The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah moves from travel and companionship through two impressive speeches, a poem, the revelation of identities, hospitality, a promise, prolonged waiting, and flight. The final verse resolves the comic tension.
Core vocabulary:
Waʿā — to understand and retain.
Rathth — worn or shabby.
Daran — grime.
Muʿarras — travellers’ stopping place.
Qatab — a camel saddle.
Intashara — here, to leave or disperse.
Literary conclusion: Rhymed prose, sound patterning, simile, metaphor, and final irony all advance the story. This concludes the fourth (Dimyāṭī) maqāmah. The next is the fifth (Kūfī) maqāmah.