Ka-anna dhurā raʾs al-Mujaymir introduces the summit as the subject of the comparison, while falkat mighzal gives its shape. Floodwater and debris encircle the high point, suggesting a rounded whorl.
Verse 77 turned rain into a cloak around a mountain; here the flood creates a circular form. Both verses render a vast natural scene through a familiar human-made object.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: Lightning, Rain, Floods, and the Muʿallaqah’s Finale (Verses 70–81)
Ka-anna dhurā raʾs al-Mujaymir introduces the summit as the subject of the comparison, while falkat mighzal gives its shape. Floodwater and debris encircle the high point, suggesting a rounded whorl.
Verse 77 turned rain into a cloak around a mountain; here the flood creates a circular form. Both verses render a vast natural scene through a familiar human-made object.