Scene X The Mufti, Dervish, Turkish Singers and Dancers. Mr. Jourdain, Dressed Like a Turk, His Head Shaved, Without Any Turban or Sword
THE MUFTI (to MR. JOURDAIN).
[1] Se ti sabir,
Ti respondir;
Se non sabir,
Tazir, tazir.
Mi star muphti,
Ti qui star si?
Non intendir;
Tazir, tazir. [2]
[1]
Lingua franca, jargon composed of Italian, Spanish, &c., and
spoken in the Levant.
[2]
If you understand,
Answer;
If you do not understand,
Hold thy peace, hold thy peace.
I am the Mufti
(Two Dervishes retire with MR. JOURDAIN.)