إِلَى أَنْ مَرَقَ مَا لِي بِأَسْرِهِ وَأَنْفَقَ مَالِي فِي عُسْرِهِ
Until all I had slipped away and he spent my property amid hardship.
Maraqa suggests slipping away or passing out; bi-asrihi means entirely. Repetition of *mālī* and similar sounds emphasizes the loss of resources.
The wife now presents the depletion of her property as the main financial harm. It is a significant part of her appeal, still expressed as her account of events.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — A Traveler’s Ambition and a Complaint before the Judge
إِلَى أَنْ مَرَقَ مَا لِي بِأَسْرِهِ وَأَنْفَقَ مَالِي فِي عُسْرِهِ
Until all I had slipped away and he spent my property amid hardship.
Maraqa suggests slipping away or passing out; bi-asrihi means entirely. Repetition of *mālī* and similar sounds emphasizes the loss of resources.
The wife now presents the depletion of her property as the main financial harm. It is a significant part of her appeal, still expressed as her account of events.