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@Sibshops@mastodon.online @TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social She doesn’t say so; it might be a necessary but not sufficient condition. 🙂 And being a ‘man of the world’ appears to be just as good a qualification. At a wild guess,* the poet may simply be playing with the common juxtaposition of /dīn/ (faith, religion) and /dunyā/ (world), similar-sounding words with contrasting meanings. (* — My daughter has the book, so I’ve checked that these are the words used, but I’m not an Arabist.)