Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Ḥujr, Royal Kinship and the Dhū al-Majāz Covenant (verses 56–67)Quiz

وَوَلَدْنَا عَمْرَو بْنَ أُمِّ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ لَمَّا أَتَانَا الْحِبَاءُ
Meaning: We also acquired close kinship with ʿAmr son of Umm Unās through marriage, when the marriage payment came to us.

Waladnā ʿAmran here serves a boast about lineage and marriage ties, not merely a report of one childbirth. The commentary connects Umm Unās with a marital relationship and al-ḥibāʾ with the payment given in that context.

Lammā atānā is a temporal clause meaning “when it came to us.” The poet is laying a foundation for the argument that kinship should produce sincere political counsel, made explicit next.

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Verse 63: Kinship through ʿAmr ibn Umm Unās

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Ḥujr, Royal Kinship and the Dhū al-Majāz Covenant (verses 56–67)

وَوَلَدْنَا عَمْرَو بْنَ أُمِّ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ لَمَّا أَتَانَا الْحِبَاءُ
Meaning: We also acquired close kinship with ʿAmr son of Umm Unās through marriage, when the marriage payment came to us.

Waladnā ʿAmran here serves a boast about lineage and marriage ties, not merely a report of one childbirth. The commentary connects Umm Unās with a marital relationship and al-ḥibāʾ with the payment given in that context.

Lammā atānā is a temporal clause meaning “when it came to us.” The poet is laying a foundation for the argument that kinship should produce sincere political counsel, made explicit next.