Yarbaʾu is an imperfect verb; its form suits sustained watchfulness. Marāqib, plural of marqabah, are lookout heights. Qafr denotes deserted, uninhabited land.
The verse links internal anxiety, an external landscape of empty lookouts, and the heights of al-Thalabūt. Such spatial description prepares the reader for the rapid motion that follows.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Wild Asses, Thirst, Desert Travel and the Watercourse (Verses 25–35)
Yarbaʾu is an imperfect verb; its form suits sustained watchfulness. Marāqib, plural of marqabah, are lookout heights. Qafr denotes deserted, uninhabited land.
The verse links internal anxiety, an external landscape of empty lookouts, and the heights of al-Thalabūt. Such spatial description prepares the reader for the rapid motion that follows.