«يُصَفِّقُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَيُخَالِفُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَيُغَرِّدُ بِمِلْءِ شِدْقَيْهِ»
He clapped his hands, moved his feet alternately and sang at full voice.
Yuṣaffiq / yukhālif / yugharrid are present-tense verbs whose sequence conveys ongoing action. Shidq refers to the side of the mouth or jaw.
The contrast is comic: the figure who had presented himself as restrained and destitute in court is now celebrating with exuberance.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«يُصَفِّقُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَيُخَالِفُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَيُغَرِّدُ بِمِلْءِ شِدْقَيْهِ»
He clapped his hands, moved his feet alternately and sang at full voice.
Yuṣaffiq / yukhālif / yugharrid are present-tense verbs whose sequence conveys ongoing action. Shidq refers to the side of the mouth or jaw.
The contrast is comic: the figure who had presented himself as restrained and destitute in court is now celebrating with exuberance.