«الِاصْطِلَاءُ بِالْبَلِيَّةِ، وَلَا الْإِيلَاءُ بِهَذِهِ الْآلِيَّةِ»
Better to endure the heat of misfortune than swear by this contrived formula.
Iṣṭilāʾ literally involves warming oneself by a fire; here it means enduring hardship. Īlāʾ is swearing an oath; āliyah an oath’s formulation. The youth rejects the elder’s invented wording, not necessarily every legitimate oath.
«وَالِانْقِيَادُ بِالْقُيُودِ، وَلَا الْحَلِفُ بِمَا لَمْ يُكَلَّفْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ»
I would submit to shackles rather than swear by something no one is required to swear by.
Inqiyād / quyūd form an audible relationship. The youth argues that the contrived oath is no ordinary required formula. Beneath the humour lies a serious question: should adjudication examine evidence or reward verbal manipulation?