«مَعَ رُفْقَةٍ غُذُوا بِلِبَانِ الْبَيَانِ»
I was with companions who seemed to have been nourished on the milk of eloquence.
Rufqa means a group of companions. Libān, milk, becomes an image for nourishment: just as milk builds the body, eloquence is portrayed as feeding the mind and tongue.
This signals an accomplished literary circle, not merely a casual conversation among travellers.
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The Kūfan Maqāmah: A Stranger at the Door after Midnight
«مَعَ رُفْقَةٍ غُذُوا بِلِبَانِ الْبَيَانِ»
I was with companions who seemed to have been nourished on the milk of eloquence.
Rufqa means a group of companions. Libān, milk, becomes an image for nourishment: just as milk builds the body, eloquence is portrayed as feeding the mind and tongue.
This signals an accomplished literary circle, not merely a casual conversation among travellers.