«فَيَدَّعِي تَارَةً أَنَّهُ مِنْ آلِ سَاسَانَ وَيَعْتَزِي مَرَّةً إِلَى أَقْيَالِ غَسَّانَ»
At times he claimed to belong to the house of Sāsān; at others he traced himself to the chiefs of Ghassān.
The house of Sāsān evokes Persian royalty; aqyāl Ghassān refers to Ghassān's rulers or chiefs. Each affiliation suggests distinguished origins.
These are claims reported by the narrator, not verified genealogies. The echo of Sāsān and Ghassān reinforces how readily the asserted identity changes.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Seeking Knowledge and Abū Zayd’s Many Roles
«فَيَدَّعِي تَارَةً أَنَّهُ مِنْ آلِ سَاسَانَ وَيَعْتَزِي مَرَّةً إِلَى أَقْيَالِ غَسَّانَ»
At times he claimed to belong to the house of Sāsān; at others he traced himself to the chiefs of Ghassān.
The house of Sāsān evokes Persian royalty; aqyāl Ghassān refers to Ghassān's rulers or chiefs. Each affiliation suggests distinguished origins.
These are claims reported by the narrator, not verified genealogies. The echo of Sāsān and Ghassān reinforces how readily the asserted identity changes.