وَصِحَافُ الْأَلْوَانِ أَشْهَى إِلَيْكَ مِنْ صَحَائِفِ الْأَدْيَانِ
Platters of varied dishes appeal to you more than pages of religious learning.
Ṣiḥāf are serving platters; al-alwān here refers to varieties of food. Ṣaḥāʾif means written sheets or pages.
The close sound of ṣiḥāf and ṣaḥāʾif changes the whole scene—from an elaborate meal to written teachings—and exposes a difference in attention.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct
وَصِحَافُ الْأَلْوَانِ أَشْهَى إِلَيْكَ مِنْ صَحَائِفِ الْأَدْيَانِ
Platters of varied dishes appeal to you more than pages of religious learning.
Ṣiḥāf are serving platters; al-alwān here refers to varieties of food. Ṣaḥāʾif means written sheets or pages.
The close sound of ṣiḥāf and ṣaḥāʾif changes the whole scene—from an elaborate meal to written teachings—and exposes a difference in attention.