Shaqlawa: Two Mullahs

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Masoud Mohammadirad	Lourd Hanna fieldwork 2020	Hawsar Najat Bapir	Shaqlawa

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0:00	tabʿan nāw꞊əm Hāwsar Nadzāt Bāpīr Řahmān Sūrtsī̀꞊ya.ˈ xaṛkī Šaqrāwā̀y꞊ma.ˈ dāk꞊əm nāwī Jamīlà꞊ya.ˈ la dūy dwāzday hazār꞊ū nosat꞊ū haštā꞊w hašt la dāyə̀k bū꞊yma.ˈ tabʿan nāw꞊əm Hāwsar Nadzāt Bāpīr Řahmān Sūrtsī̀꞊ya.ˈ xaṛkī Šaqrāwā̀y꞊ma.ˈ dāk꞊əm nāwī Jamīlà꞊ya.ˈ la dūy dwāzday hazār꞊ū nosat꞊ū haštā꞊w hašt la dāyə̀k bū꞊yma.ˈ	Well, my name is Hawsar Najat Bapir Rahman Surchi. I am from Shaqlawa. My mother is called Jamila. I was born on the 2nd December 1988.
0:11	wàˈ awa꞊y ka ēstān da꞊m-awē bā̀s꞊ī kamˈ tsīṛokak꞊a ba nāwī dū malā̀n.ˈ tabʿan la nāw kaltūrī kurdawārī̀ˈ aw tsīroka galak jār ba ʿabràt hātīt-oawa,ˈ lo nasīhàt kərdənī pīyāwānˈ yā xod lo čā̀k kərdənī būwāràkī komaḷāyatī yā ʾījtīmāʿī̀ˈ la mābaynī xarkyī̀.ˈ wàˈ awa꞊y ka ēstān da꞊m-awē bā̀s꞊ī kamˈ tsīṛokak꞊a ba nāwī dū malā̀n.ˈ tabʿan la nāw kaltūrī kurdawārī̀ˈ aw tsīroka galak jār ba ʿabràt hātīt-oawa,ˈ lo nasīhàt kərdənī pīyāwānˈ yā xod lo čā̀k kərdənī būwāràkī komaḷāyatī yā ʾījtīmāʿī̀ˈ la mābaynī xarkyī̀.ˈ	What I am going to tell now is a tale called ‘two mullahs’. This story has often been told as a moral lesson in Kurdish culture, in order to give people advice or to [encourage them to] amend social problems among them.
0:31	a-ḷē ha-bo na-bòˈ kas la xwāy gawratər nà-bo.ˈ la ēkak law gundakānī dawrī xošnāwatī̀ˈ dū malā̀ ha-būn.ˈ yakàk꞊yānˈ zū̀ a-čūˈ la məzgaftē bā̀ngy꞊ī a-dā.ˈ away dī̀ka꞊yānˈ dəràng da-hāt꞊a məzgaftē꞊ū nwḕž꞊īš꞊ī a-čū.ˈ a-ḷē ha-bo na-bòˈ kas la xwāy gawratər nà-bo.ˈ la ēkak law gundakānī dawrī xošnāwatī̀ˈ dū malā̀ ha-būn.ˈ yakàk꞊yānˈ zū̀ a-čūˈ la məzgaftē bā̀ngy꞊ī a-dā.ˈ away dī̀ka꞊yānˈ dəràng da-hāt꞊a məzgaftē꞊ū nwḕž꞊īš꞊ī a-čū.ˈ	It is said that once there was and once there was not [but] there was no one greater than God. There were once two mullahs in one of the villages around Khoshnaw. One of them would go early to the mosque and call for prayer. The other one would come late to the mosque and miss the prayer.
