«فَاسْتَسَرَّ بِشْرُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ تَجَلَّى ثُمَّ أَنْشَدَ حِينَ وَلَّى»
His earlier smile withdrew, and as he turned to leave, he recited again.
Bishr indicates a cheerful countenance; tajallā appearing clearly; wallā turning away.
The alternation of prose and verse now supplies a closing comic self-explanation. The poet’s final lines reveal how he uses an outward disability as a staged method of seeking relief.
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The Dīnārī Maqāmah: The Second Dinar and Abū Zayd’s Unmasking
«فَاسْتَسَرَّ بِشْرُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ تَجَلَّى ثُمَّ أَنْشَدَ حِينَ وَلَّى»
His earlier smile withdrew, and as he turned to leave, he recited again.
Bishr indicates a cheerful countenance; tajallā appearing clearly; wallā turning away.
The alternation of prose and verse now supplies a closing comic self-explanation. The poet’s final lines reveal how he uses an outward disability as a staged method of seeking relief.