Verses 37–46 proceed through four stages: flight and refuge dismissed, claims of royal and tribal power, the assembly around Maysūn’s encampment, and an approaching force seen through the heat mirage. A general boast becomes a situated desert episode.
Key vocabulary includes al-najāʾ, yuʾāwilu, al-ṭawd, rajlāʾ, kifāʾ, riʿāʾ, maṭlūl, qarāḍibah, al-aswadayn, umniyyah and al-āl. The next level begins a fresh address, ayyuhā al-nāṭiq al-muballigh ʿannā, extending the case at court.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Failed Refuge, Royal Power, Tribal Assembly and Mirage (verses 37–46)
Verses 37–46 proceed through four stages: flight and refuge dismissed, claims of royal and tribal power, the assembly around Maysūn’s encampment, and an approaching force seen through the heat mirage. A general boast becomes a situated desert episode.
Key vocabulary includes al-najāʾ, yuʾāwilu, al-ṭawd, rajlāʾ, kifāʾ, riʿāʾ, maṭlūl, qarāḍibah, al-aswadayn, umniyyah and al-āl. The next level begins a fresh address, ayyuhā al-nāṭiq al-muballigh ʿannā, extending the case at court.