Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى وَمُحَمَّدٌ ابْنَا عُبَيْدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنْ تَبِعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ افْتُتِنَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ السُّلْطَانِ قُرْبًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنْ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بُعْدًا.
English Translation
Ya'la and Muhammad, sons of Ubaid, narrated to us, they said: al-Hasan ibn al-Hakam narrated to us, from Adiyy ibn Thabit, from a shaykh of the Ansar, from Abu Hurairah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever lives in the desert becomes coarse. Whoever pursues game becomes heedless. Whoever comes to the doors of the rulers will be put to trial. And no servant draws closer to the ruler except that he draws further from Allah the Mighty and Sublime."