WordSense hereDistinctional-ʿazīzPowerfulOpposite of al-dhalīlal-najāʾRapid escapeNot spiritual salvationyuʾāwiluSeek refugeMovement to protectionkifāʾAn equalDenied by the praise
Context controls the lexical choice. Reading al-najāʾ as an abstract promise of salvation would obscure the first verse’s concrete scene of escape from armed pursuit.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Failed Refuge, Royal Power, Tribal Assembly and Mirage (verses 37–46)
WordSense hereDistinctional-ʿazīzPowerfulOpposite of al-dhalīlal-najāʾRapid escapeNot spiritual salvationyuʾāwiluSeek refugeMovement to protectionkifāʾAn equalDenied by the praise
Context controls the lexical choice. Reading al-najāʾ as an abstract promise of salvation would obscure the first verse’s concrete scene of escape from armed pursuit.