ .ﻓﺎﻟﻘﻮﺱ ﺍﳋﻔﻴﻔﺔ ﻫﻲ
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﱠﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻲ.
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ﺫﻜﺭ ﺍﻟﺩﺭﻭﻉ
ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻉ ﻗﺪ ﻋﺪﻫﺎ ﺍﷲ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺃﻧﻌﻢ ﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ،ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﳌﻔﺴﺮﻭﻥ ﰲ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ "ﻭﺳﺮﺍﺑِﻴﻞﹶ
ﺗﻘِﻴﻜﹸﻢ ﺑﺄﹸﺳﻜﻢ :"ﺇﺎ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻉ .ﻭﺇﺎ ﻟﺘﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻞ ،ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﺍﺧﻰ ﺍﻷﺟﻞﹶ .ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﺒﺎﺩ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﹸﺼﻴﻦ ﻭﻗﺪ
ﺳﺄﻟﻪ ﺭﺟﻞ :ﺃﻱ ﺩﺭﻉ ﻛﻨﺖ ﲢﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻠﻘﻰ ﻋﺪﻭﻙ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﰲ ﺃﹶﺟﻞٍ ﻣﺴﺘﺄﺧِﺮ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺩﺭﻉ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﺎ" :ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﹸﻀﻮﻝ" ،ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺩﺭﻉ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻋﻠﻘﺖ
ﺑﺰﺭﺍﻓﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﱂ ﲤﺲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ،ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺳﻠﺖ ﻣﺴﺖ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ .ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻻ ﻳﺸﺎﻫﺪ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ ﺇﻻ ﺎ.
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺩِﺭﻋﺎﻥ ﺃﺻﺎﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺑﲏ ﻗﹶﻴﻨﻘﹶﺎﻉ .ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻹﺣﺪﺍﳘﺎ "ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺪﻳﺔ" .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ ﺇﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﺩﺭﻉ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﱵ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻗﹶﺘﻞِ ﺟﺎﻟﹸﻮﺕ.
ﺭﻭِﻱ ﺃﻥ ﻟﹸﻘﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﳊﻜﻴﻢ ﻛﺎﻥ ﳚﺎﻟﺲ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ،ﻭﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻳﺼﻨﻊ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ،ﻭﱂ ﻳﺪﺭِ ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥﹸ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ،ﻭﱂ
ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ؛ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺃﻛﻤﻠﻬﺎ ﻟﹶﺒِﺴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺇﺎ ﻟﹶﺤِﺼﻦ ﻟِﻴﻮﻡ ﺑﺄﺱ ،ﻓﻌِﻠﻢ ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥﹸ ﺣﻴﻨﺌﺬ ﺃﻣﺮﻫﺎ.
ﻓﻤﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ "ﺍﳉﹸﻨﻦ" ﻭﻛﻞﱡ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻘﻰ ﺑﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺟﻨﺔ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﱠﻸﻣﺔ" :ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﳍﺎ ﻓﹸﻀﻮﻝ .ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻭﺍﺳﻌﺔ
ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺯﻋﻔﺔ" ﰒ "ﻧﺜﹾﺮﺓ" ،ﻭ "ﻧﺜﻠﹾﺔ" .ﰒ "ﻓﻀﻔﺎﺿﺔ" ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻊ ﺳﻌﺘﻪ ﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ .ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺿﻴﻘﺔ ﻓﻬﻲ
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻔﺨﺮ ﻭﻳﺘﻤﺪﺡ ﺑﻠﺒﺲ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻨﺘﺮ ﹸﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺍﺭﺱ:
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻉ "ﺍﳌِﻐﻔﹶﺮ" ،ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻨﺴﺞ ﻟﹶﺴﺞ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ﻳﻐﻄﱠﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﳌﻌﺘﺰ ﻳﺨﺎﻃﺐ ﻏﻼﻣﺎﹰ:
ﻭﻗﻨﱠﻌﺕ ﻭﺠﻬﻙ ﺒﺎﻟﻤِﻐﹾﻔﹶﺭِ ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺍﻗﺘﺤﻤﺕﹶ ﺍﻟﻭﻏﻰ ﺩﺍﺭﻋﺎﹰ
ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻨِﻘﹶﺎﺏ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﹾﺒﺭِ ﺤﺴﺒﻨﺎ ﻤﺤﻴﺎﻙ ﺸﹶﻤﺱ ﺍﻟﻀﺤﻰ
ﻭﻣﺎ ﺻﻨﻊ ﻟﻠﺮﺃﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻨﻘﻮﺭ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺑﻴﻀﺔﹲ" .ﻭ "ﻗﹶﻮﻧﺴﻬﺎ" :ﺃﺷﺮﺍﻑ ﻣﻘﺪﻣﻬﺎ .ﻭ "ﺩﺍﺋﺮﺎ" :ﻣﺆﺧﺮﻫﺎ.
