Turāʿī, tanāwalu, and tartadī are three imperfect verbs. The first expresses watching over, the second reaching for, and the third dressing or being draped. They describe actions of the same gazelle-like figure.
Bi-khamīlatin supplies a setting, while aṭrāfa al-barīri names what the animal reaches toward. Instead of a motionless portrait, the poet builds beauty through a sequence of actions within a vivid natural environment.
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Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: Ruins, Ships, Gazelle, and Beauty (Verses 1–10)
Turāʿī, tanāwalu, and tartadī are three imperfect verbs. The first expresses watching over, the second reaching for, and the third dressing or being draped. They describe actions of the same gazelle-like figure.
Bi-khamīlatin supplies a setting, while aṭrāfa al-barīri names what the animal reaches toward. Instead of a motionless portrait, the poet builds beauty through a sequence of actions within a vivid natural environment.