Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Royal Praise, Tribal Disputes and Memories of War (verses 27–36)Quiz

إِرَمِيٌّ بِمِثْلِهِ جَالَتِ الْخَيْلُ وَتَأْبَى لِخَصْمِهَا الْإِجْلَاءُ
Meaning: He is of the line of Iram; cavalry move around a man of such standing, and the cavalry refuse to be driven from their homeland by their opponent.

Iramī is a lineage adjective: Iram is named as an ancestor in the line of ʿĀd. Jālat al-khayl evokes cavalry circling or moving in battle; al-ijlāʾ means expulsion or forcing an opponent to retreat.

The genealogical claim and the cavalry image enhance the ruler’s stature. The scene is a literary expression of power, not a literal description of a stable or a troop count.

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Verse 27: lineage and the cavalry image

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Royal Praise, Tribal Disputes and Memories of War (verses 27–36)

إِرَمِيٌّ بِمِثْلِهِ جَالَتِ الْخَيْلُ وَتَأْبَى لِخَصْمِهَا الْإِجْلَاءُ
Meaning: He is of the line of Iram; cavalry move around a man of such standing, and the cavalry refuse to be driven from their homeland by their opponent.

Iramī is a lineage adjective: Iram is named as an ancestor in the line of ʿĀd. Jālat al-khayl evokes cavalry circling or moving in battle; al-ijlāʾ means expulsion or forcing an opponent to retreat.

The genealogical claim and the cavalry image enhance the ruler’s stature. The scene is a literary expression of power, not a literal description of a stable or a troop count.