«كَدْتُ أُصْلَى بِبَلِيَّهْ»
I almost fell into calamity.
«وَأَزُورُ السِّجْنَ لَوْلَا حَاكِمُ الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّهْ»
And I would have visited prison, had it not been for Alexandria’s judge.
Kadtu expresses near occurrence. Lawlā explains why the threatened consequence did not happen. Abū Zayd’s jubilant account of escaping prison puts his earlier polished self-defence in an ironic light.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«كَدْتُ أُصْلَى بِبَلِيَّهْ»
I almost fell into calamity.
«وَأَزُورُ السِّجْنَ لَوْلَا حَاكِمُ الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّهْ»
And I would have visited prison, had it not been for Alexandria’s judge.
Kadtu expresses near occurrence. Lawlā explains why the threatened consequence did not happen. Abū Zayd’s jubilant account of escaping prison puts his earlier polished self-defence in an ironic light.