LessonsLabīd ibn Rabīʿah: Deserted Dwellings, Seasons, Wildlife and Traces of the Past (Verses 1–10)Quiz

دِمَنٌ تَجَرَّمَ بَعْدَ عَهْدِ أَنِيسِهَا ۞ حِجَجٌ خَلَوْنَ حَلَالُهَا وَحَرَامُهَا
These are deserted campsite traces; whole years have passed since their inhabitants lived there, including the months outside and within the sacred season.

Diman denotes traces left at a former settlement or camp. Tajarrama indicates the completion and passage of time. Ḥijaj, plural of ḥijjah, means years. The phrase “their lawful and sacred [months]” evokes the succession of ordinary and inviolable months, emphasizing the long separation from the inhabitants.

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Verse 3: the distance of years

Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Deserted Dwellings, Seasons, Wildlife and Traces of the Past (Verses 1–10)

دِمَنٌ تَجَرَّمَ بَعْدَ عَهْدِ أَنِيسِهَا ۞ حِجَجٌ خَلَوْنَ حَلَالُهَا وَحَرَامُهَا
These are deserted campsite traces; whole years have passed since their inhabitants lived there, including the months outside and within the sacred season.

Diman denotes traces left at a former settlement or camp. Tajarrama indicates the completion and passage of time. Ḥijaj, plural of ḥijjah, means years. The phrase “their lawful and sacred [months]” evokes the succession of ordinary and inviolable months, emphasizing the long separation from the inhabitants.