«لَبِسْتُ الْخَمِيصَةَ أَبْغِي الْخَبِيصَةَ»
I put on the khamīṣah garment while seeking khabīṣah, a sweet dish.
Khamīṣah names a kind of garment; khabīṣah is a sweet preparation. Their near-rhyme creates wordplay while setting external clothing against desired food.
Through the line, the preacher draws attention to the desire operating beneath his outward appearance. It is an unusually revealing self-description.
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The Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī
«لَبِسْتُ الْخَمِيصَةَ أَبْغِي الْخَبِيصَةَ»
I put on the khamīṣah garment while seeking khabīṣah, a sweet dish.
Khamīṣah names a kind of garment; khabīṣah is a sweet preparation. Their near-rhyme creates wordplay while setting external clothing against desired food.
Through the line, the preacher draws attention to the desire operating beneath his outward appearance. It is an unusually revealing self-description.