لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ أَقْبَلَ جَمْعُهُمْ يَتَذَامَرُونَ كَرَرْتُ غَيْرَ مُذَمَّمِ
When I saw their assembled force advance, exhorting one another, I charged again and did so without blame.
Lammā joins perception to response. Yatadhāmarūn is a reciprocal form, “urging one another on.” Karartu signifies a renewed charge. Ghayra mudhammam asserts that the action brought the speaker no reproach, a standard feature of tribal self-praise.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)
لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ أَقْبَلَ جَمْعُهُمْ يَتَذَامَرُونَ كَرَرْتُ غَيْرَ مُذَمَّمِ
When I saw their assembled force advance, exhorting one another, I charged again and did so without blame.
Lammā joins perception to response. Yatadhāmarūn is a reciprocal form, “urging one another on.” Karartu signifies a renewed charge. Ghayra mudhammam asserts that the action brought the speaker no reproach, a standard feature of tribal self-praise.