[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Arabic](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar) › [Travel and sea narratives](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla) › [تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta) › 13.47.13-14 # تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.47.13-14 تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار 13.47.13-14 - **Language:** Arabic ### [13.47.13](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.47.13) ولما كان في اليوم الثامن اشتد بي العطش، وعدمت الماء ووصلت إلى قرية خراب فلم أجد بها حوضا، وعادتهم بتلك القرى أن يصنعوا أحواضا يجتمع بها ماء المطر فيشربون منه جميع السنة، فاتبعت طريقا فأفضت بي الى بئر غير مطوية، عليها حبل مصنوع من نبات الأرض، وليس فيه آنية يستقى بها فربطت خرقة كانت على رأسي في الحبل، وامتصصت ما تعلق بها من الماء، فلم يروني، فربطت خفي واستقيت به، فلم يفروني فاستقيت به ثانيا فانقطع الحبل، ووقع الخف في البئر فربطت الخف الآخر وشربت حتى رويت، ثم قطعته فربطت أعلاه على رجلي بحبل البئر، وبخرق وجدتها هنالك فبينما أنا أربطها وأفكر في حالي إذ لاح لي شخص فنظرت إليه فإذا رجل أسود اللون بيده إبريق وعكاز، وعلى كاهله جراب، فقال لي: سلام عليكم فقلت له: عليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته، فقال لي بالفارسية: جيكس معناه: من أنت؟ فقلت له: أنا تائه! فقال لي: وأنا كذلك، ثم ربط إبريقه بحبل كان معه واستقى ماء فأردت أن أشرب، فقال لي: اصبر! ثم فتح جرابه فأخرج منه غرفة حمص أسود مقلو مع قليل أرز، فأكلت منه وشربت، وتوضأ وصلى ركعتين وتوضأت أنا وصليت، وسألني عن اسمي فقلت: محمد، وسألته عن اسمه فقال لي: القلب الفارح فتفاءلت بذلك وسررت به، ثم قال لي: بسم الله! ترافقني؟ فقلت: > On the eighth day my thirst became severe. I had no water, and I came to a ruined village but found no pool in it. Their custom in those villages is to make pools in which rainwater collects, and they drink from it all year round. I followed a road which brought me to an unlined well, over which there was a rope made of some plant of the land, but there was no vessel on it to draw water with. So I tied a rag that I had on my head to the rope and sucked the water that clung to it, but it did not quench my thirst. Then I tied my boot on and drew water with it, but it did not quench my thirst, so I drew with it a second time, and the rope broke and the boot fell into the well. I tied on the other boot and drank until my thirst was quenched. Then I cut it and tied its upper part onto my foot with the well-rope and with some rags I found there. While I was tying them and thinking about my situation, a figure appeared before me. I looked at him, and it was a black-skinned man with a jug and a staff in his hand and a bag on his shoulder. He said to me, "Peace be upon you," and I said to him, "And upon you be peace and the mercy of God and His blessings." He said to me in Persian, "Jīkas?" which means "Who are you?" I said to him, "I am lost." He said to me, "So am I." Then he tied his jug to a rope he had with him and drew water. I wanted to drink, but he said to me, "Wait!" Then he opened his bag and took out of it a handful of roasted black chickpeas with a little rice, and I ate some of it and drank. He performed the ablution and prayed two rakʿas, and I performed the ablution and prayed. He asked me my name and I said, "Muḥammad," and I asked him his name and he said to me, "al-Qalb al-Fāriḥ (the Joyful Heart)," and I took this as a good omen and was glad of it. Then he said to me, "In the name of God! Will you come along with me?" I said, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > I then tied on the other shoe and drank until my thirst was assuaged. After that I cut the shoe and tied its uppers on my foot with the rope off the well and bits of cloth which I found there. While I was tying this on and wondering what to do, a person appeared before me. I looked at him, and lo! it was a black-skinned man, carrying a jug and a staff in his hand, and a wallet on his shoulder. He gave me the Muslim greeting “Peace be upon you” and I replied “Upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of God.” Then he asked me in Persian who I was, and I answered “A man astray,” and he said: “So am I.” Thereupon he tied his jug to a rope which he had with him and drew up some water. I wished to drink but he saying “Have patience,” opened his wallet and brought out a handful of black chick-peas fried with a little rice. After I had eaten some of this and drunk, he made his ablutions and prayed two prostrations and I did the same. Thereupon he asked me my name. I answered “Muhammad” and asked him his, to which he replied “Joyous Heart.” I took this as a good omen and rejoiced at it. After this he said to me “In the name of God accompany me.” I said “Yes,” and walked on with him for a little, then I found my limbs giving way, and as I was unable to stand up I sat down. He said “What is the matter with you?” I answered “I was able to walk before meeting you, but now that I have met you I cannot.” Whereupon he said “Glory be to God! > — H. A. R. Gibb 1929, Travels in Asia and Africa 1325–1354 ### [13.47.14](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.47.14) نعم، فمشيت معه قليلا، ثم وجدت فتورا في أعضاءي، ولم أستطع النهوض، فقعدت، فقال لي: ما شأنك؟ فقلت له: كنت قادرا على المشي قبل أن ألقاك فلما لقيتك عجزت، فقال: > "Yes." So I walked with him a little, then I felt a weakness in my limbs and could not get up, so I sat down. He said to me, "What is the matter with you?" I said to him, "I was able to walk before I met you, but when I met you I became unable." He said, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (2) - [Travels in Asia and Africa 1325–1354](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-gibb.7.2.3) — H. A. R. Gibb 1929, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-mt.13.47.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.47.13-14](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.47.13-14) · Pramāṇa