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Now I, to the exclusion of the others, have come to know that he spent a night pondering the fact that everything that skill may set firmly in place external factors will shake to the core, and, this being the case, he decided to take the shaking business into his own hands. when morning came, he left the place where he’d been playing and started to wander through the markets, shaking his shoulders with every step and saying, “I shall turn him upside down! I shall give him the push! I shall send him back to where he came from! I shall beat him to mush! He has broken, meaning galled, meaning chafed, my back. Am I become today no better than one ass owned by another? A pretty pass!” A man of some sophistication observed him shaking his shoulders and said to himself, “There is something afoot with this man” and approached him and spoke politely to him, finally extracting his secret from his navel, and learning his condition and the reason for his travel. “Never mind,” he told him. “Cairo—God protect it!—is the mother-lode of good things and benefaction, though to win them you will have to take action.” “what greater action can I undertake than what you observe?” he asked. “There’s no call for such things,” the other replied. “Have you a ready ear, a clever mind, a foot to effort inclined?” “I have,” he said. “Then listen while I tell you,” said the other. “In this metropolis is a poet of great skill,98 a Christian, who has influence and standing with the whole elite.” Said the other, “These aren’t the characteristics of a poet, and to me your words appear an oxymoron. How can this riddle be solved, this puzzle explained?” The other replied, 2.8.1 2.8.2 2.8.3 [3.137.171.121] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 11:08 GMT) 124 124 ‫ر‬‫�ص‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ف‬ ��‫ص‬� �‫و‬�� ‫ى‬ � ‫ه‬ � ‫ت‬ �‫ف‬ ��‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ف‬��‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ش‬ ���‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ف‬ � � � ‫ج‬ �‫�م�د‬� � ‫ب‬ � � � �‫ر‬‫ع‬ � ‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ � ّ ���‫ك‬ � � �� �� ‫�ل‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬�‫و‬�‫ه‬� � ‫ه‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫��س‬ � �� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ر‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ك‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� ��‫ب‬ �� � � � �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� * � ‫ه‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫��س‬ � �� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ى‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬� ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �� �� � �� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ر‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ا‬�� ‫س‬ ‫ش‬ ��� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫�ل‬ ‫ى‬ � � �‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬�� � � � �‫ل‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫س‬��� ��‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬� � � � � * � �‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ل‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬��‫ل‬�� ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ط‬ �� 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� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�� �‫بر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ى‬ � �‫ل‬��� � ‫ا‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ه‬�� ��� �‫ل‬� � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � � ��‫ر‬‫ص‬� ‫ه‬� ّ‫ب‬ ��� ����‫ا‬ * ‫ب‬ �� � ‫ل‬�‫ر‬� �� � ‫ج‬ ‫ب‬ �� �‫س‬‫ط‬ �‫ب‬ �� ‫ر‬‫ع‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � ��‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� � �‫ب‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� �‫و‬��‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�� � � ‫ع‬�‫س‬��‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ �� � ‫ل‬�‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � � � � � ‫ا‬‫ور‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫س‬��‫ل‬��‫ب‬ � � ‫م‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ى‬ � ّ‫ب‬� ُ‫ب‬ ‫س‬ � ُ � ‫ل‬� ‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ � � �‫ب‬ ‫ر‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫و‬��‫د‬ � �‫ب‬ ��‫ر‬� �� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫د‬‫و‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� ��‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ � �‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� ‫ل‬�� ��‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ب‬ ��� ���� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ل‬� � ����� �‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬� ‫ب‬ � ‫ش‬ ��� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � � � � ّ ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ �‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ � � �‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫م‬ �‫و‬�‫م‬� ‫ش‬ ���‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬ � �� �� �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬ ‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫ا‬�� � ‫م‬� ‫و‬�� �� ‫ل‬�� � ‫ب‬ ��‫س‬��‫ل‬��‫س‬��‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫ا‬�� ��‫ور‬�� � � � ‫ئ‬ ��‫دا‬��� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ل‬� ّ‫ش‬ �� ُ ‫م‬�‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��� �‫�ع‬‫ر‬ ‫ء‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ب‬ � � � ُ ‫ك‬ � �� ‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ل‬�� ُ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ُ ‫م‬� � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�� � �� � ‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫م‬ � � � ‫ب‬‫ح‬ � � � ‫و‬��� � ‫و‬�� * ‫م‬ � ‫ئ‬ �‫ا‬�‫م‬� � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � * ‫م‬ � ‫ئ‬ �‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ه‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� * ‫ج‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫�س‬�‫و‬��� � ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�� ��‫س‬� ‫ا‬�� � �� � ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�� ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��� �‫�ع‬‫ر‬‫�ص‬ � ‫ب‬ � � ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ * ‫ج‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ب‬ ‫ص‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � َ ‫ه‬ � ْ �� �َ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � �‫ر‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ٤٫٨٫٢ 125 125 Notice that the Description of Cairo is Ended “There is no contradiction: he’s a poet by nature, not by trade, the difference being that the poet by trade is one who depends on his verse to make his living; thus he eulogizes this one and flatters that in order to get something from them. The poet by nature, on the other hand, speaks poetry because he cannot help himself—without having to force himself or in expectation of reward.” “That’s not the difference mentioned by al-Āmidī,”99 said the Fāriyāq. “Then scoot al-Āmidī back to Āmid100 and listen to me,” said the other. “Voilà! I’ve a-i-m-(e)-d him and scooted him,” he said, “so what’s the scoop?” “I advise you to write a letter to this scholarly man and beg him, through the deployment of your praise, for an audience. If he is kind enough to grant this, use the occasion to tell him of your sufferings and seek his help. He is certain to say yes, for he is known for his noble morals and loves the titillation of high self-esteem. Your chances are especially good, because he loves to keep company with literary types and make their lives more comfortable . Speak to him courteously, and I guarantee you’ll realize your hopes through him.” The Fāriyāq thanked the man for his advice and returned to his lodging comforted and expecting the best. when night came, he took his pen and paper and wrote the following: A greeting I send that, if ’twere carried on the breeze, the horizon with perfume would freight and if ’twere made a halo for the moon, would save the latter from its monthly fate; if ’twere added to the tawny wine, would cause no headache to follow its potation and if ’twere swallowed or licked by a sick man, would cause him no fever or excruciation; if ’twere hung upon a tree, though the season were autumn, would make its leaves straightway burst out and if ’twere used to water gardens, would make each charming and delightful flower sprout; if ’twere laid o’er the strings of a lute, would have them induce ecstasy without need of any agent...

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