真主全能者说:

Allah the Almighty says:

{你(0穆罕默德ﷺ)难道没有看到你的主怎样对待象军的主人吗?[象军是阿布拉哈·艾什-阿沙兰率领的军队,从也门而来,意图摧毁麦加的天房。] 他难道没有使他们的诡计化为乌有吗?他派遣成群的飞鸟攻击他们,用烧硬的泥石击打他们,使他们如同被牲畜吃尽的庄稼地。}(《象章》,1-5)

{Have you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abraha Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka`bah at Makkah]. Did He not make their plot go astray? And He sent against them birds, in flocks. Striking them with stones of Sijjil (baked clay). And He made them like (an empty field on stalks (of which the corn has been eaten up by cattle)}. (Al-Pil, 1-5)

至-塔巴里说:最先驯服大象的是伊夫里敦·伊本·阿斯基彦,他杀死了达哈克。他也是最早给马装上马鞍的人。但是,最早驯服并骑马的人是塔赫穆里斯,他是地球上的第三位国王。也有人说,伊斯玛仪·伊本·易卜拉欣(愿二人安好)是最早骑马的人。他很可能是阿拉伯人中最早骑马的人,真主最知道。

At -Tabari said: The first one to tame elephants was Ifridun Ibn Athqiyan who killed Ad- Dahhaq. He was the first to use saddle for horses. But, the first one to tame and ride on horses was Tahmuris, the third king on earth. It is also said that Isma'il Ibn Ibrahim (Peace be upon them) was the first to ride horses. It is probably that he was the first one to ride on them from among the Arabs, and Allah knows the best.

据说：大象虽然如此庞大，却惧怕猫。于是，一些军阀在与印度人作战时，把猫带到了战场上，这一举动迫使大象惊慌逃窜。

It is said: Though the elephant is so huge, he fears from cats. Thereupon, some warlords, during their fight against the Indians, brought some cats to the battlefield the matter that forced the elephants to bolt.

伊本·伊斯哈格说：总督或副王阿布拉哈·阿尔-阿什拉姆修建了一座巨大且极为高耸的教堂，并致信埃塞俄比亚国王尼格斯，说："我为您修建了一座前所未有的教堂，我打算把朝觐从麦加转移到埃塞俄比亚。"

Ibn Ishaq said: the governor or viceroy, Abraha Al-Ashram built a huge and very lofty churcb, and wrote to the king of Abyssinia, Negus that "I have built you a church that is unprecedented, and I am intending to divert pilgrimage from Mecca to Abyssinia " .

Al-Suhaili 说道:阿布拉哈·阿尔-阿什拉姆征服了也门人,为建造那座卑劣的教堂,并迫使他们尝尽多种屈辱。凡迟到劳作者,他便会砍去其手,直到太阳升起。他从比勒基斯的宫殿中夺取了许多珍贵之物以增添于此。他拿走了大理石、宝石和贵重的行李。此外,他竖立了金银十字架,建造了乌木与象牙讲坛,并抬高了教堂的高度、拓宽了它的宽度。 此后,阿布拉哈死去,凡有人试图从教堂的主体或装饰中拿走任何东西,精灵们便不愿、也犹豫着不去伤害他。因为这座教堂建在两尊名为库艾布及其妻子的偶像的墓葬之上,其高度约有六十库比特。于是,也门人任其保持原样,直到阿拔斯王朝第一位哈里发阿尔-萨法赫时代。他派遣了一群意志坚定的虔诚学者前去,将其彻底拆毁,此后直至今日,它都未再重建。

Al-Suhaili said: Abraha Al-Ashram subjugated the Yemenites to build that mean church and forced them to taste several sorts of humiliation. He used to cut off the hand of the one who comes late for labor till the sun rises. He took many valuable things from the palace of Bilqis to add thereto. He took marbles, precious stones, and valuable luggage. Moreover, he erected gold and silver crosses, built ebony and ivory pulpits, and raised the church's stature and expanded its width. Afterwards, when Abraha was killed, whosoever tried to take anything out of its body or ornaments, the Jinn were reluctant and hesitant to do him harm. For, it was built above the burial of two idols called Ku'aib and his wife, the height of which was about sixty cubits. So, the Yemenites left it untouched till the era of Al-Saffah, the first Abbaside Caliph. He, Al-Saffah, sent a group of pious scholars of will firm who totally demolished it, and it was destroyed then till the present day.

