«أَمَمْتُهُ مِنْ أَرْجَائِي»[
So I turned toward him from my distant quarters.
Amamtu means to set one's course toward someone, while arjāʾ denotes sides or regions. The line depicts a man now forced to seek relief from a patron after his earlier resources became insufficient.
This change of fortune explains his later request for financial support and why he would accept a demanding literary commission in exchange.
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The Marāghah Maqāmah: A Test of Eloquence and an Unusual Constraint
«أَمَمْتُهُ مِنْ أَرْجَائِي»[
So I turned toward him from my distant quarters.
Amamtu means to set one's course toward someone, while arjāʾ denotes sides or regions. The line depicts a man now forced to seek relief from a patron after his earlier resources became insufficient.
This change of fortune explains his later request for financial support and why he would accept a demanding literary commission in exchange.