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

فَاتْرُكُوا الطَّيْخَ وَالتَّعَاشِيَ وَإِمَّا تَتَعَاشَوْا فَفِي التَّعَاشِي الدَّاءُ
Meaning: Leave arrogance and the pretence of blindness; if you persist in wilfully refusing to see, the harm lies in that very conduct.

Fa-trukū is a plural imperative. Al-ṭaykh is pride or insolence; al-taʿāshī refers to pretending not to see, or deliberately disregarding what is evident. It is a metaphor for wilful blindness to facts, not a medical claim.

The conditional wa-immā tataʿāshaw warns that persistence in this posture carries its own harm. The argument now shifts from boasting about military action to admonition about conduct and judgment.

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Verse 65: Rebuke of arrogance and deliberate blindness

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

فَاتْرُكُوا الطَّيْخَ وَالتَّعَاشِيَ وَإِمَّا تَتَعَاشَوْا فَفِي التَّعَاشِي الدَّاءُ
Meaning: Leave arrogance and the pretence of blindness; if you persist in wilfully refusing to see, the harm lies in that very conduct.

Fa-trukū is a plural imperative. Al-ṭaykh is pride or insolence; al-taʿāshī refers to pretending not to see, or deliberately disregarding what is evident. It is a metaphor for wilful blindness to facts, not a medical claim.

The conditional wa-immā tataʿāshaw warns that persistence in this posture carries its own harm. The argument now shifts from boasting about military action to admonition about conduct and judgment.