VerseKey wordsLiterary effect6nār / ʿalyāʾvisible elevated light7hayhāt / ṣilāʾunattainable warmth8ḍiyāʾ / ʿūdsensory detail of the flame
The three verses should not be reduced to a vague repeated image. Verse 6 announces the fire, verse 7 marks the remoteness of warmth, and verse 8 supplies the scene’s visible detail.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)
VerseKey wordsLiterary effect6nār / ʿalyāʾvisible elevated light7hayhāt / ṣilāʾunattainable warmth8ḍiyāʾ / ʿūdsensory detail of the flame
The three verses should not be reduced to a vague repeated image. Verse 6 announces the fire, verse 7 marks the remoteness of warmth, and verse 8 supplies the scene’s visible detail.