سَحًّا وَتَسْكَابًا فَكُلُّ عَشِيَّةٍ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءُ لَمْ يَتَصَرَّمِ
Rain fell in a heavy, steady downpour, so that every evening water continues flowing across the meadow without ceasing.
The picture now moves. Saḥḥan wa-taskāban stresses the intensity and continuity of the downpour, while lam yataṣarram indicates that the flow has not been cut off.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Fragrance, Rain-fed Meadow and Sensory Similes (verses 12–19)
سَحًّا وَتَسْكَابًا فَكُلُّ عَشِيَّةٍ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءُ لَمْ يَتَصَرَّمِ
Rain fell in a heavy, steady downpour, so that every evening water continues flowing across the meadow without ceasing.
The picture now moves. Saḥḥan wa-taskāban stresses the intensity and continuity of the downpour, while lam yataṣarram indicates that the flow has not been cut off.