إِذَا مَا عِيَّ بِالْإِسْنَافِ حَيٌّ مِنَ الْهَوْلِ الْمُشَبَّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَا[
When a clan is unable to advance in the face of a terrifying prospect that seems about to happen,
Vocabulary and construction:[ ʿAyya means to become unable; al-isnāf conveys proceeding or pressing forward. The meaning continues in the following verse.
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)
إِذَا مَا عِيَّ بِالْإِسْنَافِ حَيٌّ مِنَ الْهَوْلِ الْمُشَبَّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَا[
When a clan is unable to advance in the face of a terrifying prospect that seems about to happen,
Vocabulary and construction:[ ʿAyya means to become unable; al-isnāf conveys proceeding or pressing forward. The meaning continues in the following verse.
This verse contributes a distinct part of the collective boast and should be read within its pre-Islamic poetic setting.