LessonsImruʾ al-Qays: The Hunt’s Outcome, Preparing Meat, and the Return (Verses 65–69)Quiz

فَأَلْحَقْنَا بِالْهَادِيَاتِ وَدُونَهُ جَوَاحِرُهَا فِي صَرَّةٍ لَمْ تُزَيَّلِ
We caught up with the leading animals of the herd on this horse, while the lagging ones remained behind him, amid a commotion in which the group had not yet broken apart.

Al-hādiyāt are the leaders of the herd, and jawāḥiruhā its stragglers. The speed is conveyed by two relative positions: the leaders are reached and the stragglers are left behind.

Timing is important as well: the horse reaches the herd while the group is still largely together rather than after it has dispersed.

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Verse 65: reaching the herd’s leaders

Imruʾ al-Qays: The Hunt’s Outcome, Preparing Meat, and the Return (Verses 65–69)

فَأَلْحَقْنَا بِالْهَادِيَاتِ وَدُونَهُ جَوَاحِرُهَا فِي صَرَّةٍ لَمْ تُزَيَّلِ
We caught up with the leading animals of the herd on this horse, while the lagging ones remained behind him, amid a commotion in which the group had not yet broken apart.

Al-hādiyāt are the leaders of the herd, and jawāḥiruhā its stragglers. The speed is conveyed by two relative positions: the leaders are reached and the stragglers are left behind.

Timing is important as well: the horse reaches the herd while the group is still largely together rather than after it has dispersed.