عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ سَابِغَةٍ دِلَاصٍ تَرَى فَوْقَ النِّطَاقِ لَهَا غُضُونَا
We are clad in ample, polished coats of mail, whose folds can be seen above the waist-belt.
Sābighah describes an ample coat of mail; dilāṣ its smooth, polished quality, and ghuḍūn its folds.
Fawqa al-niṭāq locates those folds above the belt. Rather than praising equipment in general terms, the poet supplies visible details of the armour’s size, texture and drape.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Challenge to Banū Bakr, Armour, Horses, and Protection (verses 75–91)
عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ سَابِغَةٍ دِلَاصٍ تَرَى فَوْقَ النِّطَاقِ لَهَا غُضُونَا
We are clad in ample, polished coats of mail, whose folds can be seen above the waist-belt.
Sābighah describes an ample coat of mail; dilāṣ its smooth, polished quality, and ghuḍūn its folds.
Fawqa al-niṭāq locates those folds above the belt. Rather than praising equipment in general terms, the poet supplies visible details of the armour’s size, texture and drape.