إِنَّا إِذَا الْتَقَتِ الْمَجَامِعُ لَمْ يَزَلْ مِنَّا لِزَازُ عَظِيمَةٍ جَشَّامُهَا
When great assemblies confront one another, there is always among us one who shoulders and undertakes weighty affairs.
Majāmiʿ refers to assembled groups; lizāz evokes someone who stands firm in a confrontation and jashshām one who undertakes burdensome tasks.
The poem moves from hospitality to communal responsibility. Leadership is shown as accepting risk and difficulty when groups collide.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Hospitality, Justice, Trust and Tribal Leadership (Verses 70–88)
إِنَّا إِذَا الْتَقَتِ الْمَجَامِعُ لَمْ يَزَلْ مِنَّا لِزَازُ عَظِيمَةٍ جَشَّامُهَا
When great assemblies confront one another, there is always among us one who shoulders and undertakes weighty affairs.
Majāmiʿ refers to assembled groups; lizāz evokes someone who stands firm in a confrontation and jashshām one who undertakes burdensome tasks.
The poem moves from hospitality to communal responsibility. Leadership is shown as accepting risk and difficulty when groups collide.