وَالْعِينُ سَاكِنَةٌ عَلَى أَطْلَائِهَا ۞ عُوذًا تَأَجَّلُ بِالْفَضَاءِ بِهَامُهَا
The wide-eyed wild cows remain beside their calves; the mothers are nursing their young, while their young gather together in the open plain.
Al-ʿīn here identifies wide-eyed wild cattle rather than independent “eyes.” Aṭlāʾ refers to their calves, ʿūdhan describes mothers with recently born young, and bihām refers to their small young. Resting mothers and gathering young create a living pastoral landscape.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Deserted Dwellings, Seasons, Wildlife and Traces of the Past (Verses 1–10)
وَالْعِينُ سَاكِنَةٌ عَلَى أَطْلَائِهَا ۞ عُوذًا تَأَجَّلُ بِالْفَضَاءِ بِهَامُهَا
The wide-eyed wild cows remain beside their calves; the mothers are nursing their young, while their young gather together in the open plain.
Al-ʿīn here identifies wide-eyed wild cattle rather than independent “eyes.” Aṭlāʾ refers to their calves, ʿūdhan describes mothers with recently born young, and bihām refers to their small young. Resting mothers and gathering young create a living pastoral landscape.