«فَهَنَأْتُ نَفْسِي بِمَوْرِدِهِ وَابْتَدَرْتُ اسْتِلَامَ يَدِهِ»
I congratulated myself on his arrival and hurried to take his hand.
Hannaʾtu suggests giving congratulations; mawrid here refers to his appearance or arrival; ibtadartu conveys hurrying to do something.
The narrator is no longer observing an anonymous performer from a distance. The moment becomes a joyful personal reunion. Yet the contrast between his familiar talents and his altered appearance still needs explanation.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Recognition and the Turns of Fortune
«فَهَنَأْتُ نَفْسِي بِمَوْرِدِهِ وَابْتَدَرْتُ اسْتِلَامَ يَدِهِ»
I congratulated myself on his arrival and hurried to take his hand.
Hannaʾtu suggests giving congratulations; mawrid here refers to his appearance or arrival; ibtadartu conveys hurrying to do something.
The narrator is no longer observing an anonymous performer from a distance. The moment becomes a joyful personal reunion. Yet the contrast between his familiar talents and his altered appearance still needs explanation.