0:47	řožak la řožā̀n,ˈ malāy yakàm la malāy duam꞊ī pərsīˈ got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a ato?ˈ wa lo xḕr꞊a?ˈ atū a-tsī zū̀ a-tsī꞊ya bahaštē꞊oˈ qāzā̀ndz꞊ət zīyātər꞊a,ˈ čunka pḕš-ī mən har-astī꞊ūˈ ham bā̀ndz꞊īš a-dayˈ ū ham nwēžaka꞊š꞊ət nā̀-tsī.’ˈ řožak la řožā̀n,ˈ malāy yakàm la malāy duam꞊ī pərsīˈ got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a ato?ˈ wa lo xḕr꞊a?ˈ atū a-tsī zū̀ a-tsī꞊ya bahaštē꞊oˈ qāzā̀ndz꞊ət zīyātər꞊a,ˈ čunka pḕš-ī mən har-astī꞊ūˈ ham bā̀ndz꞊īš a-dayˈ ū ham nwēžaka꞊š꞊ət nā̀-tsī.’ˈ	One day, the first mullah (i.e. the one who was late) asked the second [punctual one and] said, ‘What’s up with you? Really, what’s up? You will go to Paradise sooner and achieve a greater merit [than me], since you wake up earlier than me, you call to prayers and you do not miss your prayers [unlike me].’
1:03	‘katsī amə̀nˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊əm a-tsī꞊ū da꞊m-awē bàw xēra꞊m bə-gam.ˈ atū̀꞊š꞊əm nasīhatak꞊əm bə-ka bə-zān-aˈ kū̀ atū baw āmāndzay gayštī?ˈ ‘katsī amə̀nˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊əm a-tsī꞊ū da꞊m-awē bàw xēra꞊m bə-gam.ˈ atū̀꞊š꞊əm nasīhatak꞊əm bə-ka bə-zān-aˈ kū̀ atū baw āmāndzay gayštī?ˈ	[The unpunctual mullah continued] ‘As for me, I miss my prayers, but I want to have the same merit. Give me a piece of advice so that I know how you reached that goal?’
1:11	malāy yakam gotī꞊ya malāy duam, ‘hay faqī̀r!ˈ wazʿī mən lagar wazʿī tū gala galak dzīyāwā̀z꞊a.ˈ atū̀ yak žən꞊ət hayaˈ ba hī̀č řā nā-gā.ˈ hatā xwārdən꞊ət lo hāzər a-kā̀ˈ yā xud jəlk꞊ū barg꞊ət lo da-ynḕ,ˈ amə̀n la mārē d-ēm꞊a darē꞊o ba āsānī꞊oˈ atò꞊š har la mārē꞊y꞊o taʾxīr a-bī.’ˈ malāy yakam gotī꞊ya malāy duam, ‘hay faqī̀r!ˈ wazʿī mən lagar wazʿī tū gala galak dzīyāwā̀z꞊a.ˈ atū̀ yak žən꞊ət hayaˈ ba hī̀č řā nā-gā.ˈ hatā xwārdən꞊ət lo hāzər a-kā̀ˈ yā xud jəlk꞊ū barg꞊ət lo da-ynḕ,ˈ amə̀n la mārē d-ēm꞊a darē꞊o ba āsānī꞊oˈ atò꞊š har la mārē꞊y꞊o taʾxīr a-bī.’ˈ	The first mullah (the punctual one) said to the second (the late one), ‘Poor you! My situation is very different from that of yours. You have one wife who cannot cope with anything [including your daily tasks]. By the time she brings you your food or brings you your clothes, I’m already out of the house [heading towards the mosque], but you keep being delayed.’
1:28	got꞊ī, ‘ay wazʿī tu tsī̀꞊ya?’ˈ got꞊ī ‘amən dū̀ žən꞊əm haya.ˈ žənē yakàm꞊əm gorīyān꞊əm lo da-ynēˈ ē dūàm dzuba.ˈ ē dūam xwārdənḕ da-ynēˈ ē yakam꞊īš kašī̀da꞊m lo da-ynē.ˈ law hāḷatay amən pḕšī tu a-gam꞊a məzgaftē.ˈ ato꞊š hàr la mārē dā-nəštī꞊ūˈ řož꞊ət lē ba sar dā dḕ꞊oˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊ət a-tsī̀.’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ay wazʿī tu tsī̀꞊ya?’ˈ got꞊ī ‘amən dū̀ žən꞊əm haya.ˈ žənē yakàm꞊əm gorīyān꞊əm lo da-ynēˈ ē dūàm dzuba.ˈ ē dūam xwārdənḕ da-ynēˈ ē yakam꞊īš kašī̀da꞊m lo da-ynē.ˈ law hāḷatay amən pḕšī tu a-gam꞊a məzgaftē.ˈ ato꞊š hàr la mārē dā-nəštī꞊ūˈ řož꞊ət lē ba sar dā dḕ꞊oˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊ət a-tsī̀.’ˈ	He (the late mullah) said, ‘What’s your situation then?’ He replied ‘I have two wives. My first wife brings me my socks, my second wife brings me my robe. The second one serves me food; the first one brings me the turban. That’s why I reach the mosque earlier than you, [while] you’re still sitting at home, the sun rises, and you miss the [morning] prayer.’
