«فَلَمَّا آنَسَ مِنْهَا الْإِثْقَالَ»
When he perceived that she was carrying a child.
Ānasa means to sense or become aware of a sign. Here al-ithqāl refers to the burden of pregnancy. Lammā means “when” and links this discovery with the next event.
The young man’s account turns sharply from marriage to separation. He is reporting a family story as told by his mother, so the statements remain the character’s narrative rather than independent facts known to the outer narrator.
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The Kūfan Maqāmah: The Lost-Son Claim and the Gathering’s Generosity
«فَلَمَّا آنَسَ مِنْهَا الْإِثْقَالَ»
When he perceived that she was carrying a child.
Ānasa means to sense or become aware of a sign. Here al-ithqāl refers to the burden of pregnancy. Lammā means “when” and links this discovery with the next event.
The young man’s account turns sharply from marriage to separation. He is reporting a family story as told by his mother, so the statements remain the character’s narrative rather than independent facts known to the outer narrator.