«سَمِعْتُ صَيِّتًا مِنَ الرِّجَالِ يَقُولُ لِسَمِيرِهِ فِي الرِّحَالِ»
I heard a man with a carrying voice speak to his night-time companion among the travel gear.
Samiʿtu records what the narrator heard directly. Ṣayyit suggests a loud or carrying voice; samīr is a companion in night conversation; riḥāl evokes the encampment and travelling equipment.
The narrative moves from description into dialogue. The earlier portrait of unusually harmonious travellers prepares for an exchange about practical conduct among companions.