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻀﺔ "ﺧﻮﺫﺓ" .ﻭ "ﺗﺮﻛﹶﺔﹲ" .ﻭ "ﺗﺮﻳﻜﺔ" .ﻭ "ﺭﺑﻴﻌﺔ" .ﻭ "ﺧﻴﻀﻌﺔ" .ﻭﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺍﳉﻤﻊ "ﺧﻮﺫﹲ" ﻭ
"ﺗﺮﺍﺋﻚ".
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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﲰﺎﺋﻬﺎ ﲨﻌﺎﹰ" :ﺍﻟﺘِﺮﺍﺱ" ،ﻭ "ﺍﳉﹶﻮﺏ" ،ﻭ "ﺍﻟﻔﹶﺮﺽ" ،ﻭ "ﺍﳉﹸﻨﻦ" ،"ﻭﺍﹶﺎﻥﱡ" .ﻭﺍﺣﺪﻫﺎ "ﺗﺮﺱ" ،ﻭ
"ﺟﻮﺏ "ﻭ "ﻓﹶﺮﺽ" ،ﻭ "ﻣِﺠﻦ ،"ﻭ "ﻣﺠﻨﺄ".
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﻮﺩ ﻓﻬﻲ "ﺩﺭﻕ ،"ﻭ "ﺣﺠﻒ" ،ﻭ "ﻳﻠﹶﺐ ."ﻭﺍﺣﺪﻫﺎ "ﺩﺭﻗﺔ" ،ﻭ "ﺣﺠﻔﺔ" ،ﻭ "ﻳﻠﹶﺒ ﹶﺔ" .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ:
ﺇﻥ "ﺍﻟﻴﻠﹶﺐ "ﻣﺪﺍﺭﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪ .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺒﻴﻀﺔ ﻟﻠﺮﺃﺱ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ .ﻭﻗﻴﻞ :ﺇﻥ "ﺍﳉﹶﺤﻒ"ﻣﻦ ﺧﺸﺐ .ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻕ "ﺗﺼﻨﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮ ،ﻭﺗﺼﻨﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﺶ ،ﻭﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻂ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺃﺣﺴﻨﻬﺎ ﻭﺃﻣﻨﻌﻬﺎ.
ﻭﺍﻟﹼﻠﻤﻂ .ﻫﻮ ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻏﺮﺍﺋﺐ ﺍﳌﻐﺮﺏ ،ﻳﻌﻤﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺎﺭﻯ ﻳﺼﻨﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻕ.
ﻭﺧﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﺩﺭﻗﺔ ﺟﻠﺪ ﺍﻟﹼﻠﻤﻂ ﺃﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﻴﺒﺖ ﺑﻀﺮﺑﺔ ﺳﻴﻒ ﺃﻭ ﺭﻣﺢ ﺍﻧﻐﻠﻘﺖ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺑﺔﹸ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺤﻤﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻭﻗﺘﻬﺎ
ﻭﺍﺧﺘﻔﺖ ﻓﻼ ﺗﻈﻬﺮ.
