نَجُذُّ رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي غَيْرِ بِرٍّ فَمَا يَدْرُونَ مَاذَا يَتَّقُونَا[
We cut down their heads in a violent clash, leaving them unsure how to defend themselves from us.
Vocabulary and construction:[ Najudhdhu expresses violent cutting; mādhā yattaqūnā forms an indirect question about self-protection.
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)
نَجُذُّ رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي غَيْرِ بِرٍّ فَمَا يَدْرُونَ مَاذَا يَتَّقُونَا[
We cut down their heads in a violent clash, leaving them unsure how to defend themselves from us.
Vocabulary and construction:[ Najudhdhu expresses violent cutting; mādhā yattaqūnā forms an indirect question about self-protection.
This verse contributes a distinct part of the collective boast and should be read within its pre-Islamic poetic setting.