ExpressionGrammarṢālūPast tense, third-person pluralṢulnāPast tense, first-person pluralṢawlatanCognate accusative (mafʿūl muṭlaq)Yalīhim / yalīnāFacing or adjacent to them / us
The change of subject distinguishes the allied wings, while the repeated ṣawlatan makes their actions sound equally forceful.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Ancestral Honour, Oaths and Battle Formations (verses 64–74)
ExpressionGrammarṢālūPast tense, third-person pluralṢulnāPast tense, first-person pluralṢawlatanCognate accusative (mafʿūl muṭlaq)Yalīhim / yalīnāFacing or adjacent to them / us
The change of subject distinguishes the allied wings, while the repeated ṣawlatan makes their actions sound equally forceful.