«دَعْ جِدَالَكَ وَسَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ»
Leave your disputation and ask what you wish.
The woman takes control of the exchange once the coin is in view. Daʿ (“leave”) and sal (“ask”) are masculine singular imperatives addressed to al-Ḥārith. Their brevity speeds up the dialogue and gives her reply an assured, almost playful tone.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«دَعْ جِدَالَكَ وَسَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ»
Leave your disputation and ask what you wish.
The woman takes control of the exchange once the coin is in view. Daʿ (“leave”) and sal (“ask”) are masculine singular imperatives addressed to al-Ḥārith. Their brevity speeds up the dialogue and gives her reply an assured, almost playful tone.