لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ فَمَا أَعْذَبَ نَفَثَاتِ فِيكَ! وَاهًا لَكَ لَوْلَا خِدَاعٌ فِيكَ!
What delightful expressions you possess! If only they were not tainted by deception!
After the truth comes out, the judge praises the speaker’s expressive skill while explicitly regretting the deception. The qualification *lawlā khidāʿun fīka* prevents praise of style from becoming approval of conduct.
This is a balanced scene of judgment. It neither denies the artistry nor allows artistry to erase responsibility. By placing the qualification in the judge’s own response, the narrative gives the audience a model for holding two evaluations together without confusing them.