ﺃﺑﻮ ﺻﻴﺮ ﻭﺃﺑﻮ ﻗﻴﺮ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ
َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﺻﲑ َو َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﻗﲑ
َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﺻﲑ َو َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﻗﲑ ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ١٦١٦٦ / ٢٠١٢ ﺗﺪﻣﻚ٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٦٤١٦ ٩٢ ٥ : ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﴍ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ المﺸﻬﺮة ﺑﺮﻗﻢ ٨٨٦٢ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ٢٠١٢ / ٨ / ٢٦ إن ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻏير ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ آراء المﺆﻟﻒ وأﻓﻜﺎره وإﻧﻤﺎ ﻳﻌ ﱢﱪ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﻦ آراء ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ ٥٤ﻋﻤﺎرات اﻟﻔﺘﺢ ،ﺣﻲ اﻟﺴﻔﺎرات ،ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻧﴫ ،١١٤٧١اﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮة ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﴫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺗﻠﻴﻔﻮن + ٢٠٢ ٢٢٧٠٦٣٥٢ :ﻓﺎﻛﺲ+ ٢٠٢ ٣٥٣٦٥٨٥٣ : اﻟﱪﻳﺪ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ[email protected] : المﻮﻗﻊ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲhttp://www.hindawi.org : رﺳﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف :ورود اﻟﺼﺎوي. ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺼﻮرة وﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ لمﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ .ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻷﺧﺮى ذات اﻟﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﻬﺬا اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺧﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ. Cover Artwork and Design Copyright © 2011 Hindawi Foundation for Education and Culture. All other rights related to this work are in the public domain.
َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﺻﲑ َو َأ ُﺑﻮ ِﻗﲑ )» (1أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﻛﺎ َن ِﰲ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﺳ َﻜﻨْ َﺪ ِرﻳﱠ ِﺔ َﺣ ﱠﻼ ٌق ذَ ِﻛ ﱞﻲَ ،ﺣ َﺴ ُﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻠُ ِﻖَ ،ﻃﻴﱢ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ ،ا ْﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ» :أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر«َ .وﻛﺎ َن َﻓ ِﻘيرًا ِﺟ ٍّﺪا ﻻ ﻳَ ِﺠ ُﺪ ُﻗﻮ َت ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣ ِﻪ إ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱢﻖ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲَ .وﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻜﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﺴﺎ َد َوﻳُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺮ ِك ا ْ ِﻹ ْﺳ َﻜﻨْ َﺪ ِرﻳﱠ ِﺔ َواﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ إ َﱃ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ آ َﺧ َﺮَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ ﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ َ َﱰ ﱠﻗ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ َﺮ َص. )» (2أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« َوﻛﺎ َن ِﺑ ِﺠﻮا ِر ِه َﺻﺒﱠﺎ ٌغ ﻣﺎ ِﻫ ٌﺮ ِﰲ ِﺻﻨﺎ َﻋ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،وﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ ﻣﺎ ِﻛ ٌﺮ َﺧ ِﺒﻴ ٌﺚ َﺳﻴﱢﺊُ اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﻤ َﻌ ِﺔ ا ْﺳ ُﻤ ُﻪ» :أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر«. َوﻛﺎ َن َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺠﺎ ُر َ ِﴍ ًﻫﺎ َﻃ ﱠﻤﺎ ًﻋﺎَ .و َﻫ َﻮ ِﻣﺜﺎ ٌل ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﻐ ﱢﺶ َوا ْﻟ ِﺨﺪا ِع َوا ْﻟ ُﻤﻤﺎ َﻃ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ إذا َﺣ ﱠﺪﺛَ َﻚ َﻛ َﺬ َب َﻋﻠﻴْ َﻚ، َوإِذا َو َﻋ َﺪ َك أَ ْﺧ َﻠ َﻒ َو ْﻋ َﺪ ُهَ ،وإذا اﺋْﺘَ َﻤﻨْﺘَ ُﻪ ﺧﺎﻧَ َﻚَ .ﻓ َﻜ ِﺮ َﻫ ُﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُسَ ،و َﻛ ﱡﻔﻮا َﻋ ْﻦ ُﻣﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻠ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َﻜ َﺴ َﺪ ْت ِﺻﻨﺎ َﻋﺘُ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْﻘ ِﺒ ْﻞ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَ َﺣ ٌﺪَ ،وﺻﺎ َر اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُس ﻳَ ْﺤﺬَ ُروﻧَ ُﻪ َوﻳُ َﺤﺬﱢ ُرو َن َﻏ ْيرَ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﻌﺎ َﻣ َﻠ ِﺘ ِﻪ. ) (3إ ْﻓﻼ ُس »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« َوﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋﺎ َد ِﺗ ِﻪ إذا ﺟﺎءَ ُه أَ َﺣ ٌﺪ ِﺑﺜَ ْﻮ ٍب — ِﻟﻴَ ْﺼﺒُ َﻐ ُﻪ َﻟ ُﻪ — أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻄﻠُ َﺐ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ ا ْﻷَ ْﺟ َﺮ ُﻣ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ًﻣﺎ ،ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن ﻳﻮ ِﻫ َﻤ ُﻪ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَ ْﺸ َ ِﱰي ِﺑ ِﻪ أَ ْﺻﺒﺎ ًﻏﺎَ .ﻓ ِﺈذا اﻧْ َ َﴫ َف ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻮ ِب ذَ َﻫ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﺑﺎﻟﺜﱠ ْﻮ ِب إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱡﺴﻮ ِقَ ،ﻓﺒﺎ َﻋ ُﻪ َوا ْﺷ َﱰَى — ِﺑﺜَﻤ ِﻨ ِﻪ َو ِﺑﻤﺎ أَ َﺧ َﺬ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻷَ ْﺟ ِﺮ — ﻣﺎ ﺷﺎ َء ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻃﻴَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻤﺂ ِﻛ ِﻞ َوا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻠﻮا ِء.
