Ughlī derives from the root gh-l-w and means to pay an elevated price in this context. Al-sibāʾ relates specifically to wine purchasing, rather than buying things in general.
ʿĀtiq describes wine aged or matured, while adkan describes a dark hue. The passage characterises a spendthrift aspect of the speaker’s lifestyle; it does not propose a general rule that costly goods are better.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Resolve, Nawār and Pre-Islamic Night Gatherings (Verses 54–61)
Ughlī derives from the root gh-l-w and means to pay an elevated price in this context. Al-sibāʾ relates specifically to wine purchasing, rather than buying things in general.
ʿĀtiq describes wine aged or matured, while adkan describes a dark hue. The passage characterises a spendthrift aspect of the speaker’s lifestyle; it does not propose a general rule that costly goods are better.