75 Khosrow interjected, “Your concise speech does not equate to your excess, nor does your laudation match the weight of your censure.” In response, I said, “May my succinct words serve as a telling sign, and my slight excess as a font of insight. He who steers clear of overstepping knowledge and embraces conciseness is seldom subject to reproach.” Khosrow then imparted, “Not all that is known ought to be spoken. Please, take your seat.” Thus, I resumed my seat, and Khālid ibn Jaʿfar al-Kulābī stood to address Khosrow. Khālid ibn Jaʿfar al-Kulābī stands up and approaches Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, and says: When I stood up, I addressed Khosrow after introducing myself. I said: “I am Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir.
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