فَقَبِلَهُ مِنْهُمْ مُغْضِيًا
He accepted it from them while lowering his gaze.
The circumstantial expression describes what the giver-facing audience could see: the recipient lowered his gaze. A gesture may signal modesty, but the narrative cannot convert a visible posture into conclusive knowledge of the recipient’s inner motives.
The gifts followed an affecting sermon, while the recipient soon tried to conceal his route. Reading the actions together encourages careful interpretation without treating a single physical gesture as proof of sincerity or fraud.