Ending conflictFostering accordShaqqū ʿaṣā al-shiqāqIrtaḍaʿū afāwīq al-wifāqBreaking a staffDrinking milkRejecting a bad patternNourishing a good one
Shiqāq / wifāq have similar endings, but the richer effect is their contrast in action: removing one condition and cultivating its opposite. The metaphors add ethical depth to the travelling party.
Opening interactive controls...
The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Fellowship on the Road and a Night Halt
Ending conflictFostering accordShaqqū ʿaṣā al-shiqāqIrtaḍaʿū afāwīq al-wifāqBreaking a staffDrinking milkRejecting a bad patternNourishing a good one
Shiqāq / wifāq have similar endings, but the richer effect is their contrast in action: removing one condition and cultivating its opposite. The metaphors add ethical depth to the travelling party.