ExpressionFormContextual senseسَلَخَاDual past verbThe two passed the periodجَزْءًاVerbal noun / stateRemaining without waterصِيَامُهُ وَصِيَامُهَاTwo possessive constructionsThe male’s and female’s thirst
The dual verb and the final pair of pronouns show that the long dry season affects both animals. The poem avoids making one of them the sole bearer of hardship.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Wild Asses, Thirst, Desert Travel and the Watercourse (Verses 25–35)
ExpressionFormContextual senseسَلَخَاDual past verbThe two passed the periodجَزْءًاVerbal noun / stateRemaining without waterصِيَامُهُ وَصِيَامُهَاTwo possessive constructionsThe male’s and female’s thirst
The dual verb and the final pair of pronouns show that the long dry season affects both animals. The poem avoids making one of them the sole bearer of hardship.