go and do not stop. but he did not move. when he came near him he said woe to you! are you avoiding me as if i were wanted? he said this is tarafa a kid for ten. are you from dhu albaba? pass now pass pass. then his servant saw that it was reprehensible to buy a kid for ten dirhams and a kid for ten is only reprehensible among us in basra because of the abundance of good and the low price. but as for the armies if someone reprehends that he only reprehends it because of its low price and cheapness not for any other reason.
اذهب ولا تقف. فلم يبرح. فلما دنا منه قال ويلك! تهربني كأني مطلوب؟ قال هذا طرفة الجدي بعشرة. أنت من ذي البابة ٢ ؟ مر الآن، مر مر. فإذا غلامه يرى أن من المنكر أن يشتري جدي بعشرة دراهم، والجدي بعشرة إنما ينكر عندنا بالبصرة، لكثرة الخير ورخص السعر. فأما في العساكر فإن أنكر ذلك منكر، فإنما ينكره من طريق رخصه وقلة ثمنه، لا لغير ذلك.