«وَقَدْ عَرَا فِنَاءَكُمْ مُعْتَرًّا»
He has come into the space before your home as one in need.
Fināʾ is the open space or forecourt by a dwelling. ʿArā indicates arriving, and muʿtarr describes a needy visitor seeking kindness, even without an explicit demand.
The poem now moves from the journey itself to the visitor's immediate location at the hosts' door.
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The Kūfan Maqāmah: A Stranger at the Door after Midnight
«وَقَدْ عَرَا فِنَاءَكُمْ مُعْتَرًّا»
He has come into the space before your home as one in need.
Fināʾ is the open space or forecourt by a dwelling. ʿArā indicates arriving, and muʿtarr describes a needy visitor seeking kindness, even without an explicit demand.
The poem now moves from the journey itself to the visitor's immediate location at the hosts' door.