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ﳚﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺘﺎﻝ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺮﺱ ﺑﻮﺳﻂ ﺗﺮﺳﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﻭﺍﳌﺰﺭﺍﻕ ﻭﺍﳊﺠﺎﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻳﺪﻳﺮﻫﺎ ﳝﻨﺔ
ﻭﻳﺴﺮﺓ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﺎﹰ ﻋﻦ ﳏﺎﺫﺍﺗﻪ ،ﻭﻻ ﻳﻠﺼﻘﻪ ﺑﺒﺪﻧﻪ ﻣﱴ ﺧﺎﻑ ﻭﻗﻊ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺷﻲﺀ ﺑﻪ .ﻭﻳﺪﺭﺃ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻭﻋﻦ ﻓﺮﺳﻪ
ﰲ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺗﻪ ﻟﻪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻳﻠﻘﻰ ﺍﳊﺠﺮ ﺑﺼﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ،ﻭﻟﻴﻮﺭﻳﻪ ﻟﻴﺰﻝﱠ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻊ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ .ﻭﻳﺘﺮﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﲜﻤﻠﺘﻪ
ﻭﻣﻌﻈﻤﻪ ،ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺣﺲ ﺑﻮﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺭﻯ ﻭﺃﺧﺮﺟﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺑﺪﻧﻪ ،ﻭﻟﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﻤﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﲜﺴﻤﻪ ﻟﺌﻼ
ﻳﺼﺮﻋﻪ ،ﻭﻟﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺗﻮﺭﻳﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺰِﻝﱠ ﻋﻨﻪ "ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺎﻥ" ،ﻓﻴﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺜﻮﺑﻪ .ﻓﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﳌﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ
ﳛﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ.
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺭﻗﺔ ﻛﺎﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﺳﻮﺍﺀ .ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻗﺔ ﲢﺒﺲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﻟﺮﻃﻮﺑﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻮﺍﺀ ﺟِﺮﻣﻬﺎ ،ﻓﻴﺠﺐ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﺍﻗﻪ
ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﺭﻳﺔ ﺎ ﻋﻨﻪ ،ﻟﺌﻼ ﺗﺜﹾﻘﹸﻞﹶ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻴﺪ ﻓﻴﺘﻌﺬﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺎ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﻟﻪ ﺣﺎﻟﺘﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻃﻮﻟﻪ ﻭﻗﺼﺮﻩ :ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻃﻮﻳﻼﹰ ﻧﺰﻉ ﻳﺪﻩ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺮﻭﺗﻪ ،ﰒ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻋِﻨﺎﻧﻪ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ
ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﻭﺭﻛﺐ ﻭﻟﻴﺤﺬﺭ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﹶﻗﹶﻨِﻪ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺒﻠﻐﻪ .ﻭﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻗﹶﺼﺮ ﻓﻠﻴﺄﺧﺬﻩ ﲢﺖ ﺇﺑﻄﻪ ﻭﻳﺮﻛﺐ .ﻭﻟﻸﺳﻌﺪ
ﺍﺑﻦ ﺑﻠﻴﻂ ﰲ ﺗﺮﺱ:
ﻟﺘﻘﺼﺭ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻁﻭﺍﻝُ ﺍﻟﺭﻤﺎﺡ ﻤﺠﻥ ﺤﻜﹶﻰ ﺼﺎﻨﻌﻭﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺭﻭﻥ
ﻭﺍﲣﺎﺫ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻣﻦ ﻓﹶﺮﺽِ ﺍﳉﻬﺎﺩ ﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ "ﻭﺃﹶﻋِﺪﻭﺍ ﳍﹸﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﹶﻌﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻗﹸﻮﺓٍ" .ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ:
ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ :ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺪﺓ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ .ﻭﺍﻗﺘﻨﺎﺀ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﻮﺍﺟِﺪِ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﹶﺪﺭ ﳘﺘﻪ ،ﻭﻋﺰﺓِ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺟﺮ
ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻮﺍﺏ.
ﺭﻭﻱ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺯﺟﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﻣﻦ ﺍﺗﺨﺬ ﻋﺪﺓﹰ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﺟﻌﻠﺖ
ﰲ ﻣﻴﺰﺍﻧﻪ ﻛﻞﱠ ﻏﹼﺪﺍﺓ".
