«وَلَوْ أَنْصَفَ الدَّهْرُ فِي حُكْمِهِ لَمَا مَلَكَ الْحُكْمَ أَهْلُ النَّقِيصَةِ»
If time judged fairly, people of deficiency would not possess authority.
Anṣafa means to act justly; ḥukm can be judgment or power; naqīṣah is defect. Law...lamā frames a hypothetical contrary-to-fact claim.
The preacher moves from defending his livelihood to criticizing those who hold power. Such a complaint helps portray his view of society and of his own position within it.
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The Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī
«وَلَوْ أَنْصَفَ الدَّهْرُ فِي حُكْمِهِ لَمَا مَلَكَ الْحُكْمَ أَهْلُ النَّقِيصَةِ»
If time judged fairly, people of deficiency would not possess authority.
Anṣafa means to act justly; ḥukm can be judgment or power; naqīṣah is defect. Law...lamā frames a hypothetical contrary-to-fact claim.
The preacher moves from defending his livelihood to criticizing those who hold power. Such a complaint helps portray his view of society and of his own position within it.