وَتَسْتَخْفِي مِنْ مُلُوكِكَ وَمَا تَخْفَى خَافِيَةٌ عَلَى مَلِيكِكَ؟
You conceal yourself from earthly rulers, though nothing hidden escapes your true Sovereign?
Mulūk is the plural of malik, kings or rulers; malīk here signifies the supreme Sovereign, God. Tastakhfī is an attempt to conceal oneself, while khāfiyah is something concealed.
The sound relationship mulūkika / malīkika sharpens the contrast between human authority and absolute divine knowledge.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Heedlessness to Accountability
وَتَسْتَخْفِي مِنْ مُلُوكِكَ وَمَا تَخْفَى خَافِيَةٌ عَلَى مَلِيكِكَ؟
You conceal yourself from earthly rulers, though nothing hidden escapes your true Sovereign?
Mulūk is the plural of malik, kings or rulers; malīk here signifies the supreme Sovereign, God. Tastakhfī is an attempt to conceal oneself, while khāfiyah is something concealed.
The sound relationship mulūkika / malīkika sharpens the contrast between human authority and absolute divine knowledge.