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جَاءَ زَيْدٌ مُبْتَسِمًا وَمُسْرِعًا
Translation: Zayd came smiling and hurrying.

Jāʾa: past verb; Zaydun: subject and ṣāḥib al-ḥāl; mubtasiman: accusative circumstantial qualifier; musriʿan: coordinated circumstantial qualifier, likewise accusative.

Both describe Zayd’s manner of arrival.

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Two Coordinated Circumstantials

Coordination (ʿAṭf bi-l-Ḥurūf): Rules and Parsing

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ مُبْتَسِمًا وَمُسْرِعًا
Translation: Zayd came smiling and hurrying.

Jāʾa: past verb; Zaydun: subject and ṣāḥib al-ḥāl; mubtasiman: accusative circumstantial qualifier; musriʿan: coordinated circumstantial qualifier, likewise accusative.

Both describe Zayd’s manner of arrival.