伊本·伊斯哈格说：阿拉伯人听说阿布拉哈致信尼加什之后，一个来自基纳na的男子愤怒不已。他动身前往那座教堂，在教堂的墙上小便。没有人察觉他，他便安然回到家中。消息传到阿布拉哈那里，他询问是谁做的。有人回答他说：

Ibn Ishaq said: When the Arabs heard of the letter of Abraha sent to Negus, a man from Kinanah got angry. He set out till he reached the church where he urinated on its walls.l No body noticed him, and upon that he returned home safely. The news reached Abraha who asked about the doer. He was answered:

这件事是由一位前往麦加朝拜克尔白的阿拉伯人所为。他听说了你们宣布的意图，即要把朝觐从他们的圣殿转移到你们新建的教堂。他心中愤怒，便前来在其中排泄，并声称此地不适合用于该礼仪。阿布拉哈听闻此事后勃然大怒，发誓要拆毁克尔白。随后，他命令阿比西尼亚人（基督徒）做好战争准备。

this was done by one of those Arabs who perform pilgrimage to the Ka'bah at Mecca when he heard of your declared intention that you would divert pilgrimage from their Sacred House to your (recently-built) church. He (the Arab) got angry and came to excrete therein declaring it to be unqualified (to the event). Upon hearing this, Abraha burst with rage and took oath that he would demolish the Ka'bah. Then, he ordered the Abyssinians (Christians) to get prepared for war.

他率领一支庞大的远征军进攻麦加,随军带着一头或数头大象。阿拉伯人听到这一消息后十分恐惧,但当确认他意欲摧毁神圣的天房时,他们决定与他交战。也门贵族中有一人名叫都·那法尔,他率领自己的部族以及响应其号召的人前去对抗艾卜拉哈。双方相遇,都·那法尔及其追随者战败,他本人被俘。他被带到艾卜拉哈面前,艾卜拉哈正要杀他,都·那法尔说:"国王啊!不要杀我,我或许对你有用。"艾卜拉哈没有杀他,而是将他捆绑看管。随后,艾卜拉哈继续朝着他出发时的目标前进。他抵达赫萨姆地区,在那里遭遇了努菲勒·伊本·哈比卜·赫萨阿米,后者率领自己的两个部族——沙赫拉和纳希斯——以及来自阿拉伯人中的追随者。努菲勒战败被俘,被带到艾卜拉哈面前。艾卜拉哈打算杀他,努菲勒说:"国王啊!不要杀我。我可以为你引路,带你到达你所渴望的目的地。看!这是我的效忠之誓。"艾卜拉哈释放了他,并将他作为向导。当他们经过塔伊夫时,赛嘎夫部族的麦斯欧德·伊本·穆尔泰卜·伊本·马立克·伊本·卡卜·伊本·阿慕尔·伊本·萨德·伊本·奥夫·伊本·赛给夫与其追随者前来见他,说:"国王啊!我们只是您的奴仆,我们听从并服从您,我们与您之间从无敌意,而且我们的神庙并非您所要的——即拉特神庙——您所要的只是麦加的天房。因此,我们派遣一人与您同行,为您引路前往。"

He led a big expedition against Mecca accompanying an elephant or elephants in his train. The Arabs heard of the news and they were terrified, but they decided to fight him when the news was affirmed that he intended to destroy the Sacred House. A man from among the noblemen of Yemen called Dhu Nafar set out for him accompanied with his own clan and those who answered his call to fight against Abraha. The two parties met, Dhu Nafar and his followers were defeated and he himself was taken as a prisoner of 'war. He was then brought before Abraha who was about to kill him, but Dhu Nafar said: "0 king! Don't kill me, I may be of any use to you." Abraha did not kill him and he kept him tied up in custody. Then Abraha went on intending what he set out for. He arrived at the land of Khath'am where he encountered with Nufail Ibn Habib Al-Khath' ami who was leading his two tribes -Shahran and Nahis- along with his followers from among the Arabs. Nufail was defeated and taken as a prisoner of war to be brought before Abraha. Abraha intended to kill him, but Nufail said: "0 king! Don't kill me. I may guide you to the destination you desire. Here you are! My pledge of allegiance. `Abraha set him free and took him as a guide. When they passed by Ta'if, there came to him Mas' ud Ibn Mu' tab Ibn Malik Ibn Ka' b Ibn 'Amr Ibn Sa'd Ibn 'Auf Ibn Thaqif along with his followers who said: "0 king! We are nothing but your slaves, we listen and obey, no hostility is ever there between you and us, and our House is not that which you want -i.e. Al-Lat - you only want the House in Mecca. Hence, we send with you someone who leads you thereto.

