LessonsThe Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Neighbours, Companions and Generous ConductQuiz

«أَرْعَى ... أَبْذُلُ ... أَحْتَمِلُ ... أُفَضِّلُ ... أَقْنَعُ»
I respect, give, endure, prefer, and remain content.

The reply repeatedly uses first-person imperfect verbs. The speaker assumes agency in every claim, while wa-law introduces an adverse circumstance which, he says, does not change his conduct.

«وَلَوْ جَارَ» — even if he acts unjustly.
«وَلَوْ أَبْدَى التَّخْلِيطَ» — even if he behaves chaotically.
«وَلَوْ لَدَغَنِي الْأَرْقَمُ» — even if the serpent bites me.

The grammatical recurrence holds the unusually long response together.

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First-person claims and contrasting conditions

The Dimyāṭī Maqāmah: Neighbours, Companions and Generous Conduct

«أَرْعَى ... أَبْذُلُ ... أَحْتَمِلُ ... أُفَضِّلُ ... أَقْنَعُ»
I respect, give, endure, prefer, and remain content.

The reply repeatedly uses first-person imperfect verbs. The speaker assumes agency in every claim, while wa-law introduces an adverse circumstance which, he says, does not change his conduct.

«وَلَوْ جَارَ» — even if he acts unjustly.
«وَلَوْ أَبْدَى التَّخْلِيطَ» — even if he behaves chaotically.
«وَلَوْ لَدَغَنِي الْأَرْقَمُ» — even if the serpent bites me.

The grammatical recurrence holds the unusually long response together.