فَغَدَتْ كِلَا الْفَرْجَيْنِ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ مَوْلَى الْمَخَافَةِ خَلْفَهَا وَأَمَامَهَا
She began to reckon both directions—behind her and ahead of her—as possible sources of danger.
Kilā al-farjayn means both openings or approaches; khalfahā wa-amāmahā clarifies: behind and in front.
The perceived threat has spread to every possible route. The hunters have not yet attacked, but the animal’s anticipation prepares the confrontation.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Bereaved Wild Cow, Rain and the Hunting Dogs (Verses 36–53)
فَغَدَتْ كِلَا الْفَرْجَيْنِ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ مَوْلَى الْمَخَافَةِ خَلْفَهَا وَأَمَامَهَا
She began to reckon both directions—behind her and ahead of her—as possible sources of danger.
Kilā al-farjayn means both openings or approaches; khalfahā wa-amāmahā clarifies: behind and in front.
The perceived threat has spread to every possible route. The hunters have not yet attacked, but the animal’s anticipation prepares the confrontation.