作为表示愤怒和嘲讽的一种方式。

1As a sign of showing anger and mockery.

伊本·伊斯哈格说:拉特(Al-Lat)是塔伊夫的一座“圣殿”,对他们而言,它正如同天房(克尔白)对其他阿拉伯人那样。他们派遣一个名叫阿布·鲁加尔的人为阿布拉哈引路前往麦加。他们一路前行,直到抵达一个名叫马格马斯的地方,阿布·鲁加尔在那里死去。阿布·鲁加尔被葬在那里,此后阿拉伯人便用石头砸他的坟墓。 不过,我在《塞莫德的故事》中曾提到,阿布·鲁加尔是阿布拉哈的军队中的一员,他曾躲进圣殿(天房)中避难,出来时被一块石头击中而死。先知ﷺ对他的同伴们说:“作为此事的一个迹象,他是带着两根金枝被埋葬的。”人们挖开坟墓,果然找到了那两根金枝。 为调和此说与伊本·伊斯哈格的记载,我认为:后来的这位阿布·鲁加尔与其先祖同名,而那位先祖的坟墓是阿拉伯人用石头砸的。此外,人们砸他的坟墓,正如他们砸前者的坟墓一样。

Ibn Ishaq said: Al-Lat was a 'sacred' House in Ta'if, it was to them just as the Ka' bah was to the rest of the Arabs. They sent a man called Abu Rughal to show him (Abraha) the way to Mecca. They went on till they arrived at a place called Al-Maghmas where Abu Rughal died. Abu Rughal was buried there and afterwards, the Arabs used to stone his grave. However, I mentioned on the Story of Thamud that Abu Rughal was among the train of Abraha and that he sheltered himself with the Sacred House (Ka' bah) and when he came out, a stone hit him and he was dead. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) told his Companions: "As a sign on this, he was buried with two branches of gold". They dug and verily, they found them. To compromise between this and the narration of Ibn Ishaq I say: the later Abu Rughal had the same name as his higher ancestor whose grave used to be stoned by the Arabs. Moreover, the people used to stone his grave as they stone that of the former.

伊本·易司哈格说:阿布拉哈抵达穆格马斯时,派遣了一名名叫阿斯瓦德·伊本·马克苏德的人率领骑兵前往。阿斯瓦德劫掠了阿拉伯人的一些财产,其中包括属于先知的叔叔阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜的两百头骆驼,而当时阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜是贵族中的首领。对此,古莱什、基南和胡戴勒决定与阿布拉哈作战,但他们意识到自己无力承担,于是放弃了这一打算。随后,阿布拉哈派哈纳塔·希米尔到麦加,命令他询问当地的首领,并转告他:"我(国王)此来并非为了与你们作战,我只是来摧毁这座圣殿。如果你们不阻挡我们,我们就不会伤害你们任何人。"阿布拉哈又对使者说:"如果他表示不想作战,就把他带来见我。"哈纳塔进入麦加后,询问其首领和主人是谁。人们告诉他是阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜·伊本·哈希姆。他见到了阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜,并传达了信息。阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜说:"以真主起誓!我们无意作战,我们也无力承担。这是真主的圣殿,是祂的密友易卜拉欣(愿主赐他平安)的殿宇,只有祂独自在祂意欲时才能保护它。"听后,哈纳塔说:"请跟我去见他(阿布拉哈),他命令我这样做。"阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜便带着几个儿子随他出发,直到接近营地。他打听到杜·纳法尔,此人是他的朋友。他进入关押杜·纳法尔的监狱,说:"杜·纳法尔啊!在我们这般困境中,你能否为我们做些什么?"杜·纳法尔说:"一个囚犯在等待死亡降临(不论清晨还是深夜),还能做什么呢?我所能做的,就是派人去找象夫安尼斯,他是我的朋友,向他推荐你,替你说好话,在他面前为你说情,并为你争取会见阿布拉哈的许可。"阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜说:"这对我已经足够了。" 据说，Dhu Nafar 派人去见 Anis，说：'Abdul Muttalib 是古莱氏的首领，他对人和牲畜都很慷慨，而国王（Abraha）夺走了属于他的两百头骆驼。因此，请为他求得与 Abraha 会面的许可，并做你认为对他有益的事。Anis 说：'的确，我会去做。'Anis 来到 Abraha 面前，然后说：'哦，国王！古莱氏的首领就在这里，他想要来觐见您，请您允许他觐见，拜托了！'Abraha 同意了。

