In wa-stawdaʿtuhu kaffa mujmid, the poet says he placed the shaft into another person's hand. Istawdaʿa is a Form X verb meaning to entrust or deposit something. Mujmid here is explained as a person whose gambling results are poor or whose luck is unproductive.
Choosing such a hand adds to the poet's bold self-presentation in the scene. The mention of the early Arabian game is historical description, not an endorsement of gambling.
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Ṭarafah: Courage, Mortality, and the Revelation of Time (Verses 98–104)
In wa-stawdaʿtuhu kaffa mujmid, the poet says he placed the shaft into another person's hand. Istawdaʿa is a Form X verb meaning to entrust or deposit something. Mujmid here is explained as a person whose gambling results are poor or whose luck is unproductive.
Choosing such a hand adds to the poet's bold self-presentation in the scene. The mention of the early Arabian game is historical description, not an endorsement of gambling.