«فَرُبَّ أُكْلَةٍ هَاضَتِ الْآكِلَ وَحَرَمَتْهُ مَا أَكَلَ»
Many a meal has harmed the eater and deprived him of the benefit of what he ate.
Rubba introduces an instance that can occur; hāḍat suggests weakening or harming the eater. Al-ākil is the eater, while mā akala is what he consumed.
The maxim uses irony: what is offered as comfort or pleasure may, through excess or ill timing, become a source of discomfort instead.
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The Kūfan Maqāmah: The Guest’s Condition and Abū Zayd Revealed
«فَرُبَّ أُكْلَةٍ هَاضَتِ الْآكِلَ وَحَرَمَتْهُ مَا أَكَلَ»
Many a meal has harmed the eater and deprived him of the benefit of what he ate.
Rubba introduces an instance that can occur; hāḍat suggests weakening or harming the eater. Al-ākil is the eater, while mā akala is what he consumed.
The maxim uses irony: what is offered as comfort or pleasure may, through excess or ill timing, become a source of discomfort instead.