Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: She-Camel, Journey, Speed, and Pasture (Verses 11–16)

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• When does the poet undertake travel in verse 11?
• Which two emphatic elements occur in “innī la-amḍī”?
• What does “-hi” in “iḥtiḍārihi” refer to?
• What characteristic does “mirqāl” emphasize?
• What is conveyed by “tarūḥu wa-taghtadī”?
• What is the appropriate sense of “ʿawjāʾ” here?
• What does “amūn” describe?
• What is the main shared feature in “alwāḥ al-irān”?
• What is the object referred to by “-hā” in “naṣaʾtuhā”?
• What does “-hu” refer to in “ka-annahu ẓahru burjud”?
• What does “burjud” mean in this context?
• What do the two similes in verse 12 describe?
• What does “jumāliyya” suggest about the she-camel?
• What aspect does “wajnāʾ” describe?
• What is “safannajah” in verse 13?
• What is the main point of the ostrich comparison?
• To which animal do “azʿar arbad” apply?
• What does Form III “tubārī” mean here?
• What does “ʿitāqan nājiyāt” describe?
• Why can “nājiyāt” take kasrah in the accusative?
• What does the repetition “waẓīfan waẓīfan” suggest?
• What does “muʿabbad” mean when describing the track?
• Which season is involved in “tarabbaʿat”?
• What are “al-shawl” in the commentary?
• What action is conveyed by “tartaʿī”?
• How should “mawlā” be understood in this verse?
• What does “tarīʿu ilā ṣawt al-muhīb” describe?
• What is the contextual meaning of “tattaqī”?
• What does “bi-dhī khuṣal” refer to?
• What features are expressed by “aklaf mulbid”?