Matā kunnā li-ummika maqtawīnā is a rhetorical denial that such servitude ever existed.
Ruwaydan means “slowly” or “wait”; it briefly arrests the forceful address.
LessonsʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Defying Royal Authority, the Spear Metaphor, and Ancestral Honour (verses 52–63)Quiz
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Matā kunnā as a denial of servitude
ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Defying Royal Authority, the Spear Metaphor, and Ancestral Honour (verses 52–63)
Matā kunnā li-ummika maqtawīnā is a rhetorical denial that such servitude ever existed.
Ruwaydan means “slowly” or “wait”; it briefly arrests the forceful address.