وَرِثْنَا الْمَجْدَ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ مَعَدٌّ نُطَاعِنُ دُونَهُ حَتَّى يَبِينَا[
We inherited honour, as Maʿadd knows; we fight with spears to defend it until it becomes manifest.
Vocabulary and construction:[ Warithnā has a first-person plural subject; nuṭāʿin is a Form III verb signifying reciprocal combat.
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)
وَرِثْنَا الْمَجْدَ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ مَعَدٌّ نُطَاعِنُ دُونَهُ حَتَّى يَبِينَا[
We inherited honour, as Maʿadd knows; we fight with spears to defend it until it becomes manifest.
Vocabulary and construction:[ Warithnā has a first-person plural subject; nuṭāʿin is a Form III verb signifying reciprocal combat.
This verse contributes a distinct part of the collective boast and should be read within its pre-Islamic poetic setting.