«وَلَمَّا تَعَامَى الدَّهْرُ وَهُوَ أَبُو الْوَرَى»
When Time itself, the father of mankind, pretended blindness.
The first verse makes Time behave like a person and calls it the father of humankind. This is personification, not a literal kinship. Abū Zayd portrays a world that has turned away from right guidance, constructing a figurative defence of his own conduct.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: Abū Zayd’s Sight, the Cleansing Ruse and His Escape
«وَلَمَّا تَعَامَى الدَّهْرُ وَهُوَ أَبُو الْوَرَى»
When Time itself, the father of mankind, pretended blindness.
The first verse makes Time behave like a person and calls it the father of humankind. This is personification, not a literal kinship. Abū Zayd portrays a world that has turned away from right guidance, constructing a figurative defence of his own conduct.