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير َﻓ ِﺈذا ﻋﺎ َد إ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻮ ِب ﻣﺎ َﻃ َﻠ ُﻪَ ،وﺗَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ َﻞ َﻟﻪ ِﺑﺄَﻋﺬا ٍر ﻛﺎ ِذﺑَ ٍﺔ :ﻳَ ﱠﺪ ِﻋﻲ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻷَ ﱠو ِل — أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻛﺎ َن َﻣ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ ًﻻ ِﺑﺒَ ْﻌ ِﺾ اﻟ ﱡﻀﻴُﻮ ِفَ ،وﻳَ ْﺰ ُﻋ ُﻢ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻲ — أَ ﱠن َز ْو َﺟ ُﻪ َو َﻟ َﺪ ْت، َوﻫ َﻜﺬا؛ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ َﻤ ﱠﻞ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻮ ِبَ ،ﻓﻴَ ْﻄﻠُﺒَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺼﺒُ َﻐ ُﻪ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻏ ْي ِر ِهَ .و ِﺣﻴﻨَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ﻳَﻘﻮ ُل َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑﻮ ِﻗي ٍر«» :ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱡﻖ ﻳﺎ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒﻲ أَﻧﱠ ِﻨﻲ َﺧ ِﺠ ٌﻞ ِﻣﻨْ َﻚ ِﺟ ٍّﺪاَ ،وﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَ َر ُى ﺑُ ٍّﺪا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣﻜﺎ َﺷ َﻔ ِﺘ َﻚ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺤ ِﻘﻴ َﻘ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺻﺒَ ْﻐ ُﺖ ﺛَ ْﻮﺑَ َﻚ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ َﺻﺒْ ٍﻎَ ،وﺑَ َﺬ ْﻟ ُﺖ ُﺟ ْﻬ ِﺪ َي ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ إِﺗْﻘﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺟﺎ َء ِﻟ ﱞﺺ َﺧ ِﺒﻴ ٌﺚ َﻓ َ َﴪ َﻗ ُﻪ — ِﻟ ُﺴﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱢﻆ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ُد ﱠﻛﺎ ِﻧﻲَ ،ﻓﺒَ َﺤﺜْ ُﺖ َﻋﻨْ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَ ِﺟ ْﺪ ُه«. َﻓﻴَﻨْ َ ِﴫ ُف ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻮ ِب إِذا ﺟﺎ َز ْت َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺣﻴ َﻠﺘُ ُﻪ ،أَ ْو ﻳَﺘَﺸﺎ َﺟ ُﺮ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ إِذا ا ْرﺗﺎ َب )أَ ْيَ :ﺷ ﱠﻚ( ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻮﻟِ ِﻪ ،ﺛ ﱠﻢ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﻈ َﻔ ُﺮ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ ْﴚ ٍء َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤﺎ َﻟ ْي ِن. َوﻣﺎ زا َل َﻛﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻋ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻘﺎ ِﴈَ ،ﻓﺄَ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻏﻼ ِق ُد ﱠﻛﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺄْ َﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُس َ ﱠﴍ ُه. ) (4ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْﺰ ُم َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َوﻛﺎ َن »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﻳﺮى ُﻣﻤﺎ َﻃ َﻠ َﺔ ﺟﺎ ِر ِه َو َﻫ َﺮﺑَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَداءَ ا ْﻟ ُﺤﻘﻮ ِق إِ َﱃ أَ ْﺻﺤﺎ ِﺑﻬﺎَ ،ﻓﻴَﻨْ َﺼ ُﺢ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘﻘﺎ َﻣ ِﺔَ ،ﻓﻼ ﻳَ ْﺴ َﻤ ُﻊ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﻮ ًﻻَ .ﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻤﺎ أَ ْﻏ َﻠ َﻖ ا ْﻟﻘﺎ ِﴈ ُد ﱠﻛﺎ َن »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« ،ﻗﺎ َل ِﻟﺼﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر«: »ﻣﺎ َﻟﻨﺎ َو ِﻟ َﻬﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻤﻜﺎ ِن؟ أَ َﻟﻴْ َﺲ َﺧ ْي ًرا َﻟﻨﺎ أَ ْن ﻧُﺴﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ إِ َﱃ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ آ َﺧ َﺮَ ،ﻟ َﻌ ﱠﻠﻨﺎ ﻧَ ِﺠ ُﺪ ِر ْز ًﻗﺎ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ َو َﺟ ْﺪﻧﺎ ُه ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ ِﺪ؟« َو َﻛﺎ َن »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« — َﻛﻤﺎ ُﻗ ْﻠﻨﺎ — ﻳَ ْﺸ ُﻜﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﺴﺎ َدَ ،وﻳُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ إ َﱃ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ آ َﺧ َﺮ ،ﻓﺎ ْرﺗﺎ َح ِﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪَ ،ووا َﻓ َﻘ ُﻪ َﻋ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ. َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« :ﻋﺎ ِﻫ ْﺪ ِﻧﻲ إ َذ ْن َﻋ َﲆ أَ ْن ﻧَ ْﻌ َﻤ َﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪَ ،وﻧَ ْﻘ ِﺴ َﻢ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻨﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻧُ ِﺼﻴ ُﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ«. َﻓﻌﺎ َﻫ َﺪ ُه »أﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻋ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،وﺑﺎ َع ُد ﱠﻛﺎﻧَ ُﻪَ ،وا ْﺳﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﺪ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄَ ﱠو ِل َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﺳ َﻜﻨْ َﺪ ِرﻳﱠ ِﺔ. 6
