«فَلَمَّا حَلَّهَا الْخَلِيطُ وَهَدَأَ بِهَا الْأَطِيطُ وَالْغَطِيطُ»
When the travelling party settled there and the creaking and snoring subsided.
Khalīṭ is the travelling company; aṭīṭ is creaking, such as the sound of saddles; ghaṭīṭ denotes a snoring sound. Aṭīṭ / ghaṭīṭ echo one another while referring to different noises.
The scene moves from fast travelling to quiet rest. Against this reduced background noise, the words of another traveller become audible.
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The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Fellowship on the Road and a Night Halt
«فَلَمَّا حَلَّهَا الْخَلِيطُ وَهَدَأَ بِهَا الْأَطِيطُ وَالْغَطِيطُ»
When the travelling party settled there and the creaking and snoring subsided.
Khalīṭ is the travelling company; aṭīṭ is creaking, such as the sound of saddles; ghaṭīṭ denotes a snoring sound. Aṭīṭ / ghaṭīṭ echo one another while referring to different noises.
The scene moves from fast travelling to quiet rest. Against this reduced background noise, the words of another traveller become audible.