The two images in the previous verse should not be flattened into a single compliment. Asadun fī al-liqāʾ suggests steadiness and fearlessness in battle, whereas rabīʿun in shammarat ghabrāʾ suggests bringing relief in hardship.
ImageSettingEffectLionCombatCourage and aweSpringScarcityBenefit and abundance
Wardun hamūsun adds colour and motion to the lion image rather than leaving it as an abstract label.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Ḥujr, Royal Kinship and the Dhū al-Majāz Covenant (verses 56–67)
The two images in the previous verse should not be flattened into a single compliment. Asadun fī al-liqāʾ suggests steadiness and fearlessness in battle, whereas rabīʿun in shammarat ghabrāʾ suggests bringing relief in hardship.
ImageSettingEffectLionCombatCourage and aweSpringScarcityBenefit and abundance
Wardun hamūsun adds colour and motion to the lion image rather than leaving it as an abstract label.