وُقُوفًا بِهَا صَحْبِي عَلَيَّ مَطِيَّهُمْ / يَقُولُونَ لَا تَهْلِكْ أَسًى وَتَجَلَّدِ
My companions halt there on their riding animals, close to me, saying: Do not let grief destroy you; show patience and self-control.
Ṣaḥbī means my companions; maṭiyy, riding beasts; asan, sorrow; and tajallad, an imperative to endure firmly. The poet’s grief is placed beside the practical reassurance of those traveling with him.
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Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: Ruins, Ships, Gazelle, and Beauty (Verses 1–10)
وُقُوفًا بِهَا صَحْبِي عَلَيَّ مَطِيَّهُمْ / يَقُولُونَ لَا تَهْلِكْ أَسًى وَتَجَلَّدِ
My companions halt there on their riding animals, close to me, saying: Do not let grief destroy you; show patience and self-control.
Ṣaḥbī means my companions; maṭiyy, riding beasts; asan, sorrow; and tajallad, an imperative to endure firmly. The poet’s grief is placed beside the practical reassurance of those traveling with him.