Ibn Ishaq said: When Abraha arrived at Al-Maghmas, he sent a man called Al-Aswad Ibn Maqsud with a cavalry dispatch. Al-Aswad seized some of the Arab's property which included two hundred camels that belonged to 'Abdul Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle, who was, then, the principal man among the nobility. Upon this, Quraish, Kinanah and Hudhail decided to fight against Abraha, but they comprehended that they cannot afford that and thus quitted the idea. Then, Abraha sent Hanatah Al-Himiari to Mecca ordering him to ask about the chief of the people and tell him: "I (the king) did not come to fight against you, 1 only came to destroy the Sacred House. If you do not stand in our way, we will not harm any of you all. `Abraha added to his messenger: 'And if he showed his desire not. to fight, bring him to me.' When Hanatah entered Mecca, he asked about its chief and master. He was told: it is 'Abdul Muttalib Ibn Hashim. He saw him and thus delivered the message. 'Abdul Muttalib said: "By Allah! We do not intend to fight. Really we cannot afford it. This is the Sacred House of Allah and His Khalil (friend) Ibrahim (Peace be upon him), only Him Alone can protect it if He wills to." Upon hearing this, Hanatah said: "Come with me to meet with him (Abraha), he ordered me to do so." 'Abdul Muttalib set out for him accompanied with some of his sons till they approached the camp. He asked about Dhu Nafar who was a friend of his. He entered upon him in his prison and said: "0 Dhu Nafar! Can't you do anything for us in this plight of ours?" Dhu Nafar said: "What can a prisoner do while waiting for death to come either in the morning of at night? All that 1 can do is to send to the stableman of the elephant, Anis, who is a friend of mine to recommend you, say a good word of you, intercede for you before him, and to seek permission for you to meet with Abraha." 'Abdul Muttalib said: "That's enough with me." Dhu Nafar sent to Anis saying: Verily, 'Abdul Muttalib is the chief of the Quraishites, he is generous to both humans and animals and the king (Abraha) seized two hundred camels that belong to him. So, seek permission for him to meet Abraha and do whatever you see useful for him. Anis said: Surely, 1 will do. Anis presented himself before Abraha and then said: 0 king! The chief of Quraish is here and wants to present himself before you,so give him permission to, please! Abraha gave his consent.

阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜英俊而威严，阿布拉哈见到他后，十分敬重，极为钦佩。因此，他不愿让他坐在自己面前的低处，也不愿让阿比西尼亚人看到他让这位客人坐在自己的椅子（宝座）上。于是，他从自己的椅子上走下来，与他并排坐在华丽的地毯上。然后，他对自己的翻译说：去问问他想要什么。 然而，阿布拉哈通过翻译听到阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜的请求时感到很惊讶：他所要的只是他那二百头骆驼的赔偿，却没有请求他放过克尔白。阿布拉哈表示惊讶时，阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜回答说："骆驼是我的，我是它们的主人；而克尔白这座崇拜的殿堂，有它的主宰来保护它。"阿布拉哈说：没有人能从我手中保护它。阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜说：那就由你自己决定吧！最终，阿布拉哈把骆驼还给了他。

'Abdul Muttalib was very handsome and grand and when seen by Abraha, Abraha showed great respect and was highly impressed. So, he refused to make him sit lowly in front of him, and also disliked to let the Abyssinians see him allowing him to sit on his own chair (throne). Consequently, he descended from above his chair and sat besides him on the rich carpet. Then, he said to his interpreter: Ask him what does he want? However, Abraha was surprised to hear from 'Abdul Muttalib through the interpreter that all he wanted was a compensation for his two hundred camels, but did not ask him to leave the Ka' bah alone. When Abraha expressed surprise, 'Abdul Muttalib answered: "I am the master of the camels, whereas the Ka' bah house of worship -has its lord to defend it". Abraha said: No one can defend it from me. 'Abdul Muttalib said: You are on your own! Finally, Abraha gave him the camels back.

