LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory ConductQuiz

يَوَاقِيتُ الصِّلَاتِ أَعْلَقُ بِقَلْبِكَ مِنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلَاةِ
The gems of gifts cling to your heart more than the appointed times of prayer.

Yawāqīt is the plural of yāqūt, precious rubies; mawāqīt means fixed or appointed times. Al-ṣilāt here means gifts or benefactions; al-ṣalāh means prayer.

A small shift of letters opposes the glitter of gifts to the care due to prayer times.

The comparative aʿlaqu bi-qalbika measures which interest is more deeply attached to the heart.

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Jewels of Gifts and the Hours of Prayer

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct

يَوَاقِيتُ الصِّلَاتِ أَعْلَقُ بِقَلْبِكَ مِنْ مَوَاقِيتِ الصَّلَاةِ
The gems of gifts cling to your heart more than the appointed times of prayer.

Yawāqīt is the plural of yāqūt, precious rubies; mawāqīt means fixed or appointed times. Al-ṣilāt here means gifts or benefactions; al-ṣalāh means prayer.

A small shift of letters opposes the glitter of gifts to the care due to prayer times.

The comparative aʿlaqu bi-qalbika measures which interest is more deeply attached to the heart.