1:47	malā fəkràky꞊ī hīnā꞊wˈ fəkràky꞊ī bərd.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ba xwā̀yˈ amə̀n꞊īš da꞊m-hawēˈ zū̀ bə-čm꞊a bahaštē.ˈ tsandī̀ amən zūtərˈ bə̀-čm꞊a sar mənāra-y꞊oˈ bā̀ngyī bə-damˈ awandà xwā lē꞊m řāzī a-bī.’ˈ malā fəkràky꞊ī hīnā꞊wˈ fəkràky꞊ī bərd.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ba xwā̀yˈ amə̀n꞊īš da꞊m-hawēˈ zū̀ bə-čm꞊a bahaštē.ˈ tsandī̀ amən zūtərˈ bə̀-čm꞊a sar mənāra-y꞊oˈ bā̀ngyī bə-damˈ awandà xwā lē꞊m řāzī a-bī.’ˈ	The [late] mullah kept thinking. He said, ‘Indeed I would also like to go to Heaven soon. The earlier and steadier I climb the minaret and call for prayers, the more God will be pleased with me.’
2:01	lo꞊ya nā-tsā̀r būˈ fəkrī kərd-ūawà꞊wˈ žənakyī jəwā̀n꞊ū tař꞊ī hīnā.ˈ got꞊ī do řož pē tsū̀n.ˈ hār꞊o wazʿàk꞊ī lo dərust bə-bū.ˈ jahanmàk bū aw māra na-bīt-awba.ˈ nà away malāy yakam bās꞊ī kərbūˈ hāt꞊a dī nà hīts.ˈ lo꞊ya nā-tsā̀r būˈ fəkrī kərd-ūawà꞊wˈ žənakyī jəwā̀n꞊ū tař꞊ī hīnā.ˈ got꞊ī do řož pē tsū̀n.ˈ hār꞊o wazʿàk꞊ī lo dərust bə-bū.ˈ jahanmàk bū aw māra na-bīt-awba.ˈ nà away malāy yakam bās꞊ī kərbūˈ hāt꞊a dī nà hīts.ˈ	He had no option but to ponder over the subject. Finally, he married a beautiful, youthful woman. Two days [of his marriage] passed by. He began to struggle. The house became a hell to him. It was nothing like the other mullah had said.
2:18	buw꞊a šàř꞊ū āžāwak bū.ˈ arē šēxaḷā̀ būˈ yakakī̀ a-goˈ ba šař hātbūn la sar yakdī̀.ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qàbr-ē malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba šīdày malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē bā̀b꞊ī!’ˈ awī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē dā̀ky꞊ī!’ˈ buw꞊a šàř꞊ū āžāwak bū.ˈ arē šēxaḷā̀ būˈ yakakī̀ a-goˈ ba šař hātbūn la sar yakdī̀.ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qàbr-ē malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba šīdày malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē bā̀b꞊ī!’ˈ awī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē dā̀ky꞊ī!’ˈ	It (the house) became [full of] arguments. Even though he was a sheikh, they (i.e. the wives) became united in quarrelling. One [of the wives] would say, ‘May shit be on the mullah’s tomb!’ The other one would say, ‘May shit be on the mullah’s ancestors!’ One would say, ‘May shit be on his father’s tomb!’ The other one would say, ‘May shit be on his mother’s tomb!’
