زَعَمُوا أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ ضَرَبَ الْعَيْرَ مُوَالٍ لَنَا وَأَنَّا الْوَلَاءُ
Meaning: They allege that everyone involved in the affair described as “striking the ʿayr” is allied with us, and that we are the party responsible.
The commentary records more than one interpretation of al-ʿayr, including an animal or a designation linked to an incident. The exact historical referent should not be imposed as certain.
Zaʿamū marks the statement as the opponents’ allegation, not as an established fact accepted by the poet.