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

فَرِيَاضُ الْقَطَا فَأَوْدِيَةُ الشُّرْبُبِ ۞ فَالشُّعْبَتَانِ فَالْأَبْلَاءُ
Translation: The sequence continues through Riyāḍ al-Qaṭā, the valleys of al-Shurbub, al-Shuʿbatān and al-Ablāʾ.

The geographical catalogue continues. In ordinary vocabulary riyāḍ refers to gardens or meadowland and awdiya is the plural of valley; here these words belong to proper place designations.

Each stop extends the imagined journey. Repeated conjunctions create poetic momentum while the mood of loss remains unresolved.

Opening interactive controls...

Verse 4: a further catalogue of dwellings

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

فَرِيَاضُ الْقَطَا فَأَوْدِيَةُ الشُّرْبُبِ ۞ فَالشُّعْبَتَانِ فَالْأَبْلَاءُ
Translation: The sequence continues through Riyāḍ al-Qaṭā, the valleys of al-Shurbub, al-Shuʿbatān and al-Ablāʾ.

The geographical catalogue continues. In ordinary vocabulary riyāḍ refers to gardens or meadowland and awdiya is the plural of valley; here these words belong to proper place designations.

Each stop extends the imagined journey. Repeated conjunctions create poetic momentum while the mood of loss remains unresolved.