VerbPatternContextual meaningتَعَالَىForm VI, pastTo draw upwards and become prominentتَحَسَّرَتْForm V, feminine pastTo become wasted or stripped of fleshتَقَطَّعَتْForm V, feminine pastTo be severed or broken into pieces
These three verbs accumulate effects. First comes a bodily change, then the state of emaciation, then the failure of the equipment. Their progression intensifies the description of a long journey.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Severing Ties, Generosity and the Travel-Worn She-Camel (Verses 20–24)
VerbPatternContextual meaningتَعَالَىForm VI, pastTo draw upwards and become prominentتَحَسَّرَتْForm V, feminine pastTo become wasted or stripped of fleshتَقَطَّعَتْForm V, feminine pastTo be severed or broken into pieces
These three verbs accumulate effects. First comes a bodily change, then the state of emaciation, then the failure of the equipment. Their progression intensifies the description of a long journey.