The primary scene is natural: young birds gather toward a leader. The next scene is social: groups converge upon a speaker. Their shared action makes the analogy work.
Taʾwī ... kamā awat repeats the same verbal root; the first occurrence belongs to the original scene, the second to the comparison. Ḥizaq refers to groups or clustered bands, so the simile concerns a collective pattern, not merely one individual.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Travel, Camel Gait and Ostrich Imagery (verses 20–30)
The primary scene is natural: young birds gather toward a leader. The next scene is social: groups converge upon a speaker. Their shared action makes the analogy work.
Taʾwī ... kamā awat repeats the same verbal root; the first occurrence belongs to the original scene, the second to the comparison. Ḥizaq refers to groups or clustered bands, so the simile concerns a collective pattern, not merely one individual.