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

لَيْسَ مِنَّا الْمُضَرِّبُونَ وَلَا قَيْسٌ وَلَا جَنْدَلٌ وَلَا الْحَذَّاءُ
Translation: Neither the Muḍarribūn nor Qays, Jandal or al-Ḥadhdhāʾ belong to our group.

Laysa minnā means “they are not of us.” Repeated wa-lā separately excludes the named groups or persons. The commentary’s essential point is that the poet denies these parties’ membership in his own group.

The source does not give a complete external genealogy for every name; one should not fabricate one. Syntactically, repeated negation lends emphasis to the act of separation.

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Verse 72: Disowning unrelated parties

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

لَيْسَ مِنَّا الْمُضَرِّبُونَ وَلَا قَيْسٌ وَلَا جَنْدَلٌ وَلَا الْحَذَّاءُ
Translation: Neither the Muḍarribūn nor Qays, Jandal or al-Ḥadhdhāʾ belong to our group.

Laysa minnā means “they are not of us.” Repeated wa-lā separately excludes the named groups or persons. The commentary’s essential point is that the poet denies these parties’ membership in his own group.

The source does not give a complete external genealogy for every name; one should not fabricate one. Syntactically, repeated negation lends emphasis to the act of separation.