حَلَّتْ بِأَرْضِ الزَّائِرِينَ فَأَصْبَحَتْ عَسِرًا عَلَيَّ طِلَابُكِ ابْنَةَ مَخْرَمِ
She has settled in the land of hostile people; thus seeking you, daughter of Makhram, has become difficult for me.
Al-zāʾirīn here means hostile people or enemies, not ordinary visitors. Ibnata Makhram identifies ʿAblah through her family.
ʿAsiran ʿalayya ṭilābuki emphasizes the difficulty of seeking her. The attachment continues, but hostile tribal territory obstructs any meeting.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Ruins, Love for ʿAblah and Tribal Conflict (verses 1–11)
حَلَّتْ بِأَرْضِ الزَّائِرِينَ فَأَصْبَحَتْ عَسِرًا عَلَيَّ طِلَابُكِ ابْنَةَ مَخْرَمِ
She has settled in the land of hostile people; thus seeking you, daughter of Makhram, has become difficult for me.
Al-zāʾirīn here means hostile people or enemies, not ordinary visitors. Ibnata Makhram identifies ʿAblah through her family.
ʿAsiran ʿalayya ṭilābuki emphasizes the difficulty of seeking her. The attachment continues, but hostile tribal territory obstructs any meeting.