فَمَا كُلُّ مُسَيْطِرٍ يُقِيلُ وَلَا كُلُّ أَوَانٍ يَسَعُ الْقِيلَ
Not every authority forgives, and not every occasion allows a plea to be accepted.
Mā kullu musayṭirin yuqīlu means that not every authority figure is forgiving. It does not mean that no authority figure forgives.
The scope of negation matters: “not all” differs from “none.” The distinction deepens the scene’s consideration of power, pardon and the unpredictability of human judgement.
ScopeMeaningLogical implicationNegation of allNot everyone has the propertySome may have itUniversal negationNo one has the propertyIt is denied of everyone