«عِمُوا صَبَاحًا وَأَنْعِمُوا اصْطِبَاحًا»
May your morning be pleasant, and may your morning refreshment be blessed.
ʿImū ṣabāḥan is a formal morning greeting. Anʿimū iṣṭibāḥan develops the blessing in a new but related sound pattern.
The stranger does not begin with a demand. He begins with goodwill and polished language, inviting his listeners’ sympathy before turning to the story of his previous comfort and present misfortune.