بِطَلِيحِ أَسْفَارٍ تَرَكْنَ بَقِيَّةً ۞ مِنْهَا فَأَحْنَقَ صُلْبُهَا وَسَنَامُهَا
By means of a she-camel worn out by journeys: repeated travel has consumed what strength remained in her, leaving her back and hump lean.
Ṭalīḥ describes an animal weakened by exertion. Travel is not merely a change of place: its physical strain gives visible form to the difficult distance required after separation.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Severing Ties, Generosity and the Travel-Worn She-Camel (Verses 20–24)
بِطَلِيحِ أَسْفَارٍ تَرَكْنَ بَقِيَّةً ۞ مِنْهَا فَأَحْنَقَ صُلْبُهَا وَسَنَامُهَا
By means of a she-camel worn out by journeys: repeated travel has consumed what strength remained in her, leaving her back and hump lean.
Ṭalīḥ describes an animal weakened by exertion. Travel is not merely a change of place: its physical strain gives visible form to the difficult distance required after separation.