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير )ِ (5ﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ َوﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻗﻼ ِﺋ َﻞ َر ِﻛ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َوﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒُ ُﻪ َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ًة ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ َﻛ ِﺜيرٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦَ .و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ ﺻﺎ َر ِت اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ُﺔ ِﰲ ُﻋ ْﺮ ِض ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ﻧَ ِﺸ َﻂ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞَ ،ﻓﻘﺎ َم — َو َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ أَ َدواﺗُ ُﻪ — ِﻟﻴَﺒْ َﺤ َﺚ ﺑَ ْي َن ُر ﱠﻛﺎ ِب اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ َﻋ ْﻦ َﻋ َﻤ ٍﻞ َﻟ ُﻪَ ،ﻓﻨﺎدا ُه أَ َﺣ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺤ ِﻠ َﻖ َﻟ ُﻪ َرأْ َﺳ ُﻪَ .و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ اﻧْﺘَ َﻬﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻪ أَ ْﻋﻄﺎ ُه َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻄﻌﺎ ِم َوا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِل. َو َدﻋﺎ ُه ﺛﺎ ٍن َوﺛﺎ ِﻟ ٌﺚَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻤﺎ اﻧْ َﻘ َﴣ اﻟﻨﱠﻬﺎ ُر ﻋﺎ َد »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إ َﱃ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ — َو َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ َﻃﻌﺎ ٌم َﻛ ِﺜيرٌ — َﻓﺄَ َﻛﻼ َﻣ ًﻌﺎَ .و َﻛﺎ َن »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ﻳُ ْﻘ ِﺒ ُﻞ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻷَ ْﻛ ِﻞ ِﺑ َﺸ ِﻬﻴﱠ ٍﺔ َﻋ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ٍﺔَ ،و َ َﴍ ٍه ﻻ َﻣ ِﺜﻴ َﻞ َﻟ ُﻪَ .و ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻲ َدﻋﺎ ُه ُرﺑﱠﺎ ُن اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ِﺔ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺤ ِﻠ َﻖ َﻟ ُﻪَ .و ُ ﱠﴎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ َد ِﺑ ِﻪ َو َﻣﻬﺎ َرﺗِ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺪﻋﺎ ُه َوﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒَ ُﻪ إ َﱃ ا ْﻷَ ْﻛ ِﻞ َﻋ َﲆ ﻣﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِﺗ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍمَ .وﻛﺎ َن »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﻻ ﻳَﺘَﻮاﻧَﻰ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻞَ ،ﻓﻜﺎ َن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻠ ُﻖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻟﺒَ ْﻌ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺴﺎ ِﻓ ِﺮﻳ َﻦَ ،وﻳَﺄْ ُﺧﺬُ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ْﺟ َﺮ ُهَ ،وﻻ ﻳَ ِﻀ ﱡﻦ َﻋ َﲆ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﺑ َ ْﴚ ٍء ﻳَ ْﻄﻠُﺒُ ُﻪَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ َو َﺻ َﻠ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺴ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ُﺔ — ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ِﻋ ْ ِﴩﻳ َﻦ ﻳَ ْﻮ ًﻣﺎ — إ َﱃ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒي َر ٍةَ ،ﻓﻨَ َﺰ َل »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻣ َﻊ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ إِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ. )ِ (6ﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ ﻃﺎﻓﺎ ِﺑﺄَ ْﺳﻮا ِﻗﻬﺎ َو َﺟﺪاﻫﺎ ُﻣ ْﺰ َد ِﺣ َﻤ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱡ ﱠﺠﺎ ِر َواﻟ ﱡﺼﻨﱠﺎ ِعَ ،ﻓ َﻌ َﺰ َﻣﺎ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْ ِﻹﻗﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ أَﻳﱠﺎ ًﻣﺎ. َوا ْﺳﺘَﺄْ َﺟ َﺮ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ًﺔ َﺻ ِﻐيرَ ًة ِﰲ أَ َﺣ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻨﺎ ِد ِق ِﻟﻴُ ِﻘﻴ َﻢ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ َﻣ َﻊ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪَ .وﻛﺎ َن »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﻳُﺒَ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴﺎ ِم ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻮ ِم َﻓ َي َرى ﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒَ ُﻪ ﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل ﻧﺎ ِﺋ ًﻤﺎَ ،ﻓ ِﺈذا أَﻳْ َﻘ َﻈ ُﻪ ﺗَﻈﺎ َﻫ َﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻀ ْﻌ ِﻒ َوا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺮ ِضَ ،ﻓﻴَ ْﺨ ُﺮ ُج »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َو ْﺣ َﺪ ُه إ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻤ ُﺲ ِر ْز َﻗ ُﻪ ِﺧﻼ َل اﻟﻨﱠﻬﺎ ِر ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌﻮ ُد إِ َﱃ َﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻄﻌﺎ ِمَ ،ﻓﻴَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ َﴩ ٍه َﻏ ِﺮﻳ ٍﺐَ .وﻣﺎ زا َل َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ ْﻬ َﺮﻳْ ِﻦ. ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﻣ ِﺮ َض »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر«َ ،وا ْﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺮ ُض َواﻟ ﱠﻀ ْﻌ ُﻒَ ،ﻓ َﻌ َﺠ َﺰ َﻋ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮو ِجَ ،و َﻟ ِﺰ َم ا ْﻟ ِﻔﺮا َش. َﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻤﺎ ﺟﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ ،ﺑَ َﺤ َﺚ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ َﻋ ْﻦ َﻃﻌﺎ ٍم ﻳَﺄْ ُﻛﻠُ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ِﺠ ْﺪ َﺷﻴﺌًﺎَ .و َرأَى ﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒَ ُﻪ »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠ ْﻮ ِمَ .ﻓ َﻈ ﱠﻞ ﻳُ َﻔﺘﱢ ُﺶ ِﰲ ِﺛﻴﺎ ِب »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻋﺜَ َﺮ َﻋ َﲆ ِﻛﻴ ِﺲ ﻧُ ُﻘﻮ ِد ِهَ ،ﻓﺄَ َﺧﺬَ ُه َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﺮ َج َوأَ ْﻏ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎ َب ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َو َﻋ َﺰ َم َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻬ َﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ. 7
