SimileSubjectShared feature
كَأَلْوَاحِ الْإِرَانShe-camelBroad, robust build
كَأَنَّهُ ظَهْرُ بُرْجُدThe roadA patterned surface
كَأَنَّهَا سَفَنَّجَةCamel in motionSwift ostrich-like gait
These figures do more than praise the mount. The first gives structural strength, the second the scene of travel, and the third quality of movement. Identifying their distinct points of likeness reveals the poet’s sequence of observation.
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Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: She-Camel, Journey, Speed, and Pasture (Verses 11–16)
SimileSubjectShared feature
كَأَلْوَاحِ الْإِرَانShe-camelBroad, robust build
كَأَنَّهُ ظَهْرُ بُرْجُدThe roadA patterned surface
كَأَنَّهَا سَفَنَّجَةCamel in motionSwift ostrich-like gait
These figures do more than praise the mount. The first gives structural strength, the second the scene of travel, and the third quality of movement. Identifying their distinct points of likeness reveals the poet’s sequence of observation.