Follow the narrator's movement in four steps:
1. Wandering without direction — mithla al-hāʾim.
2. Seeking a benefactor or literary companion — karīman ... aw adīban.
3. Reaching a large gathering filled with a crowd and sobbing — nād raḥīb ... ziḥām wa-naḥīb.
4. Entering to investigate the tears — li-asbura majlabat al-damʿ.
The identity of the person at the centre of the commotion has not yet been disclosed. That is the question driving the next scene.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: From Seeking Help to a Mysterious Gathering
Follow the narrator's movement in four steps:
1. Wandering without direction — mithla al-hāʾim.
2. Seeking a benefactor or literary companion — karīman ... aw adīban.
3. Reaching a large gathering filled with a crowd and sobbing — nād raḥīb ... ziḥām wa-naḥīb.
4. Entering to investigate the tears — li-asbura majlabat al-damʿ.
The identity of the person at the centre of the commotion has not yet been disclosed. That is the question driving the next scene.