Definition: In this task, you are given a sentence in Persian, and your task is to translate it into English.
Input: من، پیش از آن که با دادن جوابی کار خود را مشکل‌تر سازم از او خواستم به من یک ربع ساعت فرصت بدهد تا فکر کنم.
Output:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
I demanded a quarter of an hour to think, before I again hazarded a reply.