LessonsʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)Quiz

بِزُجَاجَةٍ صَفْرَاءَ ذَاتِ أَسِرَّةٍ قُرِنَتْ بِأَزْهَرَ فِي الشَّمَالِ مُفَدَّمِ
From a yellow glass vessel with decorative lines, accompanied on the left by a bright, covered ewer or vessel.

Zujājah ṣafrāʾ is a yellow glass vessel; dhāt asirrah describes its raised lines or decoration. Azhar describes a bright, pale vessel, mufaddam one stopped or covered at its mouth, and al-shimāl means the left side here. The objects give the social scene a specific visual texture.

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Verse 38: The ornate glass and bright vessel

ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)

بِزُجَاجَةٍ صَفْرَاءَ ذَاتِ أَسِرَّةٍ قُرِنَتْ بِأَزْهَرَ فِي الشَّمَالِ مُفَدَّمِ
From a yellow glass vessel with decorative lines, accompanied on the left by a bright, covered ewer or vessel.

Zujājah ṣafrāʾ is a yellow glass vessel; dhāt asirrah describes its raised lines or decoration. Azhar describes a bright, pale vessel, mufaddam one stopped or covered at its mouth, and al-shimāl means the left side here. The objects give the social scene a specific visual texture.