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺷﻮﺫﺏ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﺗﻌﺮﺽ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺑﲏ ﺁﺩﻡ ﻛﻞﱠ ﺍﺛﻨﲔ ،ﻭﻛﻞﱠ
ﲬﻴﺲ ،ﻓﻤﻦ ﺯﺍﺩ ﰲ ﺳﻼﺣﻪ ﺯِﻳﺪ ﰲ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﺗﻪ ،ﻭﻣﻦ ﻧﻘﺺ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻼﺣﻪ ﻧﻘِﺺ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺴﻨﺎﺗﻪ".
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺳﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻘﹶﺪﺭِ ،ﻭﺃﻋﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻈﱠﻔﹶﺮِ ،ﻓﻤﺎ ﺍﻧﻔﺴﺤﺖ ﺍﳌﺪﺓ ﻗﻴﻞ ﻟﻠﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ :ﺃﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺩﻭﺍﺀً
ﻧﺘﺪﺍﻭﻯ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺭﻗﹰﻰ ﻧﺴﺘﺮﻗﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻳﺮﺩ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺪﺭِ ﺍﷲ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻫﻲ ﻣِﻦ ﻗﺪَﺭِ ﺍﷲ.
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺏ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ :ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﻇﻞ ﺍﳌﻮﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ ﺭِﺷﺎﺀُ ﺍﳌﻨﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻬﺎﻡ ﻻ ﺗﺆﺍﻣﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺳﻠﻬﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ﻣﺘﻌﺒﺔ،
ﻭﺇﺎ ﳊﺼﻦ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﻣِﺠﻦ.
ﻭﺳﺄﻝ ﻋﻢ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻣﻌﺪ ﻳﻜﺮﺏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ :ﻳﺴﺄﻝ ﺃﻣﲑ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ ﻋﻤﺎ
ﺑﺪﺍ ﻟﻪ! ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺢ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺃﺧﻮﻙ ﻭﺭﲟﺎ ﺧﺎﻧﻚ ﻓﺎﻧﻘﺼﻒ .ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻞ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻣﻨﺎﻳﺎ
ﺗﺨﻄﻲﺀ ﻭﺗﺼﻴﺐ .ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻫﻮ ﺍﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﺮ .ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺗﺪﺭﺭ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺋﺮ .ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ
ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻣﺜﹾﻘﹶﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺮﺍﺟﻞ ،ﻣﺸﻐﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﺎﺭﺱ ،ﻭﺇﺎ ﳊِﺼﻦ ﺣﺼﲔ ،ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ :ﻫﻨﺎﻟﻚ
ﻗﺎﺭﻋﺘﻚ ﺃﹸﻣﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﺜﻜﻞ! ﻻ ﺃﻡ ﻟﻚ! ﻓﻀﺮﺑﻪ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺪﺭﺓ ،ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ :ﺑﻞ ﻻ ﺃﻡ ﻟﻚ! ﻗﺎﻝ :ﺍﳊﹸﻤﻰ ﺃﺿﺮﻋﺘﲏ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ.
ﻭﻗﺪ ﲨﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻱ ﻭﺻﻒ ﺍﳋﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ،ﻓﺄﺣﺴﻦ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ:
ﺴﻠﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻅﹶﻰ ﻋﺎﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﻨﻭﺍﻫﻕ ﺃﻤﻌﻁﹸ ﺒﺤﺴﺒﻲ ﻤﻥ ﻤﺎﻟﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻝ ﺃﻋﻴﻁﹸ
ﻓﺼﻝ
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﻧﻔﺮﺩ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﺑﺸﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻧﻌِﺖ ﺑﻪ .ﻓﻬﻮ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﻒ" :ﻣﺴِﻴﻒ "ﻭ "ﺳﻴﺎﻑ" .ﻭﺍﻟﻀﺎﺭﺏ ﺑﻪ
"ﺳﺎﺋﻒ" .ﻭﻫﻮ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻣﺢ "ﺭﺍﻣِﺢ" ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻨﺒﻞ "ﻧﺎﺑﻞ" ﻭ "ﻧﺒﺎﻝ" .ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻨﺸﺎﺏ "ﻧﺎﺷﺐ" .ﻭﺑﺎﻟﺪﺭﻉ "ﺩﺍﺭﻉ" .ﻭﺑﺎﳌِﻐﻔﺮ
"ﻣﻘﻨﻊ" ،ﻭﺑﺎﻟﺘﺮﺱ "ﺗﺮﺍﺱ."
