诗歌：他所诵读的或被认为出自他之口的诗作
Poems He Recited Or Had Attributed To Him
[Thaʿlab:] 我想见艾哈迈德·本·罕百勒，于是去找他。找到他时，他问我的专业是什么。“语法和阿拉伯语。”我回答道。他随即诵读：33。1
[Thaʿlab:] I wanted to meet Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, so I went looking for him. When I found him he asked me what my field was. “Grammar and Arabic,” I told him. He then recited: 33.1
你以为自己无人察觉。
You may think yourself unnoticed.
但是至高的主正在看着你。
But One on high is watching you.
从不睡眠，也从不遗忘。
Never sleeping or forgetting.
凡在此世所行的每一件善功。
Every deed done here below.
我们漫不经心地任由日子流逝。
Heedless do we let the days pass.
在大罪之上再添罪孽。
Adding sin to grievous sin.
愿真主饶恕我们所有的罪过。
Pray God pardon all our evil.
当我们向他真心悔过时。186
When we turn contrite to Him.186
[Thaʿlab:] 我第一眼注意到伊本·罕百勒的，是他的目光：他看起来仿佛能看见地狱在他面前燃烧。187 我向他问好，他问我是谁。 332
[Thaʿlab:] The first thing I noticed about Ibn Ḥanbal was his gaze: he looked as if he could see Hell blazing before him.187 I greeted him and he asked me who I was. 33.2
"Thaʿlab。" "你想学什么样的学问?" "韵律和诗歌,"我说道,话一出口我就后悔没有说别的。
“Thaʿlab.” “What kind of learning are you after?” “Rhymes and poems,” I said, and immediately wished I had said something else.
"把这个写下来！"他说。然后他诵读道：
“Write this down!” he said. Then he recited:
你以为自己无人察觉。
You may think yourself unnoticed.
但是至高的主正在看着你。
But One on high is watching you.
从不睡眠，也从不遗忘。
Never sleeping or forgetting.
凡在此世所行的每一件善功。
Every deed done here below.
我们漫不经心地任由日子流逝。
Heedless do we let the days pass.
在大罪之上再添罪孽。
Adding sin to grievous sin.
愿真主饶恕我们所有的罪过。
Pray God pardon all our evil.
当我们向他真心悔过时。
When we turn contrite to Him.
待你们这一代过去之后。
Once your generation passes.
所有你认识的人都已离去。
All those you knew are gone.
在新面孔之中，我将你留下。
Leaving you amid new faces.
孤独无依，无友相伴，形单影只。188
Abandoned, friendless, and alone.188
据报道，阿里·本·赫沙拉姆（ʿAlī ibn Khashram）也曾听到艾哈迈德·本·罕百勒（Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal）诵读：33。3
It was also reported to me that ʿAlī ibn Khashram heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal recite: 33.3
罪恶之乐，飞逝何其迅速。
How swiftly fly the joys of sin.
羞耻感持续得多么久。
How long-abiding is the shame.
多么令人痴迷的罪恶之乐啊。
How dear the thrill of sinful pleasures.
愿他永受烈火焚烧！189
That damn you to eternal flame!189
[Al-Khayyāṭ:] 我背诵了艾哈迈德·伊本·罕百勒关于阿里·伊本·麦迪尼的一段话：33。4
[Al-Khayyāṭ:] I recited part of what Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal said about ʿAlī ibn al- Madīnī: 33.4
为什么要接受一个你曾经称之为该受诅咒的信条？
Why embrace a creed you once called damned?
为何以信仰换取世俗利益？
Why barter faith for worldly gain?
一个虚假的信条曾一度看似真实。
Did a lying creed at once seem true.
或者是玛蒙(Mammon)把我的朋友引入了歧途?
Or did Mammon lead my friend astray?
我曾经认识你，那时没有任何人能够动摇你。
I knew you once, when none could sway you.
从宣告开始，无所畏惧，就在你所站立之处。
From proclaiming, fearless, where you stood.
放下财富，你并不会失去什么。190
Let riches go, and you lose nothing,190
但是，信仰一旦被出卖，就永远失去了。191
But faith, once sold, is gone for good.191