6 stories
دَرْسُ الحَالِ | The Lesson of the Circumstantial State
A spy in Abbasid Baghdad learns to describe actions in their precise state, as she decodes messages hidden in the grammar of whispered secrets.
دَرْسُ الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ | The Lesson of Exception
A rebel princess in Marrakesh learns the grammar of exception through الاستثناء, as she breaks all rules except one: the rule of love.
دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ لِأَجْلِهِ | The Lesson of Purpose
A healer in medieval Cairo learns to express purpose and motivation through المفعول لأجله, as she discovers the true reasons behind a warrior's visit.
دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ مَعَهُ | The Lesson of Accompaniment
A merchant's wife in medieval Aleppo learns the grammar of accompaniment through المفعول معه, as she walks alongside desire under the moonlit souks.
دَرْسُ التَّمْيِيزِ | The Lesson of Specification
A jeweler in Samarkand learns to specify and clarify through the precise art of تمييز, as she measures gold and weighs desire.
دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ بِهِ | The Lesson of the Direct Object
A renowned grammarian finds himself captivated by his student's mother, teaching her the accusative case through examples that grow increasingly personal.