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150 150 ‫ر‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ص‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ى‬ � �‫د‬‫ا‬�� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬��‫��ت‬ � ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ت‬‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬‫ب‬��‫�د‬‫�ت‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ � ‫ا‬ � � ‫ڡ‬ � � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫م‬ �‫د‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬ ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ل‬�� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫دد‬‫ر‬ � ��� �� � ‫ه‬�� �‫م‬�‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� ��‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ �‫ا‬��� � � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �� ‫ر‬‫�ص‬ �‫ب‬ �� ‫�ل‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � �‫ا‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬��� �‫س‬� ‫ب‬ ��� ‫ب‬ ‫د‬‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬ � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫�ص‬ �‫ا‬�� �‫و‬�‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�� ‫س‬‫ش‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � � ‫ب‬‫ح‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ْ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ َ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ّ ‫ل‬��� �‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫و‬�� � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ب‬ � � � * �‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ّ ‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�� � �‫ر‬‫ص‬� ‫ر‬� �� ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ � �‫ر‬‫ل‬ � ��‫ب‬ ‫�د‬‫ب‬ �� � �� �‫م‬ ���� ‫�د‬� ��‫ب‬ � � � ‫دا‬��� �‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � � ����� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� � � �� ‫ص‬‫ل‬��� ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ّ ‫و‬�‫ع‬ � ‫م�د‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � * )1(‫ور‬�� ُ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ َ ‫�ص‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ � � � � � ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫د‬‫ا‬ � � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ع‬ � ‫�م�د‬‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬ � � �‫�م‬� � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬‫�ص‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ج‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ � �‫د‬��‫ع‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫س‬��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬� � � � � * ‫ه‬�� �‫س‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ � � �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� �‫س‬� ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� � � �� ��‫ر‬� �� � �� � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫دا‬��� �‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ى‬ � �‫ل‬��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬‫ا‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �� �� ��‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � َ ‫ح‬ � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � � ����‫�م‬‫ل‬��‫ل‬�� ‫و‬�� * ‫ء‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫�س‬� ‫ا‬� ّ � ��‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � � ����� � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��‫س‬��‫ل‬��‫س‬�� ‫ا‬‫و‬��‫ر‬� ���� �� �� ‫ى‬ � � �‫ح‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ ��� ‫ل‬�‫ل‬�� ‫و‬�� ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � � ����� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �� �� ��‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫��د‬ � �� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � � ����� � ‫ب‬ �‫و‬��‫د‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬�‫ور‬��‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ َ ‫�ص‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�‫م‬�‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � � �� ‫ل‬ ‫م‬�� � ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫و‬�� * � ‫ه‬� � ��‫و‬�‫ش‬ ‫ص‬‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬�� ��‫ل‬��� � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��‫س‬��‫ل‬��‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�� � � �� ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ش‬ �� �‫ح‬ �‫ب‬ � * ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�� � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� � ‫و‬� � ��� � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫م‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫دا‬��� �‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫س‬��� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬ � � �‫�م‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬�� * ‫م‬�� �‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ � َّ ‫ح‬ �‫ر‬ � ��� ��‫و‬�� ‫م‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ل‬ � ��‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫و‬��� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫�ل‬‫و‬�� � �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫�س‬�‫ا‬�� � ‫م‬� ‫ك‬��� � ‫ب‬ � �‫ا‬ ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬��� � ‫ب‬ � �‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫م‬ � ���‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫و‬�� * ّ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬‫�د‬‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ � � �‫ا‬��� �‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� � �‫ل‬ � ���ّ ‫ى‬ � � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ك‬��� � ‫ب‬ � �‫ا‬�� � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� � �‫ب‬��‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ش‬ ‫س‬��‫ب‬‫ح‬ � � � �� ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ج‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬��‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�� � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ ��� ‫ل‬� �� ‫م‬� ‫ك‬ ��ّ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬ � � �‫��س‬� � � �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� � ‫ى‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � �‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ّ‫ب‬ ���� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � �‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ب‬ ���� ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ل‬� � ‫دا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ��‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �� ‫ل‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ه‬ � ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ب‬ �‫د‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ل‬� � ‫دا‬ ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ُ ‫��د‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�� � ْ ‫ب‬ � َ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ر‬‫ل‬ � ��‫ب‬ ‫�د‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � * � �‫ر‬� ��‫ب‬ �‫ك‬ � ��� ‫ه‬�‫م‬�‫ا‬�‫م‬�� � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬��‫ب‬ � � � � ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬ � � � �‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�� � ‫ش‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� � �‫�ر‬ ‫ل‬ � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�� �‫س‬� ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫و‬�� ‫ك‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫��د‬ �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫م��س‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫س‬��‫ل‬��‫ب‬ � � ‫م‬�‫ب‬ � ‫ا‬‫ر‬ � ‫ع‬�� ����‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ل‬�� ‫ب‬ � � � * � ‫ه‬�‫م‬�‫و‬� ‫ئ‬ � ‫ش‬ ���‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬�‫ل‬��� ‫ل‬� ‫ه‬�� �� �� �� ��‫س‬��‫و‬�� ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ه‬�� �‫م‬�‫ا‬�‫م‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫�د‬‫ئ‬ �‫م‬�‫و‬�� �� ١٫١١٫٢ ٢٫١١٫٢ ‫ل‬�‫ف‬ �‫ر‬‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫و‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ )1( * ‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ � � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ��‫ع‬ �‫�م‬‫و‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ف‬ � 151 151 Chapter 11 The Fulfillment of what He Promised Us The Fāriyāq had a friend from the Damascene lands who used to visit him, and he was with him when the servant arrived with the letter and the set of clothes. He told the Fāriyāq, “I shall go with you to see Khawājā Yanṣur, for I have often heard him mentioned and would love to meet him.” “But,” the Fāryaq said, “turning up with another (al-izwāʾ)(1) may be considered a discourtesy to the person visited, for it is inappropriate for an invitee to bring a companion with him.” “Forget about that,” said his friend, “for it’s the Frankish way. In Egypt, on the other hand, a guest may bring anyone he wishes, and his companion too, should he come across any acquaintance on the way, has the right to bring him along with him, and the latter too has the right to bring along another, and that other another, till they turn into a chain of friends, the only condition being that none of the links be female; all of them, without exception, talk to the person being visited, are treated to his hospitality, and are welcomed by him. He can’t question one of them and say, ‘You! what do you want, what letter of introduction do you have, and what are the names of your wife and your sister, and how old are they, and on what street do they live?’ like your Frankish friends. Have no fear that the man will receive us harshly. And anyway, we have literature to commend us to him, and that will relieve us of the need to invoke pedigree.” So the Fāriyāq agreed to his request, and they set off to see the man together, the Fāriyāq strutting along in his new clothes; he had also got himself a large turban that made him think of his turban in Lebanon and his ill-fated fall.125 when they’d settled down in the aforementioned salon and been greeted and received with warmth and welcoming faces, and once 2.11.1 2.11.2 (1) al-izwā’ is “a man’s coming accompanied by another.” [18.191.239.123] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 01:00 GMT) 152 152 ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫�د‬‫ع‬ �‫و‬��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ب‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ � � � �‫ه‬��� � �� ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫م�د‬�‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ��‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ��‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ح‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�� �‫س‬� ‫��د‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫و‬�� * � ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ ‫�س‬�‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ر‬ ‫ش‬ ‫��ص‬‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ى‬ � ّ�‫ل‬�‫ل‬��� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �� 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�‫و‬��‫ر‬ ‫ش‬ ‫��ص‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫د‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�‫ص‬� �‫ب‬ �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ع‬ ‫و‬� ‫ب‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ر‬‫�ص‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫س‬��‫ب‬ ��� �‫ل‬��� ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��� � ‫ب‬ � � * ّ ‫ى‬ � �‫و‬��‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ك‬ � �� ‫ا‬�‫س‬�� � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫�د‬� ‫س‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � �‫س‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � � �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ � �� �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬���‫و‬� ‫ش‬ ���‫ح‬ � * � �‫م�د‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � � �‫ا‬�� �� � ‫ب‬ ��‫ش‬ ‫��س‬ � �‫و‬�� * � �‫د‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� � �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� � � ‫��س‬�‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � � �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬��‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� �� �� ‫�ل‬‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�� �‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ر‬ ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�� �‫ش‬ ‫�ل‬�� ‫ل‬�‫ش‬ �� ‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ل‬��‫م‬�‫ه‬ � � ‫���س‬� � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� � ‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ � � �‫ر‬‫ع‬ �‫س‬� ‫ب‬ �‫و‬��‫د‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��� ��‫ل‬��� ��� �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�� �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫و‬�� �‫ه‬��� � � �� �‫ك‬ � �� ‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬� �� � ‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� � ‫و‬� � ‫م‬ � � � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ّ ‫ل‬ � ��‫ب‬ ‫�د‬� �� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫و‬� � ‫م‬ � � ‫�د‬‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ �‫ب‬ � � � * ّ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬��‫ر‬‫ح‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ى‬ � �‫��د‬ �� �� ‫�ل‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫و‬�� ٣٫١١٫٢ 153 153 The Fulfillment of What He Promised Us “we’ve been looking forward to meeting you” had been followed up with “You bring us good cheer,” and “You bring us good cheer” had fallen fast on the heels of “we’ve been looking forward to meeting you,” and after the salutations of kindly men had followed hard on the kindliest of salutations, as is the custom among both elite and commoners, the Khawājā said to the Fāriyāq, “I am delighted with your arrival in these lands and that God, Glorious and Almighty, has granted me His blessing in allowing me to make you my partner here, for as the poet has said, Sexual congress, they claimed, is the most desirable thing But that, I replied, is clearly misguided. A favor done to one in need Is more gratifying, of more lasting effect, and easily provided “—which doesn’t mean I’m saying that you’re in need of me, though I did infer from your complaint that you require a doughty friend to keep you in good cheer, or shore up your spirits, or share your sorrows; and the duty of keeping your spirits up so long as you are preoccupied, whether by providing consolation or offering advice, has fallen to me, especially as it’s clear to me that you are new to the pursuit of knowledge and interested in rhyming . Notwithstanding this, there are things in your writing that I might criticize you for, though this is not the time for criticism or the listing of faults. I would like to ask you, however, what books of literature you have read.” Here his friend took the lead in anwering in his stead and said, “He’s read the Baḥth al-maṭālib (The Discussion of Issues).”126 “You were too quick with your answer!” the Khawājā replied. “That’s a book on grammar, not literature , though you students from the Mountain reckon that any who’s read it has effectively imbibed all that the Arabic language has to offer and feel no need to complement it...

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