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إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَكْرَمِ جُرْثُومَةٍ وَأَطْهَرِ أُرُومَةٍ وَأَشْرَفِ خُؤُولَةٍ وَعُمُومَةٍ
I belong to the noblest stock, the purest lineage, and honorable maternal and paternal kin.

A wife recounts her distinguished ancestry and expectations at marriage while seeking redress before a judge. Economic difficulty and mutual trust define the conflict.

Terms for ancestry and origin elevate her petition. This remains her account until the husband is heard; a persuasive complaint does not by itself settle disputed facts.

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Alexandria: the wife’s grievance

Comprehensive Revision — Literary and Linguistic Study of Ten Maqāmāt

إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَكْرَمِ جُرْثُومَةٍ وَأَطْهَرِ أُرُومَةٍ وَأَشْرَفِ خُؤُولَةٍ وَعُمُومَةٍ
I belong to the noblest stock, the purest lineage, and honorable maternal and paternal kin.

A wife recounts her distinguished ancestry and expectations at marriage while seeking redress before a judge. Economic difficulty and mutual trust define the conflict.

Terms for ancestry and origin elevate her petition. This remains her account until the husband is heard; a persuasive complaint does not by itself settle disputed facts.