فَتَقَصَّدَتْ مِنْهَا كَسَابِ فَضُرِّجَتْ بِدَمٍ وَغُودِرَ فِي الْمَكَرِّ سُخَامُهَا
She struck the dog named Kasāb, staining it with blood, while another, Sukhām, was left at the place of the encounter.
Kasāb and Sukhām are names of hunting dogs. Taqaṣṣadat suggests a directed blow, ḍurrijat bi-dam blood-stained, and ghūdira left behind.
Naming the animals and showing the bloodied outcome makes the encounter concrete rather than merely declaring the cow victorious.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Bereaved Wild Cow, Rain and the Hunting Dogs (Verses 36–53)
فَتَقَصَّدَتْ مِنْهَا كَسَابِ فَضُرِّجَتْ بِدَمٍ وَغُودِرَ فِي الْمَكَرِّ سُخَامُهَا
She struck the dog named Kasāb, staining it with blood, while another, Sukhām, was left at the place of the encounter.
Kasāb and Sukhām are names of hunting dogs. Taqaṣṣadat suggests a directed blow, ḍurrijat bi-dam blood-stained, and ghūdira left behind.
Naming the animals and showing the bloodied outcome makes the encounter concrete rather than merely declaring the cow victorious.