«ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: ادْنُ فَكُلْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَقُمْ وَقُلْ»
He then said: Come near and eat; and if you wish, stand and speak.
Udnu, kul, qum and qul are imperatives. In shiʾta makes the second option conditional on the narrator's choice.
The invitation follows anger and poetic defence, reducing the confrontation and preparing the narrator's next question.
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The Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī
«ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: ادْنُ فَكُلْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَقُمْ وَقُلْ»
He then said: Come near and eat; and if you wish, stand and speak.
Udnu, kul, qum and qul are imperatives. In shiʾta makes the second option conditional on the narrator's choice.
The invitation follows anger and poetic defence, reducing the confrontation and preparing the narrator's next question.