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«قُلْ لِوَالٍ: غَادَرْتَهُ بَعْدَ بَيْنِي سَادِمًا نَادِمًا يَعَضُّ الْيَدَيْنِ»
Tell the governor: I left him after parting, stunned and remorseful, biting his hands in regret.

The poem imagines the governor stunned and biting his hands in regret. That is Abū Zayd’s satirical portrayal of his opponent, not an independently observed report of the governor’s emotions.

A speaker may narrate someone else’s inner state for comic victory. Attribution matters: present the picture as the poet’s boast rather than as neutral evidence.

Applied question
How should the governor’s regret be treated?

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Satire invents the opponent’s inner state

Narrative and Argumentation Practicum — Scenes from Ten Maqāmāt

«قُلْ لِوَالٍ: غَادَرْتَهُ بَعْدَ بَيْنِي سَادِمًا نَادِمًا يَعَضُّ الْيَدَيْنِ»
Tell the governor: I left him after parting, stunned and remorseful, biting his hands in regret.

The poem imagines the governor stunned and biting his hands in regret. That is Abū Zayd’s satirical portrayal of his opponent, not an independently observed report of the governor’s emotions.

A speaker may narrate someone else’s inner state for comic victory. Attribution matters: present the picture as the poet’s boast rather than as neutral evidence.

Applied question
How should the governor’s regret be treated?