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير )َ (7ﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ُﺔ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﻣ َﴙ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﰲ أَ ْﺳﻮا ِق ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔَ ،ﻓ َﺮأَى ُد ﱠﻛﺎ َن َﺻﺒﱠﺎ ٍغَ .ﻓ َﻮ َﻗ َﻒ ﻳَﺘَﺄَ ﱠﻣ ُﻞ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ ِب ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺼﺒُﻮ َﻏ ِﺔ، َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﺠ ُﺐ أَ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻌ َﺠ ِﺐِ ،ﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺪ ﱠﻛﺎ ِن إِ ﱠﻻ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ َن ا ْﻷَ ْز َر َق َو ْﺣ َﺪ ُهَ .ﻓﺘَﺄَ ﱠﻣ َﻞ ِﰲ َﻣﻼ ِﺑ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ﱠر ِة َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ إِ ﱠﻻ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ َن ا ْﻷَ ْز َر َقَ ،واﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ َن ا ْﻷَﺑْﻴَ َﺾَ ،ﻓﺎ ْزدا َد َﻋ َﺠﺒُ ُﻪَ ،وأَ ْﺧ َﺮ َج ِﻣﻨْ ِﺪﻳ َﻠ ُﻪ ا ْﻷَﺑْﻴَ َﺾ، َو َﻃ َﻠ َﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒﱠﺎ ِغ أَ ْن ﻳُ َﻠ ﱢﻮﻧَ ُﻪ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِن ا ْﻷَ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﺮَ .ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒﱠﺎ ُغ» :ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻻ ﻧَ ْﻌ ِﺮ ُف إ ﱠﻻ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ َن ا ْﻷَ ْز َر َقَ «.ﻓ َﻌ ُﻈ َﻤ ْﺖ َد ْﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر«َ ،و َﻋ َﺮ َض َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻠ ُﻪ أَ ِﺟيرًا ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ ُهِ ،ﻟﻴُ َﻌ ﱢﻠ َﻤ ُﻪ َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﻳَ ْﺼﺒُ ُﻎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻷَ ْﻟﻮا ِن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺨﺘَ ِﻠ َﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻷُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ .ﻓ َﺮ َﻓ َﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒﱠﺎ ُغَ ،وﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :ﻧَ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻻ ﻧَ ْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢﺼﻨﺎ َﻋ ِﺔ — َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ َﻋﻨﱠﺎ«. َﻓ َﺬ َﻫ َﺐ إِ َﱃ َﺻﺒﱠﺎ ٍغ ﺛﺎ ٍن َوﺛﺎ ِﻟ ٍﺚ َورا ِﺑ ٍﻊَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ِﻘ َﻲ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣﺜْ َﻞ ﻣﺎ َﻟ ِﻘﻴَ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺼﺒﱠﺎ ِغ ا ْﻷَ ﱠو ِل. َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳُﻨْ ِﺸﺊَ َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ًﺔِ ،ﻟ َﻔ ْﻘ ِﺮ ِه َو ِﻗ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ ﻣﺎ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡ ُﻘﻮ ِدَ .ﻓﺬَ َﻫ َﺐ إ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ، َوﺑَ َﺴ َﻂ َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﺄْﻧَ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ ُ ﱠﴪ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻓ ْﻜ َﺮ ِﺗ ِﻪَ ،وأَ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺒﻨﺎءِ َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒي َر ٍة َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ ِﻦ َﺷﻮا ِر ِع ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ َو ْﻓ َﻖ ﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺸﺘَ ِﻬﻲَ .وأَ ْﺣ َ َﴬ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻛ ِﺜي ًرا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ ِب ِﻟﻴَ ْﺼﺒُ َﻐﻬﺎ َﻟ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺼﺒَ َﻐ َﻬﺎ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ َﺻﺒْ ٍﻎ ِﺑﺄَ ْﻟﻮا ٍن ُﻣ ْﺨﺘَ ِﻠ َﻔ ٍﺔَ .ﻓ َﻔ ِﺮ َح ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﺑ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،وﻛﺎ َﻓﺄَ ُه أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ُﻣ َﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ٍةَ .وأَ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ اﻷُ َﻣﺮا ُء َوأَ ْﻋﻴَﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،ﻓﺮا َﺟ ْﺖ ِﺻﻨﺎ َﻋﺘُ ُﻪَ ،و َﻛﺜُ َﺮ ﻣﺎﻟُ ُﻪَ ،وأَ ْﺻﺒَﺢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻛﺒﺎ ِر ا ْﻷَ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴﺎءَِ .و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ َﻟ ْﺤ َﻈ ًﺔ وا ِﺣ َﺪ ًة ِﰲ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي أَ ْﻃ َﻌ َﻤ ُﻪ َوآوا ُهَ ،وﺑَ َﺬ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺴﺎ َﻋ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ أَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ِﻣ ْﺤﻨَ ِﺘ ِﻪ َو َﻓ ْﻘ ِﺮ ِه. )ُ (8ﻣﻘﺎﺑَ َﻠ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﺪﻳ َﻘ ْي ِن أَ ﱠﻣﺎ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻟ ِﺰ َم ِﻓﺮا َﺷ ُﻪ ﺛَﻼﺛَ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍمَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﺤﺮا َك ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺮ ِضَ ،ﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﻓ ِﻄ َﻦ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِقَ ،ﻓ َﺬ َﻫ َﺐ إِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺘ ِﻪ َﻓ َﺮآﻫﺎ ُﻣ ْﻐ َﻠ َﻘ ًﺔَ .ﻓﺒَ َﺤ َﺚ َﻋ ِﻦ ِﻣ ْﻔﺘﺎ ٍح ﻳَ ْﻔﺘَ ُﺤﻬﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ، َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َرأَى »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« َو ُﻫﻮ َﻣﻨْ ُﻬﻮ ُك ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﻮى ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺮ ِضَ ،ﻋ َﻄ َﻒ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َو َر ﱠق َﻟ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪَ ،و َو ﱠﻛ َﻞ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺧﺎ ِد ًﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺨ ُﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪَ .وﺑَ َﺤ َﺚ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻋ ْﻦ ِﻛﻴ ِﺲ ﻧُ ُﻘﻮ ِد ِه ِﻟﻴُ ْﻌ ِﻄ َﻲ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ َﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِق َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِل َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ِﺠ ْﺪ ُهَ .ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِق» :ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺰﻧْ َﻚ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳﺎ أَ ِﺧﻲَ ،ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﺣﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ إ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِلَ «.وﻣﺎ زا َل ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِق ﻳُ َﺆا ِﳼ »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« َوﻳُ ْﻌﻨَﻰ ِﺑﺄَ ْﻣ ِﺮ ِه — ِﻋ ﱠﺪ َة أَ ْﺷ ُﻬ ٍﺮ — َﺣﺘﱠﻰ 8
