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

FormMeaning / constructionRoleمُرِّيَّةFeminine nisbah adjectiveTribal affiliationحَلَّتْFeminine perfect, root ḥ-l-lSettling at a placeجَاوَرَتْForm III feminine perfectLiving in proximityمَرَامDesired destination/goalSomething difficult to reach

Fa-ayna minka marāmuhā is rhetorical: after specifying her affiliation and new residence, the poet asks how attaining or reaching her could still be possible.

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Verse 17: affiliation, residence and rhetorical question

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

FormMeaning / constructionRoleمُرِّيَّةFeminine nisbah adjectiveTribal affiliationحَلَّتْFeminine perfect, root ḥ-l-lSettling at a placeجَاوَرَتْForm III feminine perfectLiving in proximityمَرَامDesired destination/goalSomething difficult to reach

Fa-ayna minka marāmuhā is rhetorical: after specifying her affiliation and new residence, the poet asks how attaining or reaching her could still be possible.