TermSense in this verseكَافِرDarkness that coversأَجَنَّHe/it concealedعَوْرَاتExposed or vulnerable gapsالثُّغُورFrontier passes or posts
A term’s common sense in religious discourse does not override its contextual meaning in an older poem. Here all these terms relate to darkness and defensive positions.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Cold-Morning Generosity, Defence and a Swift Horse (Verses 62–69)
TermSense in this verseكَافِرDarkness that coversأَجَنَّHe/it concealedعَوْرَاتExposed or vulnerable gapsالثُّغُورFrontier passes or posts
A term’s common sense in religious discourse does not override its contextual meaning in an older poem. Here all these terms relate to darkness and defensive positions.