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

وَنَحْنُ الْحَابِسُونَ بِذِي أَرَاطَى تَسَفُّ الْجِلَّةُ الْخُورُ الدَّرِينَا
We were the ones who held our position at Dhū Arāṭā, while large, milk-giving camels grazed the dry, old vegetation.

Al-ḥābisūn denotes those who keep or hold a position. Dhū Arāṭā is a place evoked through the camels feeding there.

Al-jillah are mature, large camels; al-khūr are described as copiously milk-giving; al-darīn is dry, aged or darkened vegetation. Their unhurried grazing makes the claim of prolonged occupation tangible.

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Verse 69 — Holding ground at Dhū Arāṭā

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

وَنَحْنُ الْحَابِسُونَ بِذِي أَرَاطَى تَسَفُّ الْجِلَّةُ الْخُورُ الدَّرِينَا
We were the ones who held our position at Dhū Arāṭā, while large, milk-giving camels grazed the dry, old vegetation.

Al-ḥābisūn denotes those who keep or hold a position. Dhū Arāṭā is a place evoked through the camels feeding there.

Al-jillah are mature, large camels; al-khūr are described as copiously milk-giving; al-darīn is dry, aged or darkened vegetation. Their unhurried grazing makes the claim of prolonged occupation tangible.