LessonsʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)Quiz

تَرَى اللَّحِزَ الشَّحِيحَ إِذَا أُمِرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ لِمَالِهِ فِيهَا مُهِينَا
You see even a narrow, miserly man, once served the drink, treating his wealth lightly in that setting.

Al-laḥiz denotes a tight or ungenerous person, strengthened by al-shaḥīḥ, “miserly.” The commentary takes umirrat ʿalayhi as the drink being passed or served to him.

Muhīnan describes how he comes to regard his possessions. The previous verse treated personal desires; this one shifts to money, showing another aspect of the claimed effect.

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Verse 4: The miser and his money

ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)

تَرَى اللَّحِزَ الشَّحِيحَ إِذَا أُمِرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ لِمَالِهِ فِيهَا مُهِينَا
You see even a narrow, miserly man, once served the drink, treating his wealth lightly in that setting.

Al-laḥiz denotes a tight or ungenerous person, strengthened by al-shaḥīḥ, “miserly.” The commentary takes umirrat ʿalayhi as the drink being passed or served to him.

Muhīnan describes how he comes to regard his possessions. The previous verse treated personal desires; this one shifts to money, showing another aspect of the claimed effect.