by god i do not know whether he is telling the truth or lying. here is one and it is for you and not for me and i must bear with you since you did not bear with me. by god you did not walk with him except while you were obligating his right and obligating his support. if i were obligating him as you are obligating him i would have made him independent of you. i do not know him and he does not strike me with a right. so come let us distribute this surplus between us equally. this is good from one who bears a right that is not obligatory upon him in the satisfaction of the one who is obligated to do so.
والله ما أدري أصادق هو أم كاذب. وهاهنا واحدة، وهي لكم دوني، ولا بد من أن أحتمل لكم، إذ لم تحتملوا لي والله ما مشيتم معه إلا وأنتم توجبون حقه وتوجبون رفده ١ . لو كنت أوجب له مثل ما توجبون، لقد كنت أغنيته عنكم. وأنا لا أعرفه ولا يضربني بحق ٢ ، فهلموا نتوزع هذه الفضلة بيننا بالسوية. هذا حسن ممن احتمل حقا لا يجب عليه، في رضى من يجب ذلك عليه .