عَلَى قَطَنٍ بِالشَّيْمِ أَيْمَنُ صَوْبِهِ / وَأَيْسَرُهُ عَلَى السِّتَارِ فَيَذْبُلِ
The rightward reach of its rainfall lay toward Qaṭan; its leftward reach spread toward al-Sitār and Yadhbul as the cloud was observed.
Qaṭan, al-Sitār, and Yadhbul identify places or mountains. Al-shaym refers to observing clouds or lightning, while ṣawb conveys rain or the direction of its fall.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: Lightning, Rain, Floods, and the Muʿallaqah’s Finale (Verses 70–81)
عَلَى قَطَنٍ بِالشَّيْمِ أَيْمَنُ صَوْبِهِ / وَأَيْسَرُهُ عَلَى السِّتَارِ فَيَذْبُلِ
The rightward reach of its rainfall lay toward Qaṭan; its leftward reach spread toward al-Sitār and Yadhbul as the cloud was observed.
Qaṭan, al-Sitār, and Yadhbul identify places or mountains. Al-shaym refers to observing clouds or lightning, while ṣawb conveys rain or the direction of its fall.