LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious GatheringQuiz

حَتَّى أَدَّتْنِي خَاتِمَةُ الْأَطْوَافِ
Until the final round of my wanderings brought me along.

Ḥattā introduces the outcome of repeated movement. Khātimat al-aṭwāf refers to the last of his circuits or rounds.

The narrator has been moving by choice and necessity; now the final turn of the search seems itself to lead him somewhere.

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The End of His Rounds

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious Gathering

حَتَّى أَدَّتْنِي خَاتِمَةُ الْأَطْوَافِ
Until the final round of my wanderings brought me along.

Ḥattā introduces the outcome of repeated movement. Khātimat al-aṭwāf refers to the last of his circuits or rounds.

The narrator has been moving by choice and necessity; now the final turn of the search seems itself to lead him somewhere.