Kam here is exclamatory or declarative in force—‘how many nights!’—rather than a question requesting a number. Min laylatin specifies the counted category. This conveys the abundance of the poet’s experiences.
Ṭalqin ladhīdhin describes the night, and the feminine suffixes in lahwuhā wa-nidāmuhā refer back to it. The syntax presents both frequency and felt quality.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Resolve, Nawār and Pre-Islamic Night Gatherings (Verses 54–61)
Kam here is exclamatory or declarative in force—‘how many nights!’—rather than a question requesting a number. Min laylatin specifies the counted category. This conveys the abundance of the poet’s experiences.
Ṭalqin ladhīdhin describes the night, and the feminine suffixes in lahwuhā wa-nidāmuhā refer back to it. The syntax presents both frequency and felt quality.