«وَرَقَّ لَنَا الْحَاسِدُ وَالشَّامِتُ»
Even those who envied us and rejoiced at our misfortunes softened toward us.
Al-ḥāsid wishes another’s blessing to be removed, while al-shāmit takes pleasure in someone else’s distress. Raqqa lanā conveys becoming tender or sympathetic toward us.
The rhetoric intensifies the reversal: not only do former admirers pity the stranger, but even opponents allegedly feel compassion. The hyperbolic turn is designed to move the audience emotionally.
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The Dīnārī Maqāmah: A Stranger in a Literary Gathering
«وَرَقَّ لَنَا الْحَاسِدُ وَالشَّامِتُ»
Even those who envied us and rejoiced at our misfortunes softened toward us.
Al-ḥāsid wishes another’s blessing to be removed, while al-shāmit takes pleasure in someone else’s distress. Raqqa lanā conveys becoming tender or sympathetic toward us.
The rhetoric intensifies the reversal: not only do former admirers pity the stranger, but even opponents allegedly feel compassion. The hyperbolic turn is designed to move the audience emotionally.