«أَوْ تَضْمَنُوا لِي أَنْ لَا تَتَّخِذُونِي كَلًّا»
Unless you promise me that you will not make me a burden upon you.
Taḍmanū means to guarantee or promise; tattakhidhūnī means “take or regard me as”; kallan is a burden or dependent weight.
Although the hosts eagerly offer a meal, the visitor insists that hospitality should not become hardship for the people providing it. The apparent reversal makes the exchange memorable.
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The Kūfan Maqāmah: The Guest’s Condition and Abū Zayd Revealed
«أَوْ تَضْمَنُوا لِي أَنْ لَا تَتَّخِذُونِي كَلًّا»
Unless you promise me that you will not make me a burden upon you.
Taḍmanū means to guarantee or promise; tattakhidhūnī means “take or regard me as”; kallan is a burden or dependent weight.
Although the hosts eagerly offer a meal, the visitor insists that hospitality should not become hardship for the people providing it. The apparent reversal makes the exchange memorable.