Ḥamaytu is first-person past from ḥ-m-y: ‘I protected.’ Taḥmilu is imperfect from ḥ-m-l: ‘it carries,’ describing the continuing state of the mount within a past episode.
Wa-laqad emphasizes the recollection, while idh ghadawtu locates the action at departure. Alternating verb forms conveys the event together with its unfolding setting.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Cold-Morning Generosity, Defence and a Swift Horse (Verses 62–69)
Ḥamaytu is first-person past from ḥ-m-y: ‘I protected.’ Taḥmilu is imperfect from ḥ-m-l: ‘it carries,’ describing the continuing state of the mount within a past episode.
Wa-laqad emphasizes the recollection, while idh ghadawtu locates the action at departure. Alternating verb forms conveys the event together with its unfolding setting.