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The Hot Soup الشُّورْبَةُ السَّاخِنَةُ

qaddamat zawjatu juḥaa lahu shuurbatan saakhinatan fii yawmin baaridinJuha's wife gave him hot soup on a cold day.
nafakha juḥaa ʿalaa yadayhiJuha blew on his hands.
sa’alathu limaadhaa tanfukhu ʿalaa yadaykaShe asked him, "Why are you blowing on your hands?"
qaala li’udaffi’ahumaa li’anna aṭ-ṭaqsa baaridunHe said, "To warm them, because the weather is cold."
thumma nafakha ʿalaa ash-shuurbatiThen he blew on the soup.
qaalat walimaadhaa tanfukhu ʿalaa ash-shuurbatiShe said, "And why are you blowing on the soup?"
qaala li’ubarridahaa li’annahaa saakhinatunHe said, "To cool it, because it is hot."
ḍaḥikat zawjatuhu waqaalat nafasun waaḥidun lil-ḥarri walilbardiHis wife laughed and said, "One breath for both the heat and the cold!"

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About this tale

A Juha story. Juha is a legendary joker told about across the Arab world; in Turkey he is known as Nasreddin Hoca.