وَرِثْنَاهُنَّ عَنْ آبَاءَ صِدْقٍ وَنُورِثُهَا إِذَا مُتْنَا بَنِينَا
We inherited these horses from honourable forefathers, and when we die we shall pass them on to our sons.
Warithnāhunna is past tense, while nūrithuhā projects the action into the present or future. Ābāʾa ṣidq conveys forefathers of proven honour.
Horses here are more than mounts; they are an inherited tribal asset. The contrast of tenses links ancestors, the present generation and future sons in a single line.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Challenge to Banū Bakr, Armour, Horses, and Protection (verses 75–91)
وَرِثْنَاهُنَّ عَنْ آبَاءَ صِدْقٍ وَنُورِثُهَا إِذَا مُتْنَا بَنِينَا
We inherited these horses from honourable forefathers, and when we die we shall pass them on to our sons.
Warithnāhunna is past tense, while nūrithuhā projects the action into the present or future. Ābāʾa ṣidq conveys forefathers of proven honour.
Horses here are more than mounts; they are an inherited tribal asset. The contrast of tenses links ancestors, the present generation and future sons in a single line.