Attention, command and rhetorical question

ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Tribal Pride, Independence and Closing Hyperbole (verses 92–103)

أَلَا أَبْلِغْ ... فَكَيْفَ وَجَدْتُمُونَا
Listen, convey ... what did you find us like?

Alā attracts attention; abligh commands the delivery of a message; kayfa introduces a question. Their sequence creates a dramatic address.

Naming specific opponents turns general boasting into an implied cross-examination: the speaker expects them to confirm a reputation for strength.