Wajd is an inward emotional state; ḥanīn often denotes longing as expressed in a plaintive sound. The camel simile therefore joins feeling to its audible expression.
Farrajjaʿat is a Form II verb here expressing repetition or recurrence of the call. It gives the scene a temporal rhythm: lament follows lament.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Uncertain Time, the Beloved and Grief (Verses 12–22)
Wajd is an inward emotional state; ḥanīn often denotes longing as expressed in a plaintive sound. The camel simile therefore joins feeling to its audible expression.
Farrajjaʿat is a Form II verb here expressing repetition or recurrence of the call. It gives the scene a temporal rhythm: lament follows lament.