Verses 64–66 make a compact spatial and temporal sequence:
1. Faʿalawtu murtaqaban — he climbs to a high lookout.
2. Ajanna ... ẓalāmuhā — darkness hides exposed frontier positions.
3. Ashaltu wa-ntaṣabat — the rider descends to level ground while the mare lifts her neck.
Ignoring the sequence might make the lookout and level ground seem contradictory, whereas the passage of time links them.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Cold-Morning Generosity, Defence and a Swift Horse (Verses 62–69)
Verses 64–66 make a compact spatial and temporal sequence:
1. Faʿalawtu murtaqaban — he climbs to a high lookout.
2. Ajanna ... ẓalāmuhā — darkness hides exposed frontier positions.
3. Ashaltu wa-ntaṣabat — the rider descends to level ground while the mare lifts her neck.
Ignoring the sequence might make the lookout and level ground seem contradictory, whereas the passage of time links them.