TermMeaningLiterary roleMaʿaddBroad tribal groupingScale of the assemblyḤayyA clan or tribal groupIts separate unitsLiwāʾBanner or standardLeadership and identity
Li-kulli ḥayyin liwāʾ compresses an entire assembly into one image: identifiable groups, their banners, and their leaders. It also prepares the next line, ḥawla Qays, where those forces are gathered around a particular figure.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Courtroom Advocacy, Three Proofs and Battle Similes (verses 47–55)
TermMeaningLiterary roleMaʿaddBroad tribal groupingScale of the assemblyḤayyA clan or tribal groupIts separate unitsLiwāʾBanner or standardLeadership and identity
Li-kulli ḥayyin liwāʾ compresses an entire assembly into one image: identifiable groups, their banners, and their leaders. It also prepares the next line, ḥawla Qays, where those forces are gathered around a particular figure.