LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious GatheringQuiz

تَفْرُجُ رُؤْيَتُهُ غُمَّتِي
The sight of whom would dispel my gloom.

Tafruju suggests opening up and relieving difficulty; ghummatī is my distress or constriction.

The phrase imagines a companion whose very presence brings relief. In the narrator's situation, good company itself becomes a kind of provision.

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A Meeting That Lifts the Gloom

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious Gathering

تَفْرُجُ رُؤْيَتُهُ غُمَّتِي
The sight of whom would dispel my gloom.

Tafruju suggests opening up and relieving difficulty; ghummatī is my distress or constriction.

The phrase imagines a companion whose very presence brings relief. In the narrator's situation, good company itself becomes a kind of provision.