Ibn Ishaq 说：据说，当阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜进见阿布拉哈时，同行的有：巴努·巴克尔部落的首领雅穆尔·本·纳法阿·本·阿迪伊·本·艾德-达伊勒·本·巴克尔·本·阿卜杜·马纳·本·金纳奈，以及胡戴勒部落的首领胡瓦伊利德·本·瓦伊莱。他们提议把提哈马地区一半以上的财产……（注：原文为“one-third”，即三分之一） 更正为准确译文： Ibn Ishaq 说：据说，当阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜进见阿布拉哈时，同行的有巴努·巴克尔部落的首领雅穆尔·本·纳法阿·本·阿迪伊·本·艾德-达伊勒·本·巴克尔·本·阿卜杜·马纳·本·金纳奈，以及胡戴勒部落的首领胡瓦伊利德·本·瓦伊莱。他们提出，只要阿布拉哈返回，不去触动天房，就把提哈马地区三分之一的财产交给他。但是，阿布拉哈拒绝了他们的提议。Ibn Ishaq 补充道：“我不确定这段记载是否可靠！” 阿卜杜勒·穆塔利卜回到家中后，把他与阿布拉哈之间发生的事告诉了古莱氏人，并命令他们撤离麦加，迁往山上。然后，他与几个人一起站在天房的门环旁，祈求安拉，寻求祂的佑助，以对抗阿布拉哈及其军队。

Ibn Ishaq said: It is said that when 'Abdul Muttalib entered upon Abraha he was accompanied with Ya'mur Ibn Nafa'ah Ibn 'Adiy Ibn Ad-Dail Ibn Bakr Ibn 'Abd Manah Ibn Kinanah the chief of the Banu Bakr tribe and Khuwailid Ibn Wa'ilah the chief of the Hudhail tribe who offered Abraha one-third of the properties of Tihamah district in return for his going back and leaving the Ka'bah alone. But, Abraha refused their offer. Ibn Ishaq added: "I am not certain about the authenticity of this!" When 'Abdul Muttalib returned home he told the Quraishites about what happened between him and Abraha and ordered them to evacuate Mecca and move to the mountains. Then, he accompanied with some men stood holding the ring of the Ka 'bah' s door invoking Allah and seeking His Aid against Abraha and his troops.

伊本·易司哈格说："然后，阿卜杜勒·穆塔里布放开了门环，与他的同伴一起前往山中寻求庇护，等待接下来会发生的事情。第二天早晨，阿布拉哈准备进入麦加，并让他的大象和军队做好准备。那头大象名叫迈哈姆德。当它被引向麦加时，努菲勒·伊本·哈比布走近它，在它耳边低语：'跪下吧，迈哈姆德，平安地回家去，你身处安拉的圣地。'他放开了它的耳朵，大象便跪了下来。"

Ibn Ishaq said: then, 'Abdul Muttalib let the door's ring and set out with his companions to the mountains seeking shelter and awaiting for what would happen next. In the morning, Abraha got prepared to enter Mecca, and got his elephant and troops prepared. The elephant's name was Mahmoud. When he was directed towards Mecca, Nufail Ibn Habib came near him and whispered in his ear: Kneel down Mahmoud and go back home safe, you are in Allah's Sacred Town. He let go his ear and the elephant kneeled down.

苏海ili说：这意味着那头大象倒在了地上，因为大象不会跪下。有人说：有些大象也可能像骆驼一样跪下。真主至知。

As-Suhaili said: this means that the elephant fell to the ground, as elephants do not kneel down. It is said: that some elephants might kneel down just as camels. And, Allah Knows Best.

nufail 伊本·哈比卜离开了，爬上山去，直到自己远离危险、安然无恙。阿比西尼亚人鞭打大象，迫使它站起来，但它拒不站起。他们用斧头一样的武器击打它的头，它仍然拒不站起。他们竭尽全力想逼它站起来，却未能成功。他们把它的脸转向也门，它便站起来，朝那个方向奔去。他们又把它转向叙利亚（沙姆），然后转向东方，它便站起来，朝那个方向奔去。他们再次把它转向麦加，它却拒绝了。

Nufail Ibn Habib went away and climbed up the mount till he was far and safe. The Abyssinians beat the elephant forcing him to stand up to his feet, but he refused. They hit his head with axe-like weapons, but he refused. They tried their best to force him to stand up to his feet, but they could not. They directed his face back towards the Yemen and he stood up and ran thereto. They directed him towards the Sham (Syria) and then towards the east and he stood up to his feet and ran thereto. They again directed him towards Mecca, but he refused.

于是，真主至高无上，从海边派来形似鹰隼的飞鸟。每只鸟都衔着三块石子：一块在喙中，两块在双爪中。这些石子像鹰嘴豆和小扁豆一般大小。阿比西尼亚人中被石子击中的，无一幸免，都被打死了。而且，这些飞鸟并没有击中他们所有人。

Thereupon, Allah the Almighty sent upon them birds from the seaside resembling hawks. Each bird held three stones: one in his beak and two in his two legs. The stones were like chick-peas and lentils, and none from among the Abyssinians was hit by a stone, but he was killed. Moreover, the birds did not hit them all.

