«اعْتَرَفَ لَكِ بِالْقَرْضِ وَصَرَّحَ عَنِ الْمَحْضِ»
He acknowledged the debt to you and stated the plain truth.
Iʿtarafa means to admit; qarḍ is debt; maḥḍ denotes what is pure or unmixed. The phrases combine a meaningful distinction with rhymed prose.
The husband accepts financial hardship but contends that his literary craft is genuine. Having a craft and successfully earning from it remain two different matters.
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The Alexandrian Maqāmah — The Judge’s Mercy, Abū Zayd’s Secret and Final Regret
«اعْتَرَفَ لَكِ بِالْقَرْضِ وَصَرَّحَ عَنِ الْمَحْضِ»
He acknowledged the debt to you and stated the plain truth.
Iʿtarafa means to admit; qarḍ is debt; maḥḍ denotes what is pure or unmixed. The phrases combine a meaningful distinction with rhymed prose.
The husband accepts financial hardship but contends that his literary craft is genuine. Having a craft and successfully earning from it remain two different matters.