قَوْلُكَ لِمَنْ يُسَاوِيكَ رُتْبَةً: افْعَلْ
Your saying to someone of your own rank: do this.
Iltimās is a request addressed to someone of comparable standing without adopting a commanding superior stance. For instance, as a constructed illustration, nāwilnī al-qalama (“please hand me the pen”) can function as a courteous peer-to-peer request.
Keep three relationships distinct: asking a superior in humility is supplication; asking a peer without authority is entreaty; requiring action through an asserted superior stance is the central imperative. The same verbal form can serve all three contexts.
FormRelation to addresseeDominant force
Direct commandAsserted superiorityRequires performance
SupplicationHigher addresseeHumble appeal
EntreatyPeerNon-authoritative request