وَمَرَّ عَلَى الْقَنَانِ مِنْ نَفَيَانِهِ / فَأَنْزَلَ مِنْهُ الْعُصْمَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْزِلِ
The storm’s spray passed over al-Qanān, driving the white-marked mountain animals down from their stations.
Nafayān evokes flying spray or scattered rushes of water. Al-ʿuṣm denotes mountain animals marked with white patches; manzil is a place where they normally shelter.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: Lightning, Rain, Floods, and the Muʿallaqah’s Finale (Verses 70–81)
وَمَرَّ عَلَى الْقَنَانِ مِنْ نَفَيَانِهِ / فَأَنْزَلَ مِنْهُ الْعُصْمَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْزِلِ
The storm’s spray passed over al-Qanān, driving the white-marked mountain animals down from their stations.
Nafayān evokes flying spray or scattered rushes of water. Al-ʿuṣm denotes mountain animals marked with white patches; manzil is a place where they normally shelter.