قَدْ وَعَيْتُ قَصَصَ عِرْسِكَ فَبَرْهِنِ الْآنَ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ
I have heard your wife’s account; now present evidence for yourself.
After hearing the wife, the judge asks the husband to provide evidence. The narrative centre shifts from a moving accusation to an opportunity for defence and examination of the man’s profession.
This hearing prevents a one-sided portrait. The wife’s speech is compelling but not yet a verdict; the husband’s poetic response is likewise not automatically proven. The judge’s intervention requires a distinction between emotional persuasiveness and claims that can be assessed.