«فَضَحِكَ الْقَاضِي حَتَّى هَوَتْ ذُؤَابَتُهُ وَذَوَتْ سَكِينَتُهُ»
The judge laughed until his forelock fell and his composure gave way.
«اللَّهُمَّ بِحُرْمَةِ عِبَادِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ حَرِّمْ حَبْسِي عَلَى الشَّاذِينَ»
O God, spare me from imprisoning such extraordinary people.
Hawat / dhawāt and ḥurmah / ḥarrim make the scene sound playful. He regains his dignity, seeks forgiveness, and orders «عَلَيَّ بِهِ»—bring him to me.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«فَضَحِكَ الْقَاضِي حَتَّى هَوَتْ ذُؤَابَتُهُ وَذَوَتْ سَكِينَتُهُ»
The judge laughed until his forelock fell and his composure gave way.
«اللَّهُمَّ بِحُرْمَةِ عِبَادِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ حَرِّمْ حَبْسِي عَلَى الشَّاذِينَ»
O God, spare me from imprisoning such extraordinary people.
Hawat / dhawāt and ḥurmah / ḥarrim make the scene sound playful. He regains his dignity, seeks forgiveness, and orders «عَلَيَّ بِهِ»—bring him to me.