يَعْلُو بِهَا حَدَبَ الْإِكَامِ مُسَحَّجٌ ۞ قَدْ رَابَهُ عِصْيَانُهَا وَوِحَامُهَا
A scarred male takes her over the high parts of the hills; her refusal to comply and her unusual cravings have made him uneasy.
Musaḥḥaj describes an animal marked by scratches. Ḥadaba al-ikām denotes the raised tops of knolls or low hills. The male’s ascent and concern about the female’s behaviour add alertness and uncertainty to the scene of movement.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Wild Asses, Thirst, Desert Travel and the Watercourse (Verses 25–35)
يَعْلُو بِهَا حَدَبَ الْإِكَامِ مُسَحَّجٌ ۞ قَدْ رَابَهُ عِصْيَانُهَا وَوِحَامُهَا
A scarred male takes her over the high parts of the hills; her refusal to comply and her unusual cravings have made him uneasy.
Musaḥḥaj describes an animal marked by scratches. Ḥadaba al-ikām denotes the raised tops of knolls or low hills. The male’s ascent and concern about the female’s behaviour add alertness and uncertainty to the scene of movement.