其余的人逃走了，沿着他们来时的路返回，并打听纳菲尔·伊本·哈比卜，请他带路送他们回也门。

The rest of them fled away seeking the way they first came from and asking about Nufail Ibn Habib to guide them back to Yemen.

伊本·易卜拉欣说：阿比西尼亚人四散逃命，死亡在他们的每条路上、以各种方式追赶着他们，阿布拉哈也被一块石头击中。人们把他抬走，他的身体一块一块地开始溃烂，直到他们抵达萨那。不久之后，他的胸膛裂开了（据史学家所述），然后他便死了。

Ibn Ishaq said: the Abyssinians fled away while death pursuing them on every path and in every way and Abraha was hit with a stone as well. They carried him and his body began to tear up part after part till they reached San'aa. After a short while, his chest cracked (as claimed by historians) and he died.

伊本·伊斯哈格说：雅古卜·伊本·欧特白告诉我，那一年是阿拉伯半岛首次出现麻疹、天花和苦味植物（如苦瓜和骆驼蓬）的年份。

Ibn Ishaq said: I have been told by Ya' qub Ibn 'Utbah that that year was the first in which measles, small-box, and bitter trees such as colocynth and African rue appeared in the Arab Peninsula.

伊本·易思哈格说:当至高无上的安拉派遣祂的先知穆罕默德ﷺ时,祂以恩典与赐予提醒古莱氏人:祂借战胜阿比西尼亚人、并藐视他们,赐予了他们恩惠。祂说:{你(穆罕默德啊,ﷺ)难道没有看到你的主怎样对待象的主人吗?[那是由也门来的象军,由阿布拉哈·艾什拉姆统率,意图摧毁麦加的天房。]祂难道没有使他们的诡计归于迷误吗?祂派遣成群的飞鸟攻击他们,用烧制的陶石击打他们,使他们像被牲畜啃食过的庄稼秸秆一样。}

Ibn Ishaq said: When Allah the Almighty sent His Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), He reminded the Quraishites with His Grace and Favor bestowed on them through defeating the Abyssinians and defying them saying: {Have you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abraha Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka'bah at Makkah]. Did He not make their plot go astray? And He sent against them birds, (Ababil) in flocks. Striking them with stones of Sijjil (baked clay). And He made them like (an empty field of) stalks (of which the corn has been eaten up by cattle)}.

接着,伊本·希沙姆和伊本·伊斯哈格开始解释这一章及随后的经文,并述说如下:伊本·希沙姆说:“Ababil”一词意为“成群地”,尽管阿拉伯人在《古兰经》降示之前从未使用过这个词。至于“Sijjil”一词,我从尤努斯·安-纳赫维和艾布·欧拜达那里听说,阿拉伯人用它来表示:坚硬而牢固。此外,有些注释家声称,这个词原本在波斯语中是两个词,阿拉伯人将它们合并为一个词,即“Sinj”和“lil”。“Sinj”意为石头,“lil”代表泥土,而坚硬的石头由石头和泥土这两种物质构成。他又说:“`Assf”指树叶。Al-Kasa'i说:我听到一些语法学家说:

Then, Ibn Hisham and Ibn Ishaq started to interpret this Surah and the next stated as follows: Ibn Hisham said: The word "Ababil" means "in flocks", though the Arabs never used that word before the Revelation of the Glorious Qur'an. But as for the word "Sijjil", I was told by Yunus An-Nahwi and Abu' Ubaidah that it was used by the Arabs to mean: solid and strong. Moreover, some interpreters claimed that this word was originally two in Persian, but the Arabs rendered them a single word that is "Sinj" and "lil". 'Sinj' means stone and lil' stands for clay and hard stones consist of these two materials, stone and clay. He added, “`Assf” stands for leaves. AI-Kasa'i said: I have heard some grammarians saying:

"Ababil"（成群的鸟）的单数形式是"Abil"。此外，我们的许多早期学者说："Ababil"指的是从四面八方一群接一群聚集而来的鸟群。

"The singular form of 'Ababil' (flock) is `Abil'. Besides, many of our early scholars said: `Ababil' are flocks of birds gathering group after group from here and there.