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير ُﺷ ِﻔ َﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺿ ِﻪَ ،وﻋﺎ َد إ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻧَﺸﺎ ُﻃ ُﻪ َو ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗُ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺨ َﺮ َج ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِقَ ،و َﻣ َﴙ ِﰲ إ ْﺣ َﺪى أَ ْﺳﻮا ِق ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔَ ،ﻓ َﺮأَى ِزﺣﺎ ًﻣﺎ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ًﺪا أَﻣﺎ َم َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ٍةَ .وﻧَ َﻈ َﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ِﺔ َﻓ َﺮأَى َﻛ ِﺜي ًرا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻬ ْﻢ أَ ْﻓ َﺨ ُﺮ اﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ ِبَ .و َرأَى َﺻ ِﺪﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ »أَﺑﺎ ِﻗي ٍر« ﺟﺎ ِﻟ ًﺴﺎ ِﰲ َﺻ ْﺪ ِر ا ْﻟ َﻤﻜﺎ ِن — َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺄْ ُﻣ ُﺮ َوﻳَﻨْ َﻬﻰ — َﻓ َﻔ ِﺮ َح »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« أَ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح ِﺑﻤﺎ ﻧﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ َﺻ ِﺪﻳ ُﻘ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺠﺎ ِح َواﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮ ِﻓﻴ ِﻖَ .وﻗﺎ َل ِﰲ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ: » َﻟ َﻌ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ُﺷ ِﻐ َﻞ َﻋﻨﱢﻲ ُﻃﻮ َل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة ِﺑﺘَﻨْ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒيرَ ِة! َوﻻ َﺷ ﱠﻚ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَ ْﻔ َﺮ ُح أَ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح ِﺣي َن ﻳَﺮا ِﻧﻲ ،ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ْن ُﺷ ِﻔﻴ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﺮ ِﴈ!« ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َد َﺧ َﻞ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ِﻟﻴُ َﻬﻨﱢﺊَ ﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤﺎ ﻧﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺠﺎ ِح َواﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮ ِﻓﻴ ِﻖَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ﺧﺎ َب َﻇﻨﱡ ُﻪ؛ َﻓﻤﺎ ﻛﺎ َد ﻳَﺮا ُه »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﺻﺎ َح ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻏﺎ ِﺿﺒًﺎ: »أَ َﻻ ﺗَﺰا ُل — أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱡﺺ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴ ُﺚ — ﺗَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻞ إ َﱃ َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ِﺘﻲ ِﻟﺘَ ْ ِﴪ َق اﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ َب ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ؟ أَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﻔ َﻚ ﻣﺎ َ َﴎ ْﻗﺘَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮا ِت اﻟ ﱠﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺔ؟ َو ِﷲ ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻚ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ ﺗَ ُﻌﻮ َد إِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ ِﴪ َﻗ ِﺔ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم «.ﺛُ ﱠﻢ أَ َﻣ َﺮ ِﻏ ْﻠﻤﺎﻧَ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ ْﴬ ِﺑ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َ َﴬﺑُﻮ ُه َ ْﴐﺑًﺎ ُﻣﻮ ِﺟ ًﻌﺎ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ أُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة اﻟ ﱠ ْﴬ ِب، ﺛُ ﱠﻢ أَ ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻮا ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻄ ِﺮﻳ ِﻖ. )َ (9ﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ُم »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ أَﻓﺎ َق »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﻋﺎ َد إِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺘ ِﻪ َﻣ ْﺤ ُﺰوﻧًﺎ ُﻣﺘَﺄَ ﱢﻟ ًﻤﺎ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺣ َﺪ َث َﻟ ُﻪ .ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﺮ َج ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ ﻳَﺒْ َﺤ ُﺚ َﻋ ْﻦ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ٍم ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺤ ﱡﻢ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺠ ْﺪَ .ﻓ َﺴﺄَ َل اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َس :أَﻳْ َﻦ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺤ ﱡﻤﻮ َن؟ َﻓﻘﺎﻟُﻮا َﻟ ُﻪ» :إﻧﱠﻨﺎ ﻧَﺬْ َﻫ ُﺐ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ِﻟﻨَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺤ ﱠﻢ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪَ «.ﻓﻘﺎ َل ِﰲ ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ» :إ ﱠن َﺟﻤﺎ َل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒي َر ِة ﻻ ﻳَ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ إ ﱠﻻ إِذا أُﻧْ ِﺸﺊَ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ٌم «.ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ذَ َﻫ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚَ ،و َ َﴍ َح َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻓ ْﻜ َﺮﺗَ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺮ ِ َﴈ َﻋﻨْﻬﺎَ ،وأَ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺒﻨﺎءِ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ٍم َﻓ ْﺨ ٍﻢ — ِﰲ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ ِﻦ َﻣﻜﺎ ٍن ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ — َو ْﻓ َﻖ ﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺸﺘَ ِﻬﻲ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر«َ .و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﻓ َﺮ ُﻏﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺑﻨﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪ َوإ ْﻋﺪا ِد ِهَ ،ذ َﻫ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚَ ،و َدﻋﺎ ُه إِ َﱃ ِزﻳﺎ َر ِة َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪَ .ﻓ َﻠ ﱠﻤﺎ َد َﺧ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺎ َم ُ ﱠﴎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻧﻈﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪ َوﻧَﻈﺎ َﻓ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،وأُ ْﻋ ِﺠ َﺐ ِﺑ َﺬﻛﺎ ِء »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َوأَ َد ِﺑ َﻪ إِ ْﻋﺠﺎﺑًﺎ َﻛ ِﺒيرًا .ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﺮ َج ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ — ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ أَ ِن ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻢ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ — َﻣ ْ ُﴪو ًرا را ِﺿﻴًﺎَ .وﻛﺎ َﻓﺄَ »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ُﻣﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ٍةَ .و ِﰲ ا ْﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ زا َر ا ْﻷُ َﻣﺮا ُء َوا ْﻟ ُﻮ َزراءُ َوأَ ْﻋﻴﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ َم »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر«َ ،وأُ ْﻋ ِﺠﺒُﻮا ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻋﺠﺎ َب ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ. َوﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ْﻜ ِﺮ ُﻣ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻏﺎﻳَ َﺔ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻛﺮا ِمَ ،ﻓﺄَ َﺣﺒﱡﻮ ُه َﺟ ِﻤﻴ ًﻌﺎَ ،وﺗَﺘﺎﺑَ َﻊ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُس َﻋ َﲆ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪ. 9
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْ َﺲ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ﺻﺎ ِﺣ َﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻔﻨْ ُﺪ ِق ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي آ َﺳﺎ ُه ِﰲ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺿ ِﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺪﻋﺎ ُه إِ َﱃ ِزﻳﺎ َر ِﺗ ِﻪ َوأَ ْﻛ َﺮ َﻣ ُﻪ، َوأَ ْر َﺳ َﻞ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻛ ِﺜيرًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻬﺪاﻳﺎ ا ْﻟﻔﺎ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة َواﻟﻨﱠﻔﺎ ِﺋ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﻐﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ. )» (10أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ﻳَ ُﺰو ُر ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺎ َم َو َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﺑ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺎ ِم ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ذا َع ِﺻﻴﺘُ ُﻪَ ،ﻓ َﺬ َﻫ َﺐ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪَ .و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَ َﺮى ﺻﺎ ِﺣﺒَ ُﻪ »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« َﺣﺘﱠﻰ أَ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َوﻋﺎﻧَ َﻘ ُﻪُ ،ﻣﺘَﻨﺎ ِﺳﻴًﺎ إِﺳﺎ َءﺗَ ُﻪ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َو َ ْﴐﺑَ ُﻪ َو َﻃ ْﺮ َد ُهَ .وﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :أَ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻳﺎ أَ ِﺧﻲ ِﻫ َﻲ ُﺣ ُﻘﻮ ُق اﻟ ﱡﺼ ْﺤﺒَ ِﺔ؟ أَﻫ َﻜﺬا ﻳَﻨْ َﴗ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ِﺪﻳ ُﻖ َﺻ ِﺪﻳ َﻘ ُﻪ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺤﺜْ ُﺖ َﻋﻨْ َﻚ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻣﻜﺎ ٍن َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋﺜُ ْﺮ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻚَ ،ﻓﺄَﻳْ َﻦ ُﻛﻨْ َﺖ؟« َﻓﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﺠ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻼ ِم ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪَ ،وﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :أَ َﻟ ْﻢ أَذْ َﻫ ْﺐ إِ َﱃ َﻣ ْﺼﺒَ َﻐ ِﺘ َﻚ ِﻟ ِﺰﻳﺎ َرﺗِ َﻚَ ،وﻛﺎ َن ﻧَ ِﺼﻴ ِﺒ َﻲ ا ْ ِﻹﻫﺎﻧَ َﺔ َواﻟ ﱠﻄ ْﺮ َد؟« َﻓﺘَﻈﺎ َﻫ َﺮ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﺑﺎ ْﻷَ َﺳ ِﻒَ ،وﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :ﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َوﻻ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ َة إِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑﺎللهِ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺣ ِﺴﺒْﺘُ َﻚ ﻳﺎ أَ ِﺧﻲ — ِﻟ ُﺴﻮءِ ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱢﻆ — اﻟ ﱢﻠ ﱠﺺ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﺗَ َﻌ ﱠﻮ َد َ ِﴎ َﻗ َﺔ اﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ ِبَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ َﻣ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ ًﻻ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَﺗَﺜَﺒﱠ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَ ِﺘ َﻚ! َو َﻟ َﻌ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﺮ َض َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠيرَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣﻼ ِﻣ ِﺢ َو ْﺟ ِﻬ َﻚَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَ ْﻋ ِﺮ ْﻓ َﻚ! َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮا ِﺟ ِﺐ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ أَ ْن ﺗُﻨَﺒﱢ َﻬ ِﻨﻲ إِ َﱃ َﺧ َﻄ ِﺌﻲ — ِﺣﻴﻨَ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — َوﺗَ ْﺬ ُﻛ َﺮ ِﱄَ ا ْﺳ َﻤ َﻚ ِﻷُﻗﺎ ِﺑ َﻠ َﻚ ِﺑﻤﺎ أَﻧْ َﺖ أَ ْﻫﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ ْﱰ ِﺣﻴ ِﺐ َوا ْ ِﻹ ْﻛﺮا ِم«. ) (11ﻧَ ِﺼﻴ َﺤ ُﺔ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻛﻼ َم ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪَ ،ﺣ ِﺴﺒَ ُﻪ ﺻﺎ ِد ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ َد ْﻋﻮا ُه َﻓ َﻌ َﺬ َر ُهَ ،وأَ ْﻛ َﺮ َﻣ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﻛﺮا ِم. َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺳﺄَ َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« َﻋ ْﻦ َﺳﺒَ ِﺐ إِﻧْﺸﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺎ َمَ ،ﻗ ﱠﺺ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ِﻗ ﱠﺼﺘَ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬﺎَ .ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر«َ » :و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ َﻚ ﻧَ ِﺴﻴ َﺖ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ وا ِﺣ ًﺪا ﻻ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻤ ُﻞ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ُﻣ َﻚ إِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ِﻪ!« َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر«: » َوﻣﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ؟« َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :أَﻧْ َﺖ َﺣ ﱠﻼ ٌق َذ ِﻛ ﱞﻲ ﻣﺎ ِﻫ ٌﺮ ِﰲ ِﺻﻨﺎ َﻋ ِﺘ َﻚَ .ﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ َﺣ َﻠ ْﻘ َﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ — ِﺣي َن ﻳَ ُﺰو ُر َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ َﻣ َﻚ — َﻟﺰا َد ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُ ُﴎو ُر ُه ِﻣﻨْ َﻚَ «.ﻓ َﺤ ِﺴﺒَ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ُﻣ ْﺨ ِﻠ ًﺼﺎ ِﰲ ﻧَ ِﺼﻴ َﺤ ِﺘ ِﻪَ ،و َﺷ َﻜ َﺮﻫﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ، َو َو َﻋ َﺪ ُه ِﺑﺘَ ْﺤ ِﻘﻴ ِﻘﻬﺎ. 10
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير )ِ (12وﺷﺎﻳَ ُﺔ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر« َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺧ َﺮ َج »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ِم ﺻﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ ،ذَ َﻫ َﺐ ُﻣ ْ ِﴪ ًﻋﺎ إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚَ ،وﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪَ » :ﻟﻴْ َﺲ ِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َر ِﺗﻲ ﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻮﻻ َي أَ ْن أَ ْﻛﺘُ َﻢ َﻋﻨْ َﻚ َﺣ ِﻘﻴ َﻘ َﺔ َﻫﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴ ِﺚ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﻛ ِﺮَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟﺎءَ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ َﺪ ِﻟ َﻘﺘْ ِﻠ َﻚ«. َﻓ ُﺪ ِﻫ َﺶ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺼ ﱢﺪ ْﻗ ُﻪَ .ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر«» :إﻧﱢﻲ أَ ْﻋ ِﺮ ُف َﻫﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ أَ ْﺧ َﱪَ ِﻧﻲ أَ ﱠن َﻣ ِﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺠﺰا ِﺋ ِﺮ — ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي اﻧْﺘَ َ ْﴫ َت َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﴈ َو َﻗ َﻬ ْﺮﺗَ ُﻪ — أَ ْو َﻓ َﺪ ُه إ َﱃ َﻣ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺘ َﻚ ِﻟﻴَ ْﺤﺘﺎ َل ِﻟ َﻘﺘْ ِﻠ َﻚَ ،و َو َﻋ َﺪ ُه ِﺑ ُﻤﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ٍة َﻋ ِﻈﻴ َﻤ ٍﺔ إِذا ﻧَ َﺠ َﺢ ِﰲ َﻣ ِﻜﻴ َﺪ ِﺗ ِﻪَ .ﻓﺎ ْﺣﺬَ ْر ُه — ﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻮﻻ َي — َوا ْﺣ َﻤ ِﺪ ﷲَ َﻋ َﲆ ﻧَ َﺠﺎ ِﺗ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ﱢﴍ ِه ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ﱠﺮ ِة ا ْﻷُو َﱃ«. َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚَ » :وﻣﺎ ِﻫ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻜﻴ َﺪ ُة ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َدﺑﱠ َﺮﻫﺎ ِﻟ َﻘﺘْ ِﲇ؟« َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪَ :ﺳﻴَ ْﺪ ُﻋﻮ َك إِ َﱃ ِزﻳﺎ َر ِة َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮى ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟ َﻚ :إﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺣ ﱠﻼ ٌق ﻣﺎ ِﻫ ٌﺮَ ،وإِ ﱠن ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ ْﺤﻤﺎ َم ﻻ ﻳَ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ إِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﺤﻼ َﻗ ِﺔَ .و َﻗ ْﺪ أَ َﻋ ﱠﺪ ِﻟ َﻘﺘْ ِﻠ َﻚ ُﻣﻮ َﳻ ﻣﺎ ِﺿﻴَ ًﺔ َﻣ ْﺴ ُﻤﻮ َﻣ ًﺔ«. )َ (13ﻏ َﻀ ُﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ َﻋ َﲆ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َو ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﱄ َذ َﻫ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ َو َدﻋﺎ ُه إِ َﱃ ِزﻳﺎ َر ِة َﺣ ﱠﻤﺎ ِﻣ ِﻪَ ،و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﻋ َﺮ َض َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻠ َﻖ َﻟ ُﻪَ ،و َرأَى ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ُﻣﻮ َﳻ ا ْﻟ ِﺤﻼ َﻗ ِﺔ َﺣ ِﺴ َﺐ »أَﺑﺎ ِﻗي ٍر« ﺻﺎ ِد ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ ِوﺷﺎﻳَﺘِ ِﻪَ .