سَبَقَتْ يَدَايَ لَهُ بِعَاجِلِ طَعْنَةٍ وَرِشَاشِ نَافِذَةٍ كَلَوْنِ الْعَنْدَمِ
My hands moved first with a swift spear-thrust, and the spray from the penetrating wound was red like ʿandam dye.
ʿĀjil ṭaʿnah is a rapid thrust; nāfidhah describes penetration; rishāsh means spray or droplets; and ʿandam is a red colouring substance. Ka-lawni al-ʿandam is a colour comparison that intensifies the martial visual scene.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)
سَبَقَتْ يَدَايَ لَهُ بِعَاجِلِ طَعْنَةٍ وَرِشَاشِ نَافِذَةٍ كَلَوْنِ الْعَنْدَمِ
My hands moved first with a swift spear-thrust, and the spray from the penetrating wound was red like ʿandam dye.
ʿĀjil ṭaʿnah is a rapid thrust; nāfidhah describes penetration; rishāsh means spray or droplets; and ʿandam is a red colouring substance. Ka-lawni al-ʿandam is a colour comparison that intensifies the martial visual scene.