据阿卜杜拉·伊本·阿拔斯（愿安拉喜悦他们）传述：他们的喙像鸟的喙，他们的腿像狗的腿。此外，尹克里买传述：他们的头像狮子的头，他们来自海边，颜色是绿色的。另外，欧拜德·伊本·欧麦尔说道：

Narrated 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them): Their beaks were like those of the birds and their legs were like those of the dogs. In addition, 'Ikrimah transmitted: their heads were like those of the lions and they came from the seaside and their color was green. Also, 'Ubaid Ibn 'Umair said:

他们是海边的黑色飞鸟,嘴里和爪子里抓着石头。阿卜杜拉·伊本·阿拔斯(愿安拉喜悦他)还说:它们看起来像凤凰,它们所携带的最小的石头相当于一个人的头,其他石头则相当于骆驼。伊本·伊斯哈格之后的叶礼斯·伊本·巴基尔也持相同看法。也有注释者说:这些石头很小。

they were marine black birds, holding stones in their beaks and legs. 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) said also: they looked like the Phoenix, and the smallest stone they carried was equal to the head of a human being and other stones were equal to camels. The same view was held by Yunus Ibn Bakir after Ibn Ishaq. Some interpreters said: The stones were too small.

愿真主至知!伊本·阿比·哈提姆说:艾布·扎尔阿告诉我们,他引述穆罕默德·伊本·阿卜杜拉·伊本·艾布·沙伊巴,后者引述穆阿维叶,穆阿维叶引述阿马什,阿马什引述艾布·苏福扬,艾布·苏福扬引述乌拜德·伊本·欧麦尔,他说:当全能的真主想要毁灭象军的主人时,他从海边派遣成群的鸟去攻击他们,这些鸟形似鹰,每只都衔着三块石头:一块在喙中,两块在两只爪中。它们飞过来,直到飞到军队的正上方,然后它们发出尖叫,松开了石头。这些石头击中谁,就会从他的头顶到脚趾将其切断或砸裂。此外,全能的真主还派遣了猛烈的风,吹击那些石头,并增加了它们的速度和力量,这件事导致了军队中的大多数人灭亡。

Allah knows best! Ibn Abu Hatim said: Abu Zar'ah told us on the authority of Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullah Ibn Abu Shaibah after Mu'awiyah after Al-A'mash after Abu Sufyan after 'Ubaid Ibn 'Umair saying: When Allah the Almighty wanted to destroy the owners of the elephant He sent against them birds in flocks from the seaside resembling hawks, each one of them carried three stones: one in his beak and two in his two legs. They flew over till they were directly above the .army, then they screamed and let go of the stones. The stones used to cut off or crack whom they hit from his head to his toes. In addition, Allah the Almighty sent a severe wind that hit the stones and added to their speed and strength, the matter that caused the majority of the army to perish.

伊本·伊斯哈格说，正如前面所述，并非所有人都被石头击中。

Ibn Ishaq said as stated earlier that not all of them were hit by the stones.

不过,他们中有些人设法回到了也门,把他们和整个军队所遭遇的事情告诉了自己的族人。阿布拉哈本人被石头击中,被人抬着,直到抵达也门,在那里死去,愿至高无上的安拉诅咒他! 伊本·伊斯哈格记载说:阿卜杜拉·伊本·艾布·伯克尔告诉我,萨姆拉之后,阿伊莎(愿安拉喜悦她)说:"我曾看见那头象的骑手和饲养员在麦加双目失明、四肢残废,向人们乞求食物。"然而,前面已经提到,饲养员名叫阿尼斯,而骑手的身份不明。安拉最知道! 奈嘎什在其《古兰经注》中提到,洪水冲走了他们的尸体,并将其抛入大海。 就在这一重大事件发生的同一年,先知穆罕默德ﷺ降生了。有学者说,这件事发生在他ﷺ出生前两年。

Rather, some of them managed to return to the Yemen and related to their people what had happened to them and to the whole army. And Abraha himself was hit with the stones and was carried till he reached the Yemen where he died, may Allah the Almighty damn him! Narrated Ibn Ishaq saying: I was told by `Abdullah Ibn Abu Bakr after Samurah after 'A'ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "I have seen the rider and stableman of the elephant at Mecca blind, crippled and asking the people to feed them up." However, it was mentioned earlier that the stableman was called Anis, but the rider was unidentified. Allah knows best! In his Tafsir (interpretation), An-Naqqash mentioned that the flood carried away their dead bodies and threw them into the sea. At the same year of this great incident, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was born. Some scholars say that it took place two years' prior to his (Peace be upon him) birth.

