وَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ أَخْلَاطُ الزُّمَرِ
And assorted groups of people had surrounded him.
Akhlāṭ indicates a mixture; zumar is the plural of zumrah, a group. Aḥāṭat bihi means they encircled him.
The audience is not described as a single uniform body. It is a diverse, closely gathered crowd.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: The Mysterious Preacher and His Eloquence
وَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ أَخْلَاطُ الزُّمَرِ
And assorted groups of people had surrounded him.
Akhlāṭ indicates a mixture; zumar is the plural of zumrah, a group. Aḥāṭat bihi means they encircled him.
The audience is not described as a single uniform body. It is a diverse, closely gathered crowd.