«فَهَشَّ لِلْوِفَادَةِ»[
He welcomed the visitor with evident pleasure.
Hashsha expresses cheerful reception, and wifādah is arrival as a visitor or delegate. The following expression links benefit or assistance with a similar cadence.
The scene briefly raises the speaker's hopes. Yet the story deliberately delays the aid: before departure the patron will require a particular work of prose, turning patronage into an examination of skill.
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The Marāghah Maqāmah: A Test of Eloquence and an Unusual Constraint
«فَهَشَّ لِلْوِفَادَةِ»[
He welcomed the visitor with evident pleasure.
Hashsha expresses cheerful reception, and wifādah is arrival as a visitor or delegate. The following expression links benefit or assistance with a similar cadence.
The scene briefly raises the speaker's hopes. Yet the story deliberately delays the aid: before departure the patron will require a particular work of prose, turning patronage into an examination of skill.