[穆尔鲁迪:] 有一次我挽着艾哈迈德的手臂外出。途中迎面走来一位女子，她在露天之处抱着一把长颈鲁特琴297。我从她手中夺过琴来，将其砸碎，接着用脚猛踩。在整个过程中，艾哈迈德一直低头望着地面，一言不发。不久，人人都知道了这件事——唯独艾哈迈德例外，他说道：“我完全不记得你曾在我面前砸碎过一把鲁特琴。”57.1

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I once went out with Aḥmad leaning on my arm. We were approached by a woman carrying a long-necked lute297 out in the open. I took it from her, broke it, and started stamping on it. The whole time, Aḥmad stood there staring at the ground and saying nothing. Soon everyone knew about the incident—everyone except for Aḥmad, who said, “I have no recollection of you ever breaking a lute in my presence.” 57.1