Fa-ammā yawma khashyatina and wa-ammā yawma lā nakhshā are balanced conditional frames. In danger the cavalry assembles defensively; in safety the poem boasts of raids.
ʿUṣaban thubīnā stresses groups or units; mutalabbibīnā points to being equipped and prepared.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Rancour, Tribal Protection and Martial Boasting (verses 39–51)
Fa-ammā yawma khashyatina and wa-ammā yawma lā nakhshā are balanced conditional frames. In danger the cavalry assembles defensively; in safety the poem boasts of raids.
ʿUṣaban thubīnā stresses groups or units; mutalabbibīnā points to being equipped and prepared.