Translation

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One Friday, in a mosque, a cleric stood to deliver the sermon that afternoon; he was extremely passionate as he spoke, whilst the congregation listened with the utmost devotion, without a single interruption.

In a corner of the spacious mosque sat a worshipper who had not yet moved to leave, whilst the others had already departed; he kept his head bowed, occasionally wiping the corners of his tear-stained eyes.

Seeing this, the imam approached and asked what was the matter. He thought perhaps his sermon had moved the man to tears.
“Excuse me, may I ask you something?” said the imam politely.
“Of course, imam,” replied the man. “What would you like to ask?”

“I saw you crying just now. What on earth is the matter? Did my sermon move you to tears?” asked the ustadz again.
The man then replied, “I’m sorry, ustadz, I was feeling rather sad, and when I saw you, I couldn’t hold back my tears.” The confused ustadz asked again, “What made you so sad that you couldn’t hold back your tears when you saw me?”

“How could I not? Your beard looks exactly like my goat, Memet, who went missing a few days ago,” the person continued. Instantly, the ustadz’s face turned crimson as he struggled to contain his frustration; could his beard really be compared to a goat’s?