«فَلَا أَمِينٌ وَلَا ثَمِينٌ»
Neither a trustworthy person nor anything valuable remains.
Amīn describes someone trustworthy; thamīn means valuable or precious. The rhyme unites a moral judgment and a judgment of material worth. The elder’s lament therefore moves between broken trust and lost possessions.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«فَلَا أَمِينٌ وَلَا ثَمِينٌ»
Neither a trustworthy person nor anything valuable remains.
Amīn describes someone trustworthy; thamīn means valuable or precious. The rhyme unites a moral judgment and a judgment of material worth. The elder’s lament therefore moves between broken trust and lost possessions.