ﻓﺈﻥ ﺟﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺒﻞ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﻗﺎﺭﻥ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﲨﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺳﺎﱀ"" .ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻜﱠﺔﹸ" :ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ .ﺗﻘﻮﻝ:
ﻓﺎﺭﺱ "ﺷﺎﻛﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ" ،ﳐﻔﱠﻔﻔﺎﹰ .،ﻭﻗﻴﻞ ﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻮﻛﹶﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻣﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺎﺋﻚ،
ﻭﻓﺎﺭﺱ "ﻣﺆﻣﻞ" :ﺗﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺩﺍﺓ .ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ "ﻣﺪﺟﺞ" .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺭ :"ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ .ﻭ "ﺍﻟﺒﺰ "ﻭ
"ﺍﻟﺒِﺰﺓ" :ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﺑﻼ ﺩﺭﻉ.
ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﺱ ﻻ ﺳﻴﻒ ﻣﻌﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻣﻴﻞﹸ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺭﻣﺢ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﺟﻢ ."ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺩﺭﻉ ﻓﻬﻮ
"ﺣﺎﺳﺮ" .ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺗﺮﺱِ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﻛﹾﺸﻒ" ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ ﻓﻬﻮ "ﺃﹶﻋﺰﻝ".
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻟﺒﺲ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ "ﺍﺳﺘﻸْﻡ :"ﺃﻱ ﻟﺒﺲ ﺍﻟﻸﱠﻣﺔﹶ .ﻭ "ﺳﻦ "ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻉ :ﺻﺒﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ .ﻭ "ﻧﺜﹶﻠﻬﺎ" :ﻟﺒﺴﻬﺎ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻳﻀﺎﹰ .ﻭ "ﺗﻘﻨﻊ" ﻟﺒﺲ ﺍﳌِﻐﻔﺮ .ﻭ "ﺍﺟﱳ :"ﻟﺒﺲ ﺍﳉﹸﻨﺔ.
ﻭ "ﺟﻠﱠﻞ" ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﻒ :ﺇﺫﺍ ﲪﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗِﺮﻧﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺣﻀﺾ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭ "ﺟﻠﱠﻠﻪ" ﺑﻪ :ﻋﻼﻩ" ،ﻭﺳﺎﻓﻪ" :ﺿﺮﺑﻪ ﺑﻪ
ﻭﺣﺰﺑﻪ ﺑﻪ ،ﻭ "ﻃﺒﻖ" :ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﺍﳌﹶﻔﹾﺼِﻞ ،ﻭ "ﺑﺮﻱ" :ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻈﻢ ﻭﺃﺑﺎﻥﹶ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﻮ.
