مَا يَسْتَفِيقُ غَرَامًا بِهَا وَفَرْطَ صَبَابَهْ
His clinging passion and extreme infatuation leave him seemingly unable to come to his senses.
Gharām evokes a persistent, gripping attachment; ṣabābah conveys intense longing. Mā yastafīqu denies recovery or awakening, likening obsession to a condition from which the person cannot regain clarity.
The two expressions intensify the image in different ways: one stresses attachment, the other yearning.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Worldly Attachment, the Audience’s Gifts, and a Secret Pursuit
مَا يَسْتَفِيقُ غَرَامًا بِهَا وَفَرْطَ صَبَابَهْ
His clinging passion and extreme infatuation leave him seemingly unable to come to his senses.
Gharām evokes a persistent, gripping attachment; ṣabābah conveys intense longing. Mā yastafīqu denies recovery or awakening, likening obsession to a condition from which the person cannot regain clarity.
The two expressions intensify the image in different ways: one stresses attachment, the other yearning.