الْمَانِعُونَ لِمَا أَرَدْنَا
Those who withhold as they choose.
النَّازِلُونَ بِحَيْثُ شِينَا
Those who settle wherever they wish.
The first clause boasts control over what is given or retained; the second boasts freedom of location. Aradnā stresses intention and shīnā choice.
The central image is independent agency; it is not geographical evidence for ownership of every land described.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Tribal Pride, Independence and Closing Hyperbole (verses 92–103)
الْمَانِعُونَ لِمَا أَرَدْنَا
Those who withhold as they choose.
النَّازِلُونَ بِحَيْثُ شِينَا
Those who settle wherever they wish.
The first clause boasts control over what is given or retained; the second boasts freedom of location. Aradnā stresses intention and shīnā choice.
The central image is independent agency; it is not geographical evidence for ownership of every land described.