«وَأَجْلِي مَعَارِفَ السَّرَّاءِ»
And I displayed the visible signs of happiness and ease.
Ajlī means to reveal or make apparent. Maʿārif can suggest recognisable features; sarrāʾ denotes favourable and happy circumstances.
After representing wealth as clothing, the prose turns joy into something visible in one's features. Maṭārif / maʿārif also link through sound. Together the images establish the narrator’s outwardly fortunate position.
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The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Fellowship on the Road and a Night Halt
«وَأَجْلِي مَعَارِفَ السَّرَّاءِ»
And I displayed the visible signs of happiness and ease.
Ajlī means to reveal or make apparent. Maʿārif can suggest recognisable features; sarrāʾ denotes favourable and happy circumstances.
After representing wealth as clothing, the prose turns joy into something visible in one's features. Maṭārif / maʿārif also link through sound. Together the images establish the narrator’s outwardly fortunate position.