2:32	malā nā-tsā̀r būˈ aw šawa hàr xaw꞊ī lē na-kat.ˈ sāʿat sē-y šawḕˈ čū꞊a sar mənārày.ˈ ū xò꞊y māt kərd.ˈ dīt꞊ī kas lə məzgəftē nī̀꞊ya.ˈ xo꞊y mā̀t kərd xo꞊y māt kərdˈ hatā malā꞊y lo wa dīyā̀r kat.ˈ malā nā-tsā̀r būˈ aw šawa hàr xaw꞊ī lē na-kat.ˈ sāʿat sē-y šawḕˈ čū꞊a sar mənārày.ˈ ū xò꞊y māt kərd.ˈ dīt꞊ī kas lə məzgəftē nī̀꞊ya.ˈ xo꞊y mā̀t kərd xo꞊y māt kərdˈ hatā malā꞊y lo wa dīyā̀r kat.ˈ	The mullah could not sleep that night. He had no option but to go up the minaret at three o’clock in the morning. He did not make a noise. He saw that there was no one in the mosque. He stayed silent until the other mullah appeared before him.
2:45	got꞊ī̀, ‘adī nà꞊m-got?!ˈ malāy dū̀ žəna,ˈ dzārgy꞊ī kunkùn꞊a.ˈ away dū̀ žən꞊ī ha-bīˈ zūtə̀r d-ēt꞊a sar mənārē!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘hay laʿnatī xwā꞊t lḕ na-dā!ˈ aw āgəray la mārē tù būˈ da mārē mə̀n꞊īš꞊ət bar-dā!ˈ amən tsə̀z꞊əm dābū la dū žənān?!’ˈ amn꞊īš hā̀tm꞊ūˈ xaḷā̀s bū bəřāw꞊a꞊wˈ hī̀ts꞊əm pē na-bəřā.ˈ got꞊ī̀, ‘adī nà꞊m-got?!ˈ malāy dū̀ žəna,ˈ dzārgy꞊ī kunkùn꞊a.ˈ away dū̀ žən꞊ī ha-bīˈ zūtə̀r d-ēt꞊a sar mənārē!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘hay laʿnatī xwā꞊t lḕ na-dā!ˈ aw āgəray la mārē tù būˈ da mārē mə̀n꞊īš꞊ət bar-dā!ˈ amən tsə̀z꞊əm dābū la dū žənān?!’ˈ amn꞊īš hā̀tm꞊ūˈ xaḷā̀s bū bəřāw꞊a꞊wˈ hī̀ts꞊əm pē na-bəřā.ˈ	He (i.e. the usually punctual mullah) said, ‘Did I not say so?! A mullah with two wives is heavy-hearted. One who has two wives goes up the minaret earlier!’ The [usually unpunctual] mullah said, ‘May God curse you! Your life was hell and you inflicted the same hell upon me! What [benefit] was there for me in marrying two women!? ’ As for me, I have come [from the events of the tale]. It’s finished. Nothing was allocated to me [by the characters of the story].’

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(1 0:00)tabʿan nāw꞊əm Hāwsar Nadzāt Bāpīr Řahmān Sūrtsī̀꞊ya.ˈ xaṛkī Šaqrāwā̀y꞊ma.ˈ dāk꞊əm nāwī Jamīlà꞊ya.ˈ la dūy dwāzday hazār꞊ū nosat꞊ū haštā꞊w hašt la dāyə̀k bū꞊yma.ˈ(2 0:11)wàˈ awa꞊y ka ēstān da꞊m-awē bā̀s꞊ī kamˈ tsīṛokak꞊a ba nāwī dū malā̀n.ˈ tabʿan la nāw kaltūrī kurdawārī̀ˈ aw tsīroka galak jār ba ʿabràt hātīt-oawa,ˈ lo nasīhàt kərdənī pīyāwānˈ yā xod lo čā̀k kərdənī būwāràkī komaḷāyatī yā ʾījtīmāʿī̀ˈ la mābaynī xarkyī̀.ˈ(3 0:31)a-ḷē ha-bo na-bòˈ kas la xwāy gawratər nà-bo.ˈ la ēkak law gundakānī dawrī xošnāwatī̀ˈ dū malā̀ ha-būn.ˈ yakàk꞊yānˈ zū̀ a-čūˈ la məzgaftē bā̀ngy꞊ī a-dā.ˈ away dī̀ka꞊yānˈ dəràng da-hāt꞊a məzgaftē꞊ū nwḕž꞊īš꞊ī a-čū.ˈ(4 0:47)řožak la řožā̀n,ˈ malāy yakàm la malāy duam꞊ī pərsīˈ got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a ato?ˈ wa lo xḕr꞊a?ˈ atū a-tsī zū̀ a-tsī꞊ya bahaštē꞊oˈ qāzā̀ndz꞊ət zīyātər꞊a,ˈ čunka pḕš-ī mən har-astī꞊ūˈ ham bā̀ndz꞊īš a-dayˈ ū ham nwēžaka꞊š꞊ət nā̀-tsī.’