«وَضَاقَ ذَرْعِي لِضِيقِ ذَاتِ يَدِي»
My patience narrowed because my means were so limited.
«وَسَاوَرَتْنِي الْهُمُومُ وَالْكُرَبُ»
Griefs and severe anxieties overwhelmed me.
*Ḍāqa dharʿī* means that patience is exhausted; *ḍīq dhāt al-yad* denotes poverty; *sāwaratnī* pictures troubles attacking or surrounding a person.
An external economic slump becomes an internal crisis affecting endurance and decisions.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Husband’s Poetic Defence and the Craft of Eloquence
«وَضَاقَ ذَرْعِي لِضِيقِ ذَاتِ يَدِي»
My patience narrowed because my means were so limited.
«وَسَاوَرَتْنِي الْهُمُومُ وَالْكُرَبُ»
Griefs and severe anxieties overwhelmed me.
*Ḍāqa dharʿī* means that patience is exhausted; *ḍīq dhāt al-yad* denotes poverty; *sāwaratnī* pictures troubles attacking or surrounding a person.
An external economic slump becomes an internal crisis affecting endurance and decisions.