In qifī qabla l-tafarruq, qifī is an imperative and qabla an adverbial expression annexed to al-tafarruq. Yā ẓaʿīnā is direct address to a woman.
Nukhbirki … wa-tukhbirīnā presents a mutual exchange. The alternation between a collective speaker and a feminine addressee turns public speech into a more personal conversation.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)
In qifī qabla l-tafarruq, qifī is an imperative and qabla an adverbial expression annexed to al-tafarruq. Yā ẓaʿīnā is direct address to a woman.
Nukhbirki … wa-tukhbirīnā presents a mutual exchange. The alternation between a collective speaker and a feminine addressee turns public speech into a more personal conversation.