إِنَّهُ لَا مُخْبَأَ بَعْدَ بُؤْسٍ وَلَا عِطْرَ بَعْدَ عَرُوسٍ
There is nothing to conceal after misery, nor bridal fragrance after the bride’s moment has passed.
Lā ʿiṭra baʿda ʿarūs is a proverbial expression. Here the woman insists that ornament and impressive talk can no longer replace earning a living.
The sound balance adds force, but the central meaning is practical: early appearances have faded, and a livelihood is now needed.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — A Traveler’s Ambition and a Complaint before the Judge
إِنَّهُ لَا مُخْبَأَ بَعْدَ بُؤْسٍ وَلَا عِطْرَ بَعْدَ عَرُوسٍ
There is nothing to conceal after misery, nor bridal fragrance after the bride’s moment has passed.
Lā ʿiṭra baʿda ʿarūs is a proverbial expression. Here the woman insists that ornament and impressive talk can no longer replace earning a living.
The sound balance adds force, but the central meaning is practical: early appearances have faded, and a livelihood is now needed.