Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Covenant, Tribal Liability and Royal Testimony — Conclusion (verses 68–82)Quiz

أَمْ عَلَيْنَا جَرَى قُضَاعَةَ أَمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِيمَا جَنَوْا أَنْدَاءُ
Translation: Or are Quḍāʿah’s offences laid on us? Are we not free of obligation for what they committed?

Quḍāʿah names a tribe. Fīmā janaw contains the masculine plural past verb janaw, from j-n-y, “what they did wrong.” The commentary interprets the ending as denying that their offence binds the poet’s people.

This is a continuation of the same argumentative chain, not a new unrelated battle story. The recurring question rejects being held answerable for other parties’ actions.

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Verse 77: Rejecting liability for Quḍāʿah

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Covenant, Tribal Liability and Royal Testimony — Conclusion (verses 68–82)

أَمْ عَلَيْنَا جَرَى قُضَاعَةَ أَمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِيمَا جَنَوْا أَنْدَاءُ
Translation: Or are Quḍāʿah’s offences laid on us? Are we not free of obligation for what they committed?

Quḍāʿah names a tribe. Fīmā janaw contains the masculine plural past verb janaw, from j-n-y, “what they did wrong.” The commentary interprets the ending as denying that their offence binds the poet’s people.

This is a continuation of the same argumentative chain, not a new unrelated battle story. The recurring question rejects being held answerable for other parties’ actions.