فَأَمَّا يَوْمَ خَشْيَتِنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَتُصْبِحُ خَيْلُنَا عُصَبًا ثُبِينَا[
On a day when we fear for our people, our cavalry forms into organized bands.
Vocabulary and construction:[ The image of cavalry divided into ʿuṣab and thubīn stresses coordinated defence.
This verse contributes a distinct part of the collective boast and should be read within its pre-Islamic poetic setting.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Rancour, Tribal Protection and Martial Boasting (verses 39–51)
فَأَمَّا يَوْمَ خَشْيَتِنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَتُصْبِحُ خَيْلُنَا عُصَبًا ثُبِينَا[
On a day when we fear for our people, our cavalry forms into organized bands.
Vocabulary and construction:[ The image of cavalry divided into ʿuṣab and thubīn stresses coordinated defence.
This verse contributes a distinct part of the collective boast and should be read within its pre-Islamic poetic setting.