LessonsThe Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Justice and Boundaries in CompanionshipQuiz

«وَلَا أُفْرِغُ ثَنَائِي عَلَى مَنْ يُفْرِغُ إِنَائِي»
I do not pour out praise on someone who empties my vessel.

Thanāʾ means praise; ināʾ is a vessel. Their close rhyme gives a tangible image: praise seems like a liquid being poured, while the emptied vessel represents loss or exploitation.

The same verb, ufrighu / yufrighu, appears with different objects. This grammatical parallel intensifies the irony: the speaker refuses to fill another with compliments when that person empties his supplies.

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Praise and the emptied bowl

The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Justice and Boundaries in Companionship

«وَلَا أُفْرِغُ ثَنَائِي عَلَى مَنْ يُفْرِغُ إِنَائِي»
I do not pour out praise on someone who empties my vessel.

Thanāʾ means praise; ināʾ is a vessel. Their close rhyme gives a tangible image: praise seems like a liquid being poured, while the emptied vessel represents loss or exploitation.

The same verb, ufrighu / yufrighu, appears with different objects. This grammatical parallel intensifies the irony: the speaker refuses to fill another with compliments when that person empties his supplies.