In is the conditional particle; aymanat is the perfect verb describing movement southward within that condition. Fa-maẓinnah makes the destination a matter of likelihood: the speaker identifies where Nawār might be rather than reporting verified knowledge of her present residence.
The noun maẓinnah denotes a likely place for finding something. Treating the statement as certain would remove an important layer of longing and uncertainty from the verse.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: The Departing Caravan, Memory of Nawār and Distant Destinations (Verses 11–19)
In is the conditional particle; aymanat is the perfect verb describing movement southward within that condition. Fa-maẓinnah makes the destination a matter of likelihood: the speaker identifies where Nawār might be rather than reporting verified knowledge of her present residence.
The noun maẓinnah denotes a likely place for finding something. Treating the statement as certain would remove an important layer of longing and uncertainty from the verse.