وَأَيَّامٍ لَنَا غُرٍّ طِوَالٍ عَصَيْنَا الْمَلِكَ فِيهَا أَنْ نَدِينَا
And we have long, illustrious days when we refused to submit to the king.
Ayyām refers here not merely to calendar days but to memorable historical occasions or conflicts. Ghurr suggests brilliance or distinction; ṭiwāl gives them enduring weight.
ʿAṣaynā al-malik is a claim of political or tribal independence. An nadīnā means to accept subordination or obedience in this context, not “to adopt a religion.”
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Address to Abā Hind, Tribal Pride and the Mill of War (Verses 23–38)
وَأَيَّامٍ لَنَا غُرٍّ طِوَالٍ عَصَيْنَا الْمَلِكَ فِيهَا أَنْ نَدِينَا
And we have long, illustrious days when we refused to submit to the king.
Ayyām refers here not merely to calendar days but to memorable historical occasions or conflicts. Ghurr suggests brilliance or distinction; ṭiwāl gives them enduring weight.
ʿAṣaynā al-malik is a claim of political or tribal independence. An nadīnā means to accept subordination or obedience in this context, not “to adopt a religion.”