خَنْسَاءُ ضَيَّعَتِ الْفَرِيرَ فَلَمْ يَرِمْ عُرْضَ الشَّقَائِقِ طَوْفُهَا وَبُغَامُهَا
She is a snub-nosed wild cow who has lost her calf; her circling and lowing among the rocky clefts do not cease.
Khansāʾ suggests a short or receding nose; farīr is the young calf; bughām a lowing or plaintive sound; and shaqāʾiq rocky clefts.
Lam yarim marks continuing non-cessation: she neither stops circling nor stops calling. Repetition of movement and voice conveys maternal distress.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Bereaved Wild Cow, Rain and the Hunting Dogs (Verses 36–53)
خَنْسَاءُ ضَيَّعَتِ الْفَرِيرَ فَلَمْ يَرِمْ عُرْضَ الشَّقَائِقِ طَوْفُهَا وَبُغَامُهَا
She is a snub-nosed wild cow who has lost her calf; her circling and lowing among the rocky clefts do not cease.
Khansāʾ suggests a short or receding nose; farīr is the young calf; bughām a lowing or plaintive sound; and shaqāʾiq rocky clefts.
Lam yarim marks continuing non-cessation: she neither stops circling nor stops calling. Repetition of movement and voice conveys maternal distress.