Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Courtroom Advocacy, Three Proofs and Battle Similes (verses 47–55)Quiz

وَجَبَهْنَاهُمْ بِطَعْنٍ كَمَا تَنْهَزُ فِي جُمَّةِ الطَّوِيِّ الدِّلَاءُ
Meaning: We checked them with spear-thrusts, as buckets move forcefully in the pooled water of a lined well.

Jabahnāhum expresses stern resistance or forcefully checking the enemy. Tanhazu involves moving or agitating, while jummat al-ṭawī denotes water collected in a well lined with masonry.

This time the water is not spilling out. Instead, buckets move within the water. That distinguishes the comparison from verse 52: both use water, but one is a sudden outflow and the other a repeated jostling motion.

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Verse 54: The movement of buckets in a well

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Courtroom Advocacy, Three Proofs and Battle Similes (verses 47–55)

وَجَبَهْنَاهُمْ بِطَعْنٍ كَمَا تَنْهَزُ فِي جُمَّةِ الطَّوِيِّ الدِّلَاءُ
Meaning: We checked them with spear-thrusts, as buckets move forcefully in the pooled water of a lined well.

Jabahnāhum expresses stern resistance or forcefully checking the enemy. Tanhazu involves moving or agitating, while jummat al-ṭawī denotes water collected in a well lined with masonry.

This time the water is not spilling out. Instead, buckets move within the water. That distinguishes the comparison from verse 52: both use water, but one is a sudden outflow and the other a repeated jostling motion.