LessonsʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)Quiz

قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ مِنَ الْأَعَادِي غِرَّةً وَالشَّاةُ مُمْكِنَةٌ لِمَنْ هُوَ مُرْتَمِ
She said: I found the adversaries inattentive; the gazelle-like beloved seemed accessible to someone prepared to make an attempt.

Ghirrah denotes an opportunity created by the adversaries’ inattention. Al-shāh carries the earlier figurative label into the attendant’s report. Mumkinah signals apparent availability, not proof of lawful or assured access. The shift from the poet’s voice to the servant’s reported speech makes the scene dramatic.

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Verse 59: Inattention and apparent opportunity

ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Love, Ingratitude, the Wounded Horse and Final Boast (verses 57–75)

قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ مِنَ الْأَعَادِي غِرَّةً وَالشَّاةُ مُمْكِنَةٌ لِمَنْ هُوَ مُرْتَمِ
She said: I found the adversaries inattentive; the gazelle-like beloved seemed accessible to someone prepared to make an attempt.

Ghirrah denotes an opportunity created by the adversaries’ inattention. Al-shāh carries the earlier figurative label into the attendant’s report. Mumkinah signals apparent availability, not proof of lawful or assured access. The shift from the poet’s voice to the servant’s reported speech makes the scene dramatic.