al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)

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• Which tribe did al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah belong to?
• Before which ruler does the introduction place the recitation?
• What personal event opens the poem?
• What is the grammatical function of nā in ādhanatnā?
• What does rubba thāwin primarily accomplish?
• What voice is yumallu in verse 1?
• What are Burqat Shammāʾ and al-Khalṣāʾ?
• What is the effect of repeated fa- in verses 3–4?
• What is the singular of awdiya?
• What makes lā arā man ʿahidtu fīhā poignant?
• What is the principal rhetorical force of wa-mā yuḥīru al-bukāʾ?
• What does dalahā convey?
• Who kindles the fire in verse 6?
• What setting does al-ʿalyāʾ suggest?
• What verbal form is tanawwartu?
• How is hayhāt classified?
• What does al-ṣilāʾ refer to?
• What is the principal contrast in Hind’s fire image?
• How do al-ʿAqīq and Shakhṣayn function in verse 8?
• What transition does ghayra annī mark?
• Who is al-thawī?
• From which form is astaʿīnu?
• What is the key feature of zafūf?
• What is the relation between hiqlah and riʾāl?
• What is the compared subject in ka-annahā hiqlah?
• What causes the ostrich’s sudden movement in verse 11?
• What time does danā al-imsāʾ indicate?
• What does manīnan represent in verse 12?
• How is speed made visible in verse 12?
• Which sequence best describes verses 1–13?