LessonsLabīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Departing Caravan, Memory of Nawār and Distant Destinations (Verses 11–19)Quiz

بَلْ مَا تَذَكَّرُ مِنْ نَوَارٍ وَقَدْ نَأَتْ ۞ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ أَسْبَابُهَا وَرِمَامُهَا
But what purpose is served by remembering Nawār, when she has gone far away and both the strong and fragile bonds linking the two have been severed?

Bal turns from the visual travel scene to inward reflection. Nawār is the beloved’s name here, not merely an ordinary noun for brightness. Asbābuhā wa-rimāmuhā combines stronger means of connection with fragile or worn cords, intensifying the sense that communication has broken down.

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Verse 16: Nawār and the severed ties

Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Departing Caravan, Memory of Nawār and Distant Destinations (Verses 11–19)

بَلْ مَا تَذَكَّرُ مِنْ نَوَارٍ وَقَدْ نَأَتْ ۞ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ أَسْبَابُهَا وَرِمَامُهَا
But what purpose is served by remembering Nawār, when she has gone far away and both the strong and fragile bonds linking the two have been severed?

Bal turns from the visual travel scene to inward reflection. Nawār is the beloved’s name here, not merely an ordinary noun for brightness. Asbābuhā wa-rimāmuhā combines stronger means of connection with fragile or worn cords, intensifying the sense that communication has broken down.