WordSenseTaqādamaTo become remote in timeʿAhduhuThe period associated with the placeAqwāTo lose its inhabitantsAqfaraTo become deserted
Time and place converge in a single verse: years have passed, inhabitants have gone, and the former dwelling stands silent. Exterior desolation reflects the poet’s inner sense of loss.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Ruins, Love for ʿAblah and Tribal Conflict (verses 1–11)
WordSenseTaqādamaTo become remote in timeʿAhduhuThe period associated with the placeAqwāTo lose its inhabitantsAqfaraTo become deserted
Time and place converge in a single verse: years have passed, inhabitants have gone, and the former dwelling stands silent. Exterior desolation reflects the poet’s inner sense of loss.