فَوَلَجْتُ غَابَةَ الْجَمْعِ
So I entered the thicket of the crowd.
Walajtu means “I entered.” Ghābah denotes a forest or thickly wooded place, but the people are not literally trees. The phrase compares the density of the gathering to a forest.
This is more vivid than merely saying “I entered the meeting.” We feel him moving into a packed, noisy mass.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious Gathering
فَوَلَجْتُ غَابَةَ الْجَمْعِ
So I entered the thicket of the crowd.
Walajtu means “I entered.” Ghābah denotes a forest or thickly wooded place, but the people are not literally trees. The phrase compares the density of the gathering to a forest.
This is more vivid than merely saying “I entered the meeting.” We feel him moving into a packed, noisy mass.