Surūr. Happiness, Joy, Gladness. Sarīr. Bedstead, Couch, Throne, Said to be Derived from Surūr, because it Belongs to Persons of Ease and Affluence, and to Kings. Sarrā’. Freedom from Straitness, of the Means, or Circumstances, of Life
-Lane’s Lexicon, entries for the root S-R-R
KhairAllah moved into his new house before the roof was on, so eager was he to be king of his own castle. His son Soliman sent this photo, writing there had been a “heavy dusting” that morning and part of the wall had fallen. No matter, for even so it demonstrated KhairAllah’s Sarrā’.
