فَمَا كُلُّ مُسَيْطِرٍ يُقِيلُ وَلَا كُلُّ أَوَانٍ يَسَعُ الْقِيلَ
Not every authority forgives, and not every occasion allows a plea to be accepted.
The judge’s generosity is followed by a confession exposing the staged nature of the dispute. The confession displays artistry but also an ethical problem.
The judge can admire eloquence while warning against deceit. Yuqīl conveys overlooking an error; the verse warns that such leniency is neither universal nor guaranteed.
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Comprehensive Revision — Literary and Linguistic Study of Ten Maqāmāt
فَمَا كُلُّ مُسَيْطِرٍ يُقِيلُ وَلَا كُلُّ أَوَانٍ يَسَعُ الْقِيلَ
Not every authority forgives, and not every occasion allows a plea to be accepted.
The judge’s generosity is followed by a confession exposing the staged nature of the dispute. The confession displays artistry but also an ethical problem.
The judge can admire eloquence while warning against deceit. Yuqīl conveys overlooking an error; the verse warns that such leniency is neither universal nor guaranteed.