وَقِرْبَةِ أَقْوَامٍ جَعَلْتُ عِصَامَهَا
عَلَى كَاهِلٍ مِنِّي ذَلُولٍ مُرَحَّلِ
“And many a people's water-skin have I slung by its carrying strap over my shoulder, accustomed to bearing loads and to travel.”
Qirbah is a leather water-skin, ʿiṣām its carrying strap, and kāhil the upper shoulder/back area. Dhalūl muraḥḥal expresses a shoulder or bearer trained through service, movement, and the repeated burden of travel.
The emotional pressure of the night yields to a literal load on the body. The shift displays endurance and a life in motion. The image can also suggest shouldering responsibilities for others; its basic pictured action remains carrying a water-skin.