LessonsImruʾ al-Qays: Dialogue in ʿUnayzah’s Litter, Boasting, and an Oath (Verses 13–18)Quiz

Al-ghabīṭ names a specific item of travel equipment, combining sheltered seating with transport. Māla is a third-person masculine singular perfect verb; al-ghabīṭu is its subject. The clause therefore means “the litter tilted,” not “the poet bent down.”

Binā contains a preposition and the pronoun “us”; maʿan reinforces their joint presence. Wa-qad māla gives the physical circumstance accompanying the reported words.

WordSyntactic or semantic role
Al-ghabīṭuSubject of māla
MālaPerfect verb: tilted
Binā maʿanWith the two of us together

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Ghabīṭ, māla, and binā maʿan

Imruʾ al-Qays: Dialogue in ʿUnayzah’s Litter, Boasting, and an Oath (Verses 13–18)

Al-ghabīṭ names a specific item of travel equipment, combining sheltered seating with transport. Māla is a third-person masculine singular perfect verb; al-ghabīṭu is its subject. The clause therefore means “the litter tilted,” not “the poet bent down.”

Binā contains a preposition and the pronoun “us”; maʿan reinforces their joint presence. Wa-qad māla gives the physical circumstance accompanying the reported words.

WordSyntactic or semantic role
Al-ghabīṭuSubject of māla
MālaPerfect verb: tilted
Binā maʿanWith the two of us together