«فَانْطَلَقَ مُجِدًّا فِي طَلَبِهِ ثُمَّ عَادَ بَعْدَ لَأْيٍ مُخْبِرًا بِنَبَائِهِ»
The agent set out diligently to seek him and returned after some delay with news.
The judge says «لَوْ حَضَرَ لَكَفَى الْحَذَرَ»—had he come, there would have been no need for fear. He also implies that another, better gift could have been granted.
Abū Zayd is no longer present, so the additional generosity remains an intention, not a completed payment.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«فَانْطَلَقَ مُجِدًّا فِي طَلَبِهِ ثُمَّ عَادَ بَعْدَ لَأْيٍ مُخْبِرًا بِنَبَائِهِ»
The agent set out diligently to seek him and returned after some delay with news.
The judge says «لَوْ حَضَرَ لَكَفَى الْحَذَرَ»—had he come, there would have been no need for fear. He also implies that another, better gift could have been granted.
Abū Zayd is no longer present, so the additional generosity remains an intention, not a completed payment.