وَتَتَوَارَى عَنْ قَرِيبِكَ وَأَنْتَ بِمَرْأَى رَقِيبِكَ؟
You hide from someone near you while remaining in the sight of your Watcher?
Tatawārā means to hide; qarīb is a near relation or companion; raqīb is a watcher. Bi-marʾā suggests being within sight.
The contrast is between escaping human observation and never escaping divine knowledge. The wordplay serves a serious theological reminder.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Heedlessness to Accountability
وَتَتَوَارَى عَنْ قَرِيبِكَ وَأَنْتَ بِمَرْأَى رَقِيبِكَ؟
You hide from someone near you while remaining in the sight of your Watcher?
Tatawārā means to hide; qarīb is a near relation or companion; raqīb is a watcher. Bi-marʾā suggests being within sight.
The contrast is between escaping human observation and never escaping divine knowledge. The wordplay serves a serious theological reminder.