ˈ(5 1:03)‘katsī amə̀nˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊əm a-tsī꞊ū da꞊m-awē bàw xēra꞊m bə-gam.ˈ atū̀꞊š꞊əm nasīhatak꞊əm bə-ka bə-zān-aˈ kū̀ atū baw āmāndzay gayštī?ˈ(6 1:11)malāy yakam gotī꞊ya malāy duam, ‘hay faqī̀r!ˈ wazʿī mən lagar wazʿī tū gala galak dzīyāwā̀z꞊a.ˈ atū̀ yak žən꞊ət hayaˈ ba hī̀č řā nā-gā.ˈ hatā xwārdən꞊ət lo hāzər a-kā̀ˈ yā xud jəlk꞊ū barg꞊ət lo da-ynḕ,ˈ amə̀n la mārē d-ēm꞊a darē꞊o ba āsānī꞊oˈ atò꞊š har la mārē꞊y꞊o taʾxīr a-bī.’ˈ(7 1:28)got꞊ī, ‘ay wazʿī tu tsī̀꞊ya?’ˈ got꞊ī ‘amən dū̀ žən꞊əm haya.ˈ žənē yakàm꞊əm gorīyān꞊əm lo da-ynēˈ ē dūàm dzuba.ˈ ē dūam xwārdənḕ da-ynēˈ ē yakam꞊īš kašī̀da꞊m lo da-ynē.ˈ law hāḷatay amən pḕšī tu a-gam꞊a məzgaftē.ˈ ato꞊š hàr la mārē dā-nəštī꞊ūˈ řož꞊ət lē ba sar dā dḕ꞊oˈ nwēž꞊īš꞊ət a-tsī̀.’ˈ(8 1:47)malā fəkràky꞊ī hīnā꞊wˈ fəkràky꞊ī bərd.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ba xwā̀yˈ amə̀n꞊īš da꞊m-hawēˈ zū̀ bə-čm꞊a bahaštē.ˈ tsandī̀ amən zūtərˈ bə̀-čm꞊a sar mənāra-y꞊oˈ bā̀ngyī bə-damˈ awandà xwā lē꞊m řāzī a-bī.’ˈ(9 2:01)lo꞊ya nā-tsā̀r būˈ fəkrī kərd-ūawà꞊wˈ žənakyī jəwā̀n꞊ū tař꞊ī hīnā.ˈ got꞊ī do řož pē tsū̀n.ˈ hār꞊o wazʿàk꞊ī lo dərust bə-bū.ˈ jahanmàk bū aw māra na-bīt-awba.ˈ nà away malāy yakam bās꞊ī kərbūˈ hāt꞊a dī nà hīts.ˈ(10 2:18)buw꞊a šàř꞊ū āžāwak bū.ˈ arē šēxaḷā̀ būˈ yakakī̀ a-goˈ ba šař hātbūn la sar yakdī̀.ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qàbr-ē malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba šīdày malāy!’ˈ yakī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē bā̀b꞊ī!’ˈ awī̀ a-go,ˈ ‘gū ba qabrē dā̀ky꞊ī!’ˈ(11 2:32)malā nā-tsā̀r būˈ aw šawa hàr xaw꞊ī lē na-kat.ˈ sāʿat sē-y šawḕˈ čū꞊a sar mənārày.ˈ ū xò꞊y māt kərd.ˈ dīt꞊ī kas lə məzgəftē nī̀꞊ya.ˈ xo꞊y mā̀t kərd xo꞊y māt kərdˈ hatā malā꞊y lo wa dīyā̀r kat.ˈ(12 2:45)got꞊ī̀, ‘adī nà꞊m-got?!ˈ malāy dū̀ žəna,ˈ dzārgy꞊ī kunkùn꞊a.ˈ away dū̀ žən꞊ī ha-bīˈ zūtə̀r d-ēt꞊a sar mənārē!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘hay laʿnatī xwā꞊t lḕ na-dā!ˈ aw āgəray la mārē tù būˈ da mārē mə̀n꞊īš꞊ət bar-dā!ˈ amən tsə̀z꞊əm dābū la dū žənān?!’ˈ 
amn꞊īš hā̀tm꞊ūˈ xaḷā̀s bū bəřāw꞊a꞊wˈ hī̀ts꞊əm pē na-bəřā.ˈ

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(1 0:00)Well, my name is Hawsar Najat Bapir Rahman Surchi. I am from Shaqlawa. My mother is called Jamila. I was born on the 2nd December 1988.(2 0:11)What I am going to tell now is a tale called ‘two mullahs’. This story has often been told as a moral lesson  in Kurdish culture, in order to give people advice or to [encourage them to] amend social problems among them.(3 0:31)It is said that once there was and once there was not [but] there was no one greater than God. There were once two mullahs in one of the villages around Khoshnaw. One of them would go early to the mosque and call for prayer. The other one would come late to the mosque and miss the prayer.