لَقِيَ الرَّسُولُ الدَّلِيلَ وَهُوَ مُتْعَبٌ.
The messenger met the guide while he was tired.
Without sufficient context, huwa may refer to either masculine participant. If the guide is intended, wa-kāna al-dalīlu mutʿaban resolves the ambiguity; if the messenger is intended, wa-kāna al-rasūlu mutʿaban is clearer.
Concision does not justify leaving the intended bearer of the circumstantial description uncertain when clarity is required by the situation.
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Supplementary Practice 15: Caravan Reports, Attribution and the Limits of Inference
لَقِيَ الرَّسُولُ الدَّلِيلَ وَهُوَ مُتْعَبٌ.
The messenger met the guide while he was tired.
Without sufficient context, huwa may refer to either masculine participant. If the guide is intended, wa-kāna al-dalīlu mutʿaban resolves the ambiguity; if the messenger is intended, wa-kāna al-rasūlu mutʿaban is clearer.
Concision does not justify leaving the intended bearer of the circumstantial description uncertain when clarity is required by the situation.