WordBasic meaningRole in verseqanaṣhuntingmetaphor for belovedghirrahinattentionreported opportunityjīdnecksimile of beautyrashaʾyoung gazellecomparison of appearancekufringratitudemoral complaint
Some meanings are literal; others depend on context. Reading shāh as a literal sheep or kufr here as a theological pronouncement would distort the literary passage.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)
WordBasic meaningRole in verseqanaṣhuntingmetaphor for belovedghirrahinattentionreported opportunityjīdnecksimile of beautyrashaʾyoung gazellecomparison of appearancekufringratitudemoral complaint
Some meanings are literal; others depend on context. Reading shāh as a literal sheep or kufr here as a theological pronouncement would distort the literary passage.