«لَا أَبْتَغِي الْغَبْنَ وَلَا أَنْثَنِي»
I do not seek injustice, nor do I turn back with a foolish bargain.
Abtaghī is a first-person imperfect from Form VIII, here meaning to seek. Anthani conveys turning away or returning. Both first-person verbs are negated by lā, presenting a claimed habitual stance.
The speaker is describing his own intentions, not demonstrating another person's conduct. In a maqāmah, distinguish a character's self-portrait from what the narrator has actually witnessed.
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The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Abū Ḥabīb’s Poetic Reply
«لَا أَبْتَغِي الْغَبْنَ وَلَا أَنْثَنِي»
I do not seek injustice, nor do I turn back with a foolish bargain.
Abtaghī is a first-person imperfect from Form VIII, here meaning to seek. Anthani conveys turning away or returning. Both first-person verbs are negated by lā, presenting a claimed habitual stance.
The speaker is describing his own intentions, not demonstrating another person's conduct. In a maqāmah, distinguish a character's self-portrait from what the narrator has actually witnessed.