Verses 27–29 present strength through stationary readiness, the establishment of a camp and resistance to neighbours. Each verb contributes a different physical action.
WordForm / rootFunction
عَاكِفَةFeminine active participle, ʿ-k-fHorses remaining stationed
أَنْزَلْنَاForm IV perfect pluralPitching dwellings
نَنْفِيImperfect first-person plural, n-f-yDriving away
هَرَّتْFeminine singular perfect, h-r-rDogs barking
شَذَّبْنَاForm II perfect pluralTrimming thorns
The collective noun al-khayl can take a feminine singular descriptor, as in ʿākifah.