«وَادَّنْتُ حَتَّى أَثْقَلْتُ سَالِفِي»
I went into debt until my neck was weighed down.
«بِحَمْلِ دَيْنٍ مِنْ دُونِهِ الْعَطَبُ»
With a burden of debt threatening ruin.
*Sālif* refers to the front of the neck, while *athqaltu* means “I made heavy.” Debt becomes a physical load carried on the body.
*ʿAṭab* signifies destruction or severe loss. The verse describes the intensity of his plight, not a general legal ruling on all debt.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Husband’s Poetic Defence and the Craft of Eloquence
«وَادَّنْتُ حَتَّى أَثْقَلْتُ سَالِفِي»
I went into debt until my neck was weighed down.
«بِحَمْلِ دَيْنٍ مِنْ دُونِهِ الْعَطَبُ»
With a burden of debt threatening ruin.
*Sālif* refers to the front of the neck, while *athqaltu* means “I made heavy.” Debt becomes a physical load carried on the body.
*ʿAṭab* signifies destruction or severe loss. The verse describes the intensity of his plight, not a general legal ruling on all debt.