ExpressionVisible detailQaliqat riḥālatuhāThe saddle shifts with rapid runningAsbala naḥruhāSweat streams down the neckIbtalla ... ḥizāmuhāThe girth becomes soaked with frothy sweat
None gives a numerical speed. Instead the mount’s sustained exertion is shown through visible consequences, allowing the reader to infer how hard and fast it has travelled.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Cold-Morning Generosity, Defence and a Swift Horse (Verses 62–69)
ExpressionVisible detailQaliqat riḥālatuhāThe saddle shifts with rapid runningAsbala naḥruhāSweat streams down the neckIbtalla ... ḥizāmuhāThe girth becomes soaked with frothy sweat
None gives a numerical speed. Instead the mount’s sustained exertion is shown through visible consequences, allowing the reader to infer how hard and fast it has travelled.