(4 0:47)One day, the first mullah (i.e. the one who was late) asked the second [punctual one and] said, ‘What’s up with you?  Really, what’s up? You will go to Paradise sooner and achieve a greater merit  [than me], since you wake up earlier than me, you call to prayers and you do not miss your prayers [unlike me].’(5 1:03)[The unpunctual mullah continued] ‘As for me, I miss my prayers, but I want to have the same merit.  Give me a piece of advice so that I know how you reached that goal?’(6 1:11)The first mullah (the punctual one) said to the second (the late one), ‘Poor you! My situation is very different from that of yours. You have one wife who cannot cope with  anything [including your daily tasks]. By the time she brings you your food or brings you your clothes, I’m already out of the house [heading towards the mosque], but you keep being delayed.’(7 1:28)He (the late mullah) said, ‘What’s your situation then?’ He replied ‘I have two wives. My first wife brings me my socks, my second wife brings me my robe. The second one serves me food; the first one brings me the turban. That’s why I reach the mosque earlier than you, [while] you’re still sitting at home, the sun rises,  and you miss the [morning] prayer.’(8 1:47)The [late] mullah kept thinking.  He said, ‘Indeed I would also like to go to Heaven soon. The earlier and steadier I climb the minaret and call for prayers, the more God will be pleased with me.’(9 2:01)He had no option but to ponder over the subject. Finally, he married a beautiful, youthful  woman. Two days [of his marriage] passed by. He began to struggle. The house became a hell to him.  It was nothing like the other mullah had said.(10 2:18)It (the house) became [full of] arguments. Even though he was a sheikh, they (i.e. the wives) became united in quarrelling. One [of the wives] would say, ‘May shit be on the mullah’s tomb!’ The other one would say, ‘May shit be on the mullah’s ancestors!’  One would say, ‘May shit be on his father’s tomb!’ The other one would say, ‘May shit be on his mother’s tomb!’(11 2:32)The mullah could not sleep  that night. He had no option but to go up the minaret at three o’clock in the morning. He did not make a noise. He saw that there was no one in the mosque. He stayed silent until the other mullah appeared before him.(12 2:45)He (i.e. the usually punctual mullah) said, ‘Did I not say so?! A mullah with two wives is heavy-hearted.  One who has two wives goes up the minaret earlier!’ The [usually unpunctual] mullah said, ‘May God curse you!  Your life was hell and you inflicted the same hell upon me!  What [benefit] was there for me in marrying two women!? ’
As for me, I have come [from the events of the tale]. It’s finished. Nothing was allocated to me [by the characters of the story].’