بِأَحِرَّةِ الثَّلَبُوتِ يَرْبَأُ فَوْقَهَا ۞ قَفْرُ الْمَرَاقِبِ خَوْفُهَا آرَامُهَا
On the stony heights of al-Thalabūt he keeps watch over her; his lookout places are deserted and distant markers keep him on guard.
Al-Thalabūt is a place name, not a common noun requiring a general gloss. Yarbaʾu expresses keeping watch. Qafru al-marāqib makes the lookouts desolate, while ārām refers to prominent markers or stone features seen at a distance.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Wild Asses, Thirst, Desert Travel and the Watercourse (Verses 25–35)
بِأَحِرَّةِ الثَّلَبُوتِ يَرْبَأُ فَوْقَهَا ۞ قَفْرُ الْمَرَاقِبِ خَوْفُهَا آرَامُهَا
On the stony heights of al-Thalabūt he keeps watch over her; his lookout places are deserted and distant markers keep him on guard.
Al-Thalabūt is a place name, not a common noun requiring a general gloss. Yarbaʾu expresses keeping watch. Qafru al-marāqib makes the lookouts desolate, while ārām refers to prominent markers or stone features seen at a distance.