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

أَعَلَيْنَا جُنَاحُ كِنْدَةَ أَنْ يَغْنَمَ غَازِيَهُمْ وَمِنَّا الْجَزَاءُ
Translation: Are we to bear Kinda’s offence—so that their raiders win spoils while we pay the penalty?

The interrogative a-ʿalaynā expresses protest. Junāḥ Kinda names an offence attributed to Kinda; an yaghnama ghāzīyahum presents their raiders’ gain, whereas wa-minnā al-jazāʾ imagines punishment extracted from the speaker’s group.

The contrast—their spoil, our penalty—is the point. The question challenges transferring responsibility rather than neutrally asking who fought.

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Verse 70: Who bears responsibility for Kinda?

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

أَعَلَيْنَا جُنَاحُ كِنْدَةَ أَنْ يَغْنَمَ غَازِيَهُمْ وَمِنَّا الْجَزَاءُ
Translation: Are we to bear Kinda’s offence—so that their raiders win spoils while we pay the penalty?

The interrogative a-ʿalaynā expresses protest. Junāḥ Kinda names an offence attributed to Kinda; an yaghnama ghāzīyahum presents their raiders’ gain, whereas wa-minnā al-jazāʾ imagines punishment extracted from the speaker’s group.

The contrast—their spoil, our penalty—is the point. The question challenges transferring responsibility rather than neutrally asking who fought.