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

تُبَارِي عِتَاقًا نَاجِيَاتٍ وَأَتْبَعَتْ
وَظِيفًا وَظِيفًا فَوْقَ مَوْرٍ مُعَبَّدِ
Meaning: She keeps pace with fine, fleet camels, placing one lower leg after another upon a well-trodden track.

Tubārī is to match or compete with others. ʿItāqan nājiyāt refers to well-bred, swift she-camels. Repeating waẓīfan waẓīfan reproduces a cadence of successive strides, one after the other.

Mawr muʿabbad indicates a beaten track or passable surface. Speed is shown through competition, rhythm of limbs, and contact with the road, not merely asserted.

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Verse 14: matching the pace of fine camels

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

تُبَارِي عِتَاقًا نَاجِيَاتٍ وَأَتْبَعَتْ
وَظِيفًا وَظِيفًا فَوْقَ مَوْرٍ مُعَبَّدِ
Meaning: She keeps pace with fine, fleet camels, placing one lower leg after another upon a well-trodden track.

Tubārī is to match or compete with others. ʿItāqan nājiyāt refers to well-bred, swift she-camels. Repeating waẓīfan waẓīfan reproduces a cadence of successive strides, one after the other.

Mawr muʿabbad indicates a beaten track or passable surface. Speed is shown through competition, rhythm of limbs, and contact with the road, not merely asserted.