وَأَنَّا التَّارِكُونَ إِذَا سَخِطْنَا وَأَنَّا الْآخِذُونَ إِذَا رَضِينَا
When displeased, we leave things; when pleased, we take them.
Al-tārikūn and al-ākhidhūn contrast leaving and taking; sakhiṭnā and raḍīnā contrast displeasure and approval.
The repeated opening wa-annā sustains the communal voice. The parallel pairs depict a group that bases its actions on its own satisfaction rather than external pressure.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Tribal Pride, Independence and Closing Hyperbole (verses 92–103)
وَأَنَّا التَّارِكُونَ إِذَا سَخِطْنَا وَأَنَّا الْآخِذُونَ إِذَا رَضِينَا
When displeased, we leave things; when pleased, we take them.
Al-tārikūn and al-ākhidhūn contrast leaving and taking; sakhiṭnā and raḍīnā contrast displeasure and approval.
The repeated opening wa-annā sustains the communal voice. The parallel pairs depict a group that bases its actions on its own satisfaction rather than external pressure.