«فَنَهَضَا وَلِلشَّيْخِ فَرْحَةُ الْمُطْلَقِ مِنَ الْإِسَارِ وَهَزَّةُ الْمُوسِرِ بَعْدَ الْإِعْسَارِ»
They rose, and the elder rejoiced like a prisoner set free or a poor man suddenly prospering.
Muṭlaq / isār evokes release from captivity; mūsir / iʿsār contrasts prosperity and hardship. Parallel imagery intensifies his delight.
His sudden joy begins the transition from judicial sympathy to the story’s comic revelation.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«فَنَهَضَا وَلِلشَّيْخِ فَرْحَةُ الْمُطْلَقِ مِنَ الْإِسَارِ وَهَزَّةُ الْمُوسِرِ بَعْدَ الْإِعْسَارِ»
They rose, and the elder rejoiced like a prisoner set free or a poor man suddenly prospering.
Muṭlaq / isār evokes release from captivity; mūsir / iʿsār contrasts prosperity and hardship. Parallel imagery intensifies his delight.
His sudden joy begins the transition from judicial sympathy to the story’s comic revelation.