«وَكَيْفَ يَقْرِي مَنْ نُفِيَ عَنْهُ الْكَرَى»
How can someone offer hospitality when sleep itself has been driven from him?
The youth’s wa-kayfa yaqrī is a question shaped as an excuse. He does not directly insult the guest; he explains why he says he cannot host. Yaqrī means to provide hospitality, whereas al-karā means sleep. Their sound-play makes refusal more graceful.
The practical intent is to lower the visitor’s expectation. The ingenuity of the phrase alone cannot verify the youth’s reported sleeplessness; the line remains a speaker’s representation.
Practice: Is the youth asking for a dictionary meaning? No, he is making an excuse.