LessonsThe Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Recognition and the Turns of FortuneQuiz

«ثُمَّ نَهَضَ مُفَارِقًا مَوْضِعَهُ وَمُسْتَصْحِبًا الْقُلُوبَ مَعَهُ»
Then he rose, left his place, and seemed to take the hearts of those present with him.

Mufāriqan means departing; mustaṣḥiban means taking along as company. Both function as circumstantial accusatives (ḥāl) describing his departure.

Taking the audience's hearts is figurative, not physical: it conveys their admiration and attachment. The second maqāmah closes with an apparently humble stranger who wins the gathering through language and leaves a lasting impression.

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The speaker departs, taking hearts with him

The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Recognition and the Turns of Fortune

«ثُمَّ نَهَضَ مُفَارِقًا مَوْضِعَهُ وَمُسْتَصْحِبًا الْقُلُوبَ مَعَهُ»
Then he rose, left his place, and seemed to take the hearts of those present with him.

Mufāriqan means departing; mustaṣḥiban means taking along as company. Both function as circumstantial accusatives (ḥāl) describing his departure.

Taking the audience's hearts is figurative, not physical: it conveys their admiration and attachment. The second maqāmah closes with an apparently humble stranger who wins the gathering through language and leaves a lasting impression.