ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Uncertain Time, the Beloved and Grief (Verses 12–22)

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• In verse 12, what does “rahn” primarily suggest?
• What is the sense of “baʿda ghadin”?
• Who is addressed by “lā taʿlamīnā”?
• What is “khalāʾ” in verse 13?
• Who are the “kāshiḥīn”?
• What does “ʿayṭal” describe in verse 14?
• What does “bikr” mean in the simile?
• What does “janīnan” mean in verse 14?
• What is “ḥuqq al-ʿāj”?
• What quality is conveyed by “rakhṣan”?
• What is the core idea of “ḥaṣānan min akuff al-lāmisīnā”?
• What does “samaqat” express?
• What is a suitable meaning for “tanūʾu”?
• Which rhetorical device is prominent in “yaḍīqu l-bābu ʿanhā”?
• What does “kashḥan” denote?
• What does the cognate repetition in “junintu bihi junūnan” heighten?
• What does “sāriyatayn” mean?
• What is “rukhām” in verse 18?
• Which sense is foregrounded by “yarinnu khashāshu ḥilyihimā”?
• Who is “umm saqb”?
• What aspect of “ḥanīn” matters in verse 19?
• What does “shamṭāʾ” describe?
• According to the commentary, what does “janīnan” mean in verse 20?
• What is the common function of the examples in verses 19 and 20?
• Which grammatical form is “tadhakkartu” in verse 21?
• What time is indicated by “uṣulan”?
• What rekindles longing in verse 21?
• What is “al-Yamāmah” in verse 22?
• What is being compared with “ka-asyāfin bi-aydī muṣlitīnā”?
• Who are “muṣlitīn” in verse 22?