30 Enter King al-Nuʿmānm and al-Ḥājib discreetly departs. King al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, summoning his Ḥājib with urgency: “O, Ḥājib! O, ʿEṣām ibn Shahbar! O, ibn al-Jarmī!” Al-Ḥājib, ʿEṣām al-Jarmī re-enters promptly, responding with reverence: Yes, my Lord! King al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, with an air of expectation: “I requested the presence of the sages from Ḥīra in my majlis. Has anyone of them arrived? Al-Ḥājib, ʿEṣām: Yes, my Lord! They are all here. King al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, standing center stage: “Summon them to join us.” Al-Ḥājib, ʿEṣām, with a loud and clear voice, announces: “Aktham ibn Ṣayfī al-Tamīmī.”
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