ذُلُلٌ رِكَابِي حَيْثُ شِئْتُ مُشَايِعِي لُبِّي وَأَحْفِزُهُ بِأَمْرٍ مُبْرَمِ
My mounts are tractable wherever I choose to go; my judgment accompanies me, and I press it forward with a firm resolve.
Dhulul is the plural of a tractable mount. Ḥaythu shiʾtu gives a sense of control over direction. Lubbī is judgment or sound mind, while amr mubram suggests a firmly resolved course. The poet joins riding skill with deliberation rather than presenting force alone.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)
ذُلُلٌ رِكَابِي حَيْثُ شِئْتُ مُشَايِعِي لُبِّي وَأَحْفِزُهُ بِأَمْرٍ مُبْرَمِ
My mounts are tractable wherever I choose to go; my judgment accompanies me, and I press it forward with a firm resolve.
Dhulul is the plural of a tractable mount. Ḥaythu shiʾtu gives a sense of control over direction. Lubbī is judgment or sound mind, while amr mubram suggests a firmly resolved course. The poet joins riding skill with deliberation rather than presenting force alone.