Arabic expressionSense in context
الْهَادِيَاتAnimals leading the herd
جَوَاحِرُهَاAnimals falling behind the herd
دُونَهُBehind or short of the horse in position
These are not merely two equivalent terms. The contrast creates a spatial picture of front and rear in one moving group and clarifies the horse’s place among them.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: The Hunt’s Outcome, Preparing Meat, and the Return (Verses 65–69)
Arabic expressionSense in context
الْهَادِيَاتAnimals leading the herd
جَوَاحِرُهَاAnimals falling behind the herd
دُونَهُBehind or short of the horse in position
These are not merely two equivalent terms. The contrast creates a spatial picture of front and rear in one moving group and clarifies the horse’s place among them.