Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْقُرْآنِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَرَأَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَإِنْ عَقَلَهَا حَفِظَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَ عُقُلَهَا ذَهَبَتْ فَكَذَلِكَ صَاحِبُ الْقُرْآنِ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq told us: Ma'mar informed us, from Ayyub, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'The example of the Qur'an, for one who commits himself to it and recites it night and day, is like the example of a man who has camels: if he keeps them tied, he retains them; but if he releases their bonds, they run off. So is the companion of the Qur'an.'