«بَاكِيَةً لِلْحِرْمَانِ، شَاكِيَةً تَحَامُلَ الزَّمَانِ»
She returned weeping over deprivation and complaining of the cruelty of her times.
The attendant returns to the elder visibly distressed. Bākiyah (weeping) and shākiyah (complaining) function as circumstantial descriptions. Their parallel endings make the prose rhythmical, while the two verbs reveal different aspects of her disappointment.
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«بَاكِيَةً لِلْحِرْمَانِ، شَاكِيَةً تَحَامُلَ الزَّمَانِ»
She returned weeping over deprivation and complaining of the cruelty of her times.
The attendant returns to the elder visibly distressed. Bākiyah (weeping) and shākiyah (complaining) function as circumstantial descriptions. Their parallel endings make the prose rhythmical, while the two verbs reveal different aspects of her disappointment.