Verse 41 gives the outcome in taraktu mujaddalan and then adds the auditory image tamkū farīṣatuhu. Verse 42 contributes the speed of sabaqat yadāya and the colour of ka-lawni al-ʿandam.
The event works through motion, sound and colour. Its severity is part of pre-Islamic heroic boasting; interpreting the literary technique does not require endorsing the violence.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)
Verse 41 gives the outcome in taraktu mujaddalan and then adds the auditory image tamkū farīṣatuhu. Verse 42 contributes the speed of sabaqat yadāya and the colour of ka-lawni al-ʿandam.
The event works through motion, sound and colour. Its severity is part of pre-Islamic heroic boasting; interpreting the literary technique does not require endorsing the violence.