وَأَلْقَى بِصَحْرَاءِ الْغَبِيطِ بِعَاعَهُ / نُزُولَ الْيَمَانِي ذِي الْعِيَابِ الْمُحَمَّلِ
It scattered its burdens over the plain of al-Ghabīṭ like a Yemeni trader unloading the bags of wares he had carried.
Biʿāʿ is the goods or materials spread about, ʿiyāb the carrier’s bags, and al-yamānī a trader from Yemen. The scattered flood deposits resemble goods unpacked for display.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: Lightning, Rain, Floods, and the Muʿallaqah’s Finale (Verses 70–81)
وَأَلْقَى بِصَحْرَاءِ الْغَبِيطِ بِعَاعَهُ / نُزُولَ الْيَمَانِي ذِي الْعِيَابِ الْمُحَمَّلِ
It scattered its burdens over the plain of al-Ghabīṭ like a Yemeni trader unloading the bags of wares he had carried.
Biʿāʿ is the goods or materials spread about, ʿiyāb the carrier’s bags, and al-yamānī a trader from Yemen. The scattered flood deposits resemble goods unpacked for display.