«لَمْ يَبْقَ صَافٍ وَلَا مُصَافٍ»
Neither a sincere person nor a sincere companion remains.
The paired words lament the apparent absence of sincere relationships. Ṣāfin suggests purity of intention, and muṣāfin a person who deals with another sincerely. This is the speaker’s emotional complaint, not a universal claim that everyone is untrustworthy.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«لَمْ يَبْقَ صَافٍ وَلَا مُصَافٍ»
Neither a sincere person nor a sincere companion remains.
The paired words lament the apparent absence of sincere relationships. Ṣāfin suggests purity of intention, and muṣāfin a person who deals with another sincerely. This is the speaker’s emotional complaint, not a universal claim that everyone is untrustworthy.