وَالْخَيْلُ تَقْتَحِمُ الْخَبَارَ عَوَابِسًا مِنْ بَيْنِ شَيْظَمَةٍ وَآخَرَ شَيْظَمِ
The horses plunged through treacherous soft ground with strained faces, among them powerful mares and stallions.
Taqtaḥimu conveys forceful entry, while khabār refers to difficult yielding ground. ʿAwābisa is a circumstantial accusative describing the horses’ grimacing strain. Shayẓamah and shayẓam are closely related descriptive terms differentiated in form for female and male animals.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)
وَالْخَيْلُ تَقْتَحِمُ الْخَبَارَ عَوَابِسًا مِنْ بَيْنِ شَيْظَمَةٍ وَآخَرَ شَيْظَمِ
The horses plunged through treacherous soft ground with strained faces, among them powerful mares and stallions.
Taqtaḥimu conveys forceful entry, while khabār refers to difficult yielding ground. ʿAwābisa is a circumstantial accusative describing the horses’ grimacing strain. Shayẓamah and shayẓam are closely related descriptive terms differentiated in form for female and male animals.