كَأَنَّا — وَلَدْنَا — أَنَّا — نَشْرَبُ — مَلَأْنَا
As though we; we gave birth; indeed we; we drink; we filled.
Rather than recounting the feats of one individual, the speaker adopts the voice of a whole tribe. Past verbs, imperfect verbs, and repeated annā give cohesion to the conclusion.
Earlier descriptions of arms and horses now expand into claims involving all humanity, water, land and sea.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Tribal Pride, Independence and Closing Hyperbole (verses 92–103)
كَأَنَّا — وَلَدْنَا — أَنَّا — نَشْرَبُ — مَلَأْنَا
As though we; we gave birth; indeed we; we drink; we filled.
Rather than recounting the feats of one individual, the speaker adopts the voice of a whole tribe. Past verbs, imperfect verbs, and repeated annā give cohesion to the conclusion.
Earlier descriptions of arms and horses now expand into claims involving all humanity, water, land and sea.