The Kūfan Maqāmah: The Guest’s Condition and Abū Zayd Revealed
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- What does the repeated “hayyā hayyā” convey?
- Which analysis fits “tahayyaʾ”?
- What is “sweet” in “aḥlā dhurākum”?
- How should “qirā” be understood here?
- What does “kallan” mean in the guest’s condition?
- What relationship does “li-ajlī” express?
- What distinguishes the guest’s two requests?
- What is the point of “many a meal has harmed the eater”?
- Which conduct is criticised by “sāma al-taklīf”?
- What makes “ajsām / asqām” effective?
- Why is the proverb about supper introduced?
- What is suggested by “yuʿshī”?
- What exception does the guest allow to his reluctance to eat?
- What figure is used in “nār al-jūʿ”?
- What does the wording “kaʾannahu iṭṭalaʿa” establish?
- What does “he shot from the bow of our opinion” mean?
- How did the companions respond to the guest’s condition?
- What quality is praised in “khuluqihi al-basṭ”?
- What makes recognition possible?
- What effect does “idhā” have in the recognition sentence?
- How is the guest viewed as “al-maghnam al-bārid”?
- What wordplay links “al-Shiʿrā” and “al-shiʿr”?
- What contrast occurs in “afala / ṭalaʿa”?
- What happens when “ḥumayyā al-masarra” spreads?
- What does “al-sina” mean when it flies from their eyes?
- What does the opposition “nashr / ṭayy” depict?
- The visitor ordered the servant to prepare an elaborate meal at once.
- Because of “kaʾannahu,” the narrator’s wording is best read as an impression.
- After the lamp is brightened, al-Ḥārith recognises Abū Zayd.
- The gathering ended its conversation immediately on learning the guest’s identity.