«وَجَعَلْتُ شَخْصَهُ قَيْدَ عِيَانِي»
I kept his figure constantly within sight.
The narrator waits instead of disrupting the assembly. He keeps the elder in view until the sermon ends. Qayd ʿiyānī pictures vision as a bond that holds the figure in place, conveying attention, patience, and suspense.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«وَجَعَلْتُ شَخْصَهُ قَيْدَ عِيَانِي»
I kept his figure constantly within sight.
The narrator waits instead of disrupting the assembly. He keeps the elder in view until the sermon ends. Qayd ʿiyānī pictures vision as a bond that holds the figure in place, conveying attention, patience, and suspense.