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«وَانْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ كَانَ ذَا نَدِيٍّ وَنَدًى وَجِدَةٍ وَجَدٍّ وَعَقَارٍ»
Consider someone who once enjoyed a gathering, generosity, wealth, good fortune and property.

Kāna dhā establishes a former condition. The series that follows combines social standing, liberality, means, favourable fortune and possessions rather than merely repeating one idea of wealth.

The similar sounds of nadiyy / nadā and jidah / jadd conceal different meanings. They should be distinguished rather than flattened into a single translation.

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A portrait of former prosperity

The Dīnārī Maqāmah: A Stranger in a Literary Gathering

«وَانْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ كَانَ ذَا نَدِيٍّ وَنَدًى وَجِدَةٍ وَجَدٍّ وَعَقَارٍ»
Consider someone who once enjoyed a gathering, generosity, wealth, good fortune and property.

Kāna dhā establishes a former condition. The series that follows combines social standing, liberality, means, favourable fortune and possessions rather than merely repeating one idea of wealth.

The similar sounds of nadiyy / nadā and jidah / jadd conceal different meanings. They should be distinguished rather than flattened into a single translation.