What shifts between the two uses of “thaqilta” in the poetic exchange?
Tawjīh, Serious Intent in Jest, Feigned Ignorance, Qawl bi-l-Mūjib and Iṭrād
- The verb’s gender and grammatical form
- The addressee’s identity
- The relation of “burden”: annoyance becomes generosity
- The first line’s rhyme