وَدُعَابَةُ الْأَقْرَانِ آنَسُ لَكَ مِنْ تِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ
Joking with companions is more appealing to you than reciting the Qur’an.
Duʿābah denotes lighthearted banter; aqrān are peers or companions; ānas is comparative in the sense of being more familiar or comforting.
The line targets a preference that repeatedly pushes recitation aside. It need not be read as condemning all wholesome humor.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct
وَدُعَابَةُ الْأَقْرَانِ آنَسُ لَكَ مِنْ تِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ
Joking with companions is more appealing to you than reciting the Qur’an.
Duʿābah denotes lighthearted banter; aqrān are peers or companions; ānas is comparative in the sense of being more familiar or comforting.
The line targets a preference that repeatedly pushes recitation aside. It need not be read as condemning all wholesome humor.