«مَنِّي النَّفْسَ وَعِدِيهَا وَاجْمَعِي الرِّقَاعَ وَعُدِّيهَا»
Give yourself hope and promises, and gather and count the written slips.
Two pairs of commands structure the line. ʿIdīhā means “promise it,” whereas ʿuddīhā means “count them.” The vowel and consonant doubling matter. Both are feminine singular imperatives addressed to the woman, and their closeness of sound forms effective wordplay.
ExpressionMeaning
ʿIdīhāPromise it
ʿUddīhāCount them
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: A Missing Slip, a Silver Coin and Abū Zayd Revealed
«مَنِّي النَّفْسَ وَعِدِيهَا وَاجْمَعِي الرِّقَاعَ وَعُدِّيهَا»
Give yourself hope and promises, and gather and count the written slips.
Two pairs of commands structure the line. ʿIdīhā means “promise it,” whereas ʿuddīhā means “count them.” The vowel and consonant doubling matter. Both are feminine singular imperatives addressed to the woman, and their closeness of sound forms effective wordplay.
ExpressionMeaning
ʿIdīhāPromise it
ʿUddīhāCount them