Tilāʿ, plural of talʿah, denotes gullies or low passes. Ḥallāl is an intensive description, suggesting habitual residence. In context the poet denies seeking such shelter from fear.
Rifd means support or assistance. Yastarfid, form X, means to ask for support, while arfid is to provide it. The verse is constructed as a deliberate ethical contrast: not shrinking away through fear, but answering others’ requests for help.
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Ṭarafah: Camel’s Pace, Courage, and Social Life (Verses 38–46)
Tilāʿ, plural of talʿah, denotes gullies or low passes. Ḥallāl is an intensive description, suggesting habitual residence. In context the poet denies seeking such shelter from fear.
Rifd means support or assistance. Yastarfid, form X, means to ask for support, while arfid is to provide it. The verse is constructed as a deliberate ethical contrast: not shrinking away through fear, but answering others’ requests for help.