然后,伊本·伊斯哈格引用了阿拉伯人为那件大事所作的诗歌。在那件事中,安拉至高无上,使祂的圣殿获得胜利。祂欲通过派遣祂的使者穆罕默德ﷺ以及他所带来的律法,赐予圣殿荣誉、尊严、洁净与尊崇。这一律法的根本支柱之一是拜功,而拜功的朝向将是尊贵的克尔白。安拉至高无上对象队主人所施行的,绝非为了古莱氏人自身。因为以阿比西尼亚人为代表的基督徒,实际上比古莱氏的多神教徒更接近克尔白,然而胜利是赐予圣殿本身的,为的是预备穆罕默德ﷺ先知的降临。

Then, Ibn Ishaq cited the poetry the Arabs composed pertaining to that great incident in which Allah the Almighty made victorious His Sacred House which He wanted to grant honor, dignity, purification and respect through sending His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and the Legislation He sends with him. One of the fundamental pillars of this Legislation is the Prayer whose Qiblah direction would be made to the honorable Ka' bah. That which Allah the Almighty did to the owners of the elephant was never for the sake of the Quraishites themselves. As the Christians who were represented in the Abyssinians were really nearer to the Ka' bah than the polytheists of Quraish, but the victory was granted to the Sacred House itself in preparation for the advent of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

已加入 Ibn Ishaq 及其他人：阿布拉哈去世后，阿比西尼亚人先由他的儿子雅克苏姆统治，之后由他的兄弟、阿布拉哈的儿子马斯鲁格统治，他是他们的最后一位国王。

Added Ibn Ishaq and others: After the death of Abraha, the Abyssinians were ruled by his son, Yaksum, then by his brother, Masruq Ibn Abraha who was their last king.

象之事发生在罗马历882年的穆哈兰姆月。在阿布拉哈及其后相继的两个儿子死后,阿比西尼亚人对也门的统治随之结束,阿布拉哈所建的教堂也被废弃。没有人敢靠近它,因为它建在两尊偶像——库阿иб及其妻子的墓地之上。这两尊偶像由木头制成,高约六十肘,并且被精灵附体。正因如此,没有人敢冒险靠近教堂,或拿走其建筑和装饰物,唯恐遭受精灵的伤害。它一直荒废着,直到第一位阿拔斯哈里发阿卜杜拉·萨法赫(As-Saffah)时期,有关教堂内财宝的消息传到他那里。他便派遣其在也门的总督阿拔斯·伊本·拉比尔(Al-'Abbas Ibn Ar-Rabi')前去拆毁它,并把他在那里找到的所有珍贵物品带给他。

The incident of the elephant took place in Al-Muharram, 882 according to the Roman Calendar. Following the death of Abraha and his succeeding two sons, the Abyssinian rule over the Yemen came to an end, the church built by Abraha was deserted. No one could even approach it for it was built over the burial place of two idols -that of Ku'aib and his wife. The two idols were made of wood, their height was about sixty cubits and they were touched with the jinn. For this very reason, no one could take the risk to come near the church or to take anything of its building or ornaments fearing the evils of the jinn. It stayed deserted till the time of the first Abbaside Caliph, As-Saffah whom the news of the riches found inside the church reached. He sent his ruler over the Yemen, Al-'Abbas Ibn Ar-Rabi' to destroy it and bring him all the precious objects he might find there.

最后,人应当向至高无上的真主举手祈祷,说道:"啊,真主!一切赞颂都归于你;你是天地的光明。一切赞颂都归于你;你是天地的守护者。一切赞颂都归于你;你是天地及其间万物的主宰。你是真理,你的应许是真理,你的言语是真理,与你相见是真理,天堂是真理,火狱是真理,所有先知都是真理,末日也是真理。啊,真主!我顺服你,信仰你,依靠你,向你悔罪,为你的道而战,遵循你的命令而治理。求你饶恕我过去和将来的罪过,以及我暗中和公开所犯的罪过。你是我所崇拜的,除你之外,没有应受崇拜的主。"

Finally, one should raise his hands to Allah the Almighty and supplicate, saying: "0 Allah! All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. And all the Praises are for You; You are the Keeper of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is therein. You are the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and Your Speech is the Truth, and meeting You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth and Hell (Fire) is the Truth and all the prophets are the Truth and the Hour is the Truth. 0 Allah! I surrender to You, and believe in You, and depend upon You, and repent to You, and in Your cause I fight and with Your orders I rule. So please forgive my past and future sins and those sins which I did in secret or in public. It is You Whom I worship, None has the right to be worshipped except You. "