ﻭ "ﺍﳌِﺼﺎﻉ" "ﻭﺍﳌﻤﺎﺻﻌﺔ" :ﺍﺎﻟﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ،ﻭ "ﺍﳌﻄﺎﻋﻨﺔ" "ﻭﺍﳌﺪﺍﻋﺴﺔ" :ﺍﳌﻀﺎﺭﺑﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻣﺢ .ﺗﻘﻮﻝ :ﺭﻣﺢ
ﻭﻫﻨﺎ ﲝﻤﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻴﺖ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﻗﹶﺼﺪﺕ ،ﻭﻓﺮﻏﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﺨﻴﺺ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺪﻣﺖ ﻭﲤﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺽ ،ﻭﺃﺩﻳﺖ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺐ
ﺍﳌ ﹶﻔﺮﺽ ،ﳌﱠﺎ ﺟﻠﺒﺖ ......ﺇﱃ ﻣﻤﻴﺰﻩ ،ﻭﺃﺟﺮﻳﺖ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺩ ﲟﻴﺪﺍﻥ ﻣﺠﻮﺯﻩ ،ﻣﻦ ﺟﻴﻮﺵ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻗﺪ ﺧﻄﺖ
ﺑﺴﺎﺣﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺭﻏﺒﺖ ﰲ ﻓﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﺪﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺍﺣﺘﻪ ،ﻭﺑﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻭ ﻗﺪ ﺃﻋﻄﺘﻪ ﻳﺪ ﺍﻻﻧﻘﻴﺎﺩ ،ﻟﺘﺒﻠﻎ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﻝ ﻭﺗﻨﺎﻝﹶ
ﻛﻞ ﺍﳌﺮﺍﺩ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﺎﻗﺖ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺗﻮﻗﹶﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻧِﻒِ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺓ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺪﺏ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﻮﺍﺳﺎﺓ .ﻭﻫﻲ ﲢﺴﺪ ﺃﻣﺜﺎﳍﺎ ﰲ ﺃﻥ ﻻﺫﺕ
ﻣﻨﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺜﱠﻮﺍﺀ ،ﻭﺗﻮﺩ ﺃﻥ ﻟﻮ ﺻﺎﻓﺤﺘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﺎﺀ ،ﻓﻈﻔﺮﺕ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﱪﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﰲ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺩﺀ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﰲ ،ﻭﺍﳊﺒﻴﺐ ﺍﳌﺼﺎﰲ.
ﰒ ﻫﻮ -ﺃﹶﻳﺪﻩ ﺍﷲ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ -ﻳﺴﺮﺣﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﳋﻤﻮﻝ ،ﻭﻳﻌﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﳋﺼﺐ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﳌﹸﺤﻮﻝ ،ﻭﻳﻨﻘﺬﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺪ
ﺍﻻﻣﺘﻬﺎﻥ ﲝﻤﺎﺗﻪ ﻭﻭﻓﻮﺩﻩ ،ﻭﳚﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﳊﻀﻴﺾ ﰲ ﻣﱰﻟﺔ ﻛﻴﻮﺍﻥ ﺑﻜﻤﺎﺗﻪ ﻭﺟﻨﻮﺩﻩ .ﻓﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﺰﺍﺋﻢ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﺬﻋِﺮ
ﺍﻷﻳﺎﻡ ،ﻭﺗﻮﻗﻆ ﺍﳋﹶﻄﹾﺐ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻧﺎﻡ ،ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺠﺎﻋﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﻡ ﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﺘﻪ ﺣﻠﻴﻔﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻟﺴﺠﻴﺘﻪ ﻣﺼﺎﺣﺒﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺍﻟﻜﹸﺮﺏ ﺑﺴﻨﺎﻧﻪ
ﺗﺘﻔﹶﺮﺝ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺧﺒﺎﺭ ﻋﻦ ﺛﻨﺎﺋﻪ ﺗﺘﺄﺭﺝ ،ﻭﺍﻷﺻﻮﺍﺕ ﺗﺮﺗﻔﻊ ﺩﺍﻋﻴﺔ ﳐﺘﻠﻔﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻷﻳﺪﻱ ﲤﺘﺪ ﺿﺎﺭﻋﺔ ﻣﺆﺗﻠﻔﺔ ،ﰲ ﺃﻥ
ﻳﺮﻏﻢ ﺍﷲ ﻣﻌﺎﻃﺲ ﺍﻷﺻﻨﺎﻡ ﺑﺼﺪﻕ ﺟﺪﻩ ،ﻭﻳﻤﻀﻲ ﻋﺰﺍﺋﻢ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﲟﻀﺎﻩ ﺣﺪﻩ.
ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻣﻜﱢﻦ ﻟﻪ ﰲ ﺃﺭﺿﻪ ﺃﻭﺳﻊ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻜﲔ ،ﻭﺍﺷﺪﺩ ﻭﻃﹾﺄﺗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﻌﺘﺪﻳﻦ ،ﻭﺃﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺃﺣﺰﺍﺏ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ ،ﻭﺑﺪﺩ