How do the implied subjects of “lā tarju” and “yarā” differ?
The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Abū Ḥabīb’s Poetic Reply
- Both are third-person plural
- Both are commands
- Both are past forms
- First addresses “you”; second is “he”
The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Abū Ḥabīb’s Poetic Reply