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

أَوْقَدَتْهَا بَيْنَ الْعَقِيقِ فَشَخْصَيْنِ ۞ بِعُودٍ كَمَا يَلُوحُ الضِّيَاءُ
Translation: She lit the fire between al-ʿAqīq and Shakhṣayn with wood, and its brightness appeared visibly.

Al-ʿAqīq and Shakhṣayn are place names. Bi-ʿūdin refers to the wood used to kindle the fire, and al-ḍiyāʾ denotes brightness.

The previous verse emphasized remoteness; this one gives the scene material detail—location, fuel and light. The flame becomes vividly observable without eliminating the difficulty of reaching its source.

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Verse 8: a flame between two places

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

أَوْقَدَتْهَا بَيْنَ الْعَقِيقِ فَشَخْصَيْنِ ۞ بِعُودٍ كَمَا يَلُوحُ الضِّيَاءُ
Translation: She lit the fire between al-ʿAqīq and Shakhṣayn with wood, and its brightness appeared visibly.

Al-ʿAqīq and Shakhṣayn are place names. Bi-ʿūdin refers to the wood used to kindle the fire, and al-ḍiyāʾ denotes brightness.

The previous verse emphasized remoteness; this one gives the scene material detail—location, fuel and light. The flame becomes vividly observable without eliminating the difficulty of reaching its source.