Ṭarafah: Courage, Mortality, and the Revelation of Time (Verses 98–104)
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- What does ghummah suggest in verse 98?
- What does sarmad mean in verse 98?
- What construction is la-ʿamruka?
- Why does the poet say he restrained himself in verse 99?
- What is the grammatical role of ḥifāẓan?
- What is protected by ʿawrātihi in this context?
- How do ʿirāk and tahaddud differ?
- What does al-radā mean in verse 100?
- What are al-farāʾiṣ?
- What does matā do in the clause about trembling?
- What contrast gives verse 100 its force?
- What is the qadaḥ implied in verse 101?
- What does maḍbūḥ mean in this scene?
- What does naẓartu ḥiwārahu mean here?
- What does istawdaʿtuhu mean?
- What kind of person is mujmid in this scene?
- What does the reference to the old game establish?
- What does aʿdād mean in verse 102?
- What image does arā al-mawta aʿdāda al-nufūs convey?
- What kind of construction is mā aqraba al-yawma min ghad?
- Why does verse 102 emphasize tomorrow?
- What does the prefix sa- signal in sa-tubdī?
- To which form does tubdī belong?
- Which verb underlies lam tuzawwid?
- What makes the newsbearer in verse 103 notable?
- What does batātan mean in the final verse?
- Which verb gives lam tabiʿ?
- What does lam taḍrib lahu waqta mawʿid mean?
- What is the effect of repeating wa-yaʾtīka bi-l-akhbār?
- Which sequence best summarizes verses 98–104?