A chain of descriptions begins with bi-ʿawjāʾ: mirqāl, amūn, jumāliyya, wajnāʾ describe different aspects of the same mount. The singular feminine verbs tarūḥu, taghtadī, tardī, tubārī, tartaʿī, tarīʿu, tattaqī continue to present her actions.
The pronoun in ka-annahu refers to the road, lāḥib, whereas ka-annahā points back to the she-camel. Two similar figurative constructions therefore have different subjects of comparison: the road and the mount.
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Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: She-Camel, Journey, Speed, and Pasture (Verses 11–16)
A chain of descriptions begins with bi-ʿawjāʾ: mirqāl, amūn, jumāliyya, wajnāʾ describe different aspects of the same mount. The singular feminine verbs tarūḥu, taghtadī, tardī, tubārī, tartaʿī, tarīʿu, tattaqī continue to present her actions.
The pronoun in ka-annahu refers to the road, lāḥib, whereas ka-annahā points back to the she-camel. Two similar figurative constructions therefore have different subjects of comparison: the road and the mount.