LessonsʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Ancestral Honour, Oaths and Battle Formations (verses 64–74)Quiz

وَنَحْنُ غَدَاةَ أُوقِدَ فِي خَزَازَى رَفَدْنَا فَوْقَ رِفْدِ الرَّافِدِينَا
And on the morning when the signal fire was lit at Khazāzā, we gave support beyond that of the other helpers.

Khazāzā is a place name. Ghadāta ūqida locates the scene on the morning a fire was kindled, an image associated here with collective mobilisation.

Rafadnā fawqa rifdi al-rāfidīnā repeats the root R-F-D through verb, verbal noun, and agent noun. The recurrence reinforces the claim of surpassing others in support.

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Verse 68 — The supporting force at Khazāzā

ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Ancestral Honour, Oaths and Battle Formations (verses 64–74)

وَنَحْنُ غَدَاةَ أُوقِدَ فِي خَزَازَى رَفَدْنَا فَوْقَ رِفْدِ الرَّافِدِينَا
And on the morning when the signal fire was lit at Khazāzā, we gave support beyond that of the other helpers.

Khazāzā is a place name. Ghadāta ūqida locates the scene on the morning a fire was kindled, an image associated here with collective mobilisation.

Rafadnā fawqa rifdi al-rāfidīnā repeats the root R-F-D through verb, verbal noun, and agent noun. The recurrence reinforces the claim of surpassing others in support.