The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret

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• To whom did the judge turn after the poem?
• Which image underlies aḥkama mā shāda?
• What does inqirāḍ jīl al-kirām mean?
• What level of certainty does akhālu baʿlaki express?
• What is acknowledged in iʿtarafa laki bil-qarḍ?
• What does maʿrūq al-ʿaẓm figuratively depict?
• What is iʿnāt in iʿnāt al-muʿdhir?
• Who is al-muʿsir?
• What does al-faraj mean in this phrase?
• Who is addressed by abā ʿudhriki?
• What forms are nahnihī and sallī?
• Who are indicated by lahumā in the allocation of charity?
• How do ḥiṣṣah and qabḍah differ?
• What stands out in ʿulālah / bulālah?
• What do kayd and kadd mean here?
• What does the judge express with faʿasā Allāhu an yaʾtiya bil-fatḥ?
• What is the elder’s joy likened to?
• When had al-Ḥārith recognised Abū Zayd?
• What is the rising sun in bazaghat shamsuhu?
• What image is used in ṭawaytu dhikrahu kaṭayyi al-sijill?
• What does faṣṣ khabarihi mean?
• What was unexpected about the agent’s return?
• What was Abū Zayd doing outside?
• What is Abū Zayd saying with lawlā ḥākim al-Iskandariyyah?
• What did the judge do after his laughter?
• What did the judge order with ʿalayya bihi?
• The dual pronoun lahumā referred only to the husband.
• The judge’s intended additional favour had already been delivered to Abū Zayd.
• Although he recognised Abū Zayd, al-Ḥārith did not immediately reveal him publicly.
• The allusions to al-Farazdaq and al-Kusaʿī convey the intensity of regret.