وَأَنَأَتْنِي الْمَتْرَبَةُ عَنِ الْأَتْرَابِ
And poverty separated me from my contemporaries and companions.
أَنَأَتْنِي conveys removal to a distance. المَتْرَبَة here means destitution, not merely dust; الأتراب refers to people of similar age or standing.
The journey causes more than physical displacement. Poverty also cuts the narrator off from familiar company, adding a social dimension to his hardship.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: A Stranger with Empty Provisions
وَأَنَأَتْنِي الْمَتْرَبَةُ عَنِ الْأَتْرَابِ
And poverty separated me from my contemporaries and companions.
أَنَأَتْنِي conveys removal to a distance. المَتْرَبَة here means destitution, not merely dust; الأتراب refers to people of similar age or standing.
The journey causes more than physical displacement. Poverty also cuts the narrator off from familiar company, adding a social dimension to his hardship.