ﻓ َﻐ ِﻀ َﺐ َﻋ َﲆ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ َﺷ ِﺪﻳ ًﺪاَ ،وأَ َﻣ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺒيرَ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم أَ ْن ﻳَ َﻀ َﻌ ُﻪ ِﰲ ِﻏﺮا َر ٍة) ،أَ ْيَ :ز ِﻛﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ( ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻘﻴَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮَ ،و َو َﻗ َﻒ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِﻓﺬَ ِة ِﻟ َيرا ُه. ) (14ﺧﺎﺗَ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ َوﻛﺎ َن َﻛ ِﺒيرُ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم ﻳُ ِﺤ ﱡﺐ »أَﺑﺎ ِﺻي ٍر« ِﻷَ َد ِﺑ ِﻪ َو ُﻣ ُﺮو َء ِﺗ ِﻪَ .ﻓ َﻄ َﻠ َﺐ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺊَ ِﰲ ﺑَﻴْﺘِ ِﻪ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُﺴﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ إِ َﱃ ﺑَ َﻠ ِﺪ ِه ِﰲ أَ ﱠو ِل َﺳ ِﻔﻴﻨَ ٍﺔ ﻗﺎ ِد َﻣ ٍﺔ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ ﻳَﺮا ُه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚَ .وذَ َﻫ َﺐ َﻛ ِﺒيرُ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم َﻓ َﻤ َﻸَ ا ْﻟ ِﻐﺮا َر َة )أَ ِي: اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِﻛﻴﺒَ َﺔ( ِﺣﺠﺎ َر ًة َو َر ْﻣ ًﻼَ ،و َو َﻗ َﻒ َﻋ َﲆ ﺷﺎ ِﻃ ِﺊ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ﺗَ ْﺤ َﺖ ﻧﺎ ِﻓ َﺬ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْ ِﴫ ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻠ ِﻜ ﱢﻲَ .وأَﺷﺎ َر ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ أَ ْن ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻘ َﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻐﺮا َر َة َﻓﺄَ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َﻫﺎَ ،و َﺳ َﻘ َﻂ ﺧﺎﺗَ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ ِﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِ ْﺻﺒَ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ِﺸيرُ ِﺑ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ َﻛ ِﺒي ِر ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِمَ .ﻓﻌﺎ َد ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻣ ْﻐ ُﻤﻮ ٌم أَ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ﱢﻢَ .و َﺟ َﻠ َﺲ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻋ َﲆ ﺷﺎ ِﻃ ِﺊ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ﻳَ ْﺼﻄﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ َﻚَ ،ﻓﺎ ْﺻﻄﺎ َد َﺳ َﻤ ًﻜﺎ َﻛ ِﺜي ًراَ .و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺷ ﱠﻖ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ َﻜ َﺔ ا ْﻷُو َﱃ َو َﺟ َﺪ ِﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺧﺎﺗَ َﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ ِﻚ َﻓ َﻠ ِﺒ َﺴ ُﻪَ ،و َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ 11
أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻير َوأَﺑُﻮ ِﻗير ﻋﺎ َد َﻛ ِﺒيرُ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم إِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘِ ِﻪ أَ ْر َﺳ َﻞ إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﺧﺎ ِد ًﻣﺎ َﻓﺄَﺷﺎ َر إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻤ َﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤ َﻚَ ،ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َﻂ َرأْ ُﺳ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻦ َﺟ َﺴ ِﺪ ِهَ .ﻓ ُﺪ ِﻫ َﺶ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« أَ َﺷ ﱠﺪ َد ْﻫ َﺸ ٍﺔ. ) (15ﻋﺎ ِﻗﺒَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺨﻴﺎﻧَ ِﺔ َو َﻟ ﱠﻤﺎ ﺟﺎءَ ُه َﻛ ِﺒيرُ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِمَ ،و َرأَى ا ْﻟﺨﺎﺗَ َﻢ ِﰲ إِ ْﺻﺒَ ِﻌ ِﻪ ﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :ا ْﺣ َﺬ ْر أَ ْن ﺗُ ِﺸي َر ِﺑﺨﺎﺗَ ِﻤ َﻚ َوإِ ﱠﻻ أَ ْﻫ َﻠ ْﻜﺘَ ِﻨﻲَ ،ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َﻣ ِﻠ َﻜﻨﺎ ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﻜ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﻋﻴﱠ َﺔ إِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ِﻪَ ،و ُﻫ َﻮ إذا أَﺷﺎ َر ِﺑ ِﻪ إِ َﱃ أَ ﱢي إِﻧْﺴﺎ ٍن َﻗﺘَ َﻠ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َو ْﻗ ِﺘ ِﻪ. َو ِﰲ ا ْﺳ ِﺘﻄﺎ َﻋ ِﺘ َﻚ أَ ْن ﺗَ ِﺼيرَ َﻣ ِﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﺪﻳﻨَ ِﺔ اﻵ َنَ «.ﻓﺬَ َﻫ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ِﻚ َوأَﻋﺎ َد إِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺨﺎﺗَ َﻢ. َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚُ » :ﻗ ْﻞ ِﱄ ِﺑﻤﺎذا أُﻛﺎ ِﻓﺌُ َﻚ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ ْﻌ ُﺮو ِﻓ َﻚ؟« َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ» :أَ ِرﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن أَ ْﻋ ِﺮ َف ﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻮﻻ َي َﺳﺒَ َﺐ َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒ َﻚ َﻋ َﲇﱠَ «.ﻓﺄَ ْﺧ َﱪَ ُه ِﺑﻤﺎ ﻗﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر«َ .ﻓ َﻌ ِﺠ َﺐ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊَ ،و َﻗ ﱠﺺ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻗ ﱠﺼﺘَ ُﻪ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻐ ِﻀ َﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﻋ َﲆ »أَ ِﺑﻲ ِﻗي ٍر«َ ،وأَ َﻣ َﺮ ِﺑ َﻮ ْﺿ ِﻌ ِﻪ ِﰲ ِﻏﺮا َر ٍةَ ،وإِ ْﻟﻘﺎ ِﺋ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﺤ ِﺮَ .و َﺷ َﻔ َﻊ ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻘﺒَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﺷﻔﺎ َﻋﺘَ ُﻪَ .وﻣﺎ َت »أَﺑُﻮ ِﻗي ٍر« ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻴﺘَ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺘﻲ َدﺑﱠ َﺮﻫﺎ ِﻟﺼﺎ ِﺣ ِﺒ ِﻪ، أَ ﱠﻣﺎ »أَﺑُﻮ ِﺻي ٍر« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻛﺎ َﻓﺄَ ُه ا ْﻟ َﻤ ِﻠ ُﻚ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ُﻣﻜﺎ َﻓﺄَ ٍةَ .وﻋﺎ َد إِ َﱃ ا ْ ِﻹ ْﺳ َﻜﻨْ َﺪ ِرﻳﱠ ِﺔ َوﺻﺎ َر ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻏ ِﻨﻴﺎ ِﺋﻬﺎ. َو َﻗ َﴣ َﺣﻴﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬﺎ َﻋ َﲆ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ ِﻦ ﺣﺎ ٍلَ ،وأَ ْﻫﻨَ ِﺄ ﺑﺎ ٍل. 12
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