«وَمُحَيَّاهُ لِي حَيًّا»
His face was, to me, a source of life and renewal.
Muḥayyā means face or countenance; ḥayā here conveys life. The affinity of their sounds underlines the emotional force of seeing Abū Zayd.
Across the couplet, nearness becomes kinship, a dwelling becomes sufficiency, a sight becomes refreshment, and a face becomes life: a deliberate series of transformations.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Companionship, Poverty, and Parting
«وَمُحَيَّاهُ لِي حَيًّا»
His face was, to me, a source of life and renewal.
Muḥayyā means face or countenance; ḥayā here conveys life. The affinity of their sounds underlines the emotional force of seeing Abū Zayd.
Across the couplet, nearness becomes kinship, a dwelling becomes sufficiency, a sight becomes refreshment, and a face becomes life: a deliberate series of transformations.