Verse 32 introduces a thick heated liquid in a vessel; verse 33 supplies the point of comparison with yanbāʿu min dhifrā, a flow behind the camel’s ear. Read together, the two verses form a continuous physical description, not unrelated objects.
ExpressionRole in the imageRubb / kuḥaylThick, dark materialQumqumHeated vesselYanbāʿMovement and flowingDhifrāLocation behind the ear
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: She-Camel, Conduct, Generosity and Martial Boasting (verses 31–42)
Verse 32 introduces a thick heated liquid in a vessel; verse 33 supplies the point of comparison with yanbāʿu min dhifrā, a flow behind the camel’s ear. Read together, the two verses form a continuous physical description, not unrelated objects.
ExpressionRole in the imageRubb / kuḥaylThick, dark materialQumqumHeated vesselYanbāʿMovement and flowingDhifrāLocation behind the ear