Ṭarafah: Mālik, Kinship Obligations, and Injustice from Relatives (Verses 68–78)
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- What contrast describes Mālik in verse 68?
- What is the function of matā in matā adnu minhu yanʾa ʿannī?
- Which action of the speaker is contrasted with yanʾa?
- What is the underlying form of ʿalāma in verse 69?
- Who is named as a previous critic in verse 69?
- Which image represents the lost hope of benefit in verse 70?
- What does rams mean in rams mulḥad?
- What does ḥamūlah denote in verse 71?
- What does nashadtu mean in verse 71?
- How does the commentary identify Maʿbad’s relation to the poet?
- What feature stands out in qarrabtu bi-l-qurbā?
- What kind of matter is al-nakīthah?
- What does al-jullā signify in verse 73?
- Which verbal form is udʿa?
- Who are the ḥumāt in min ḥumātihā?
- What does al-qadhʿ mean in verse 74?
- What does al-ʿirḍ refer to here?
- How should asqihim bi-kaʾs ḥiyāḍ al-mawt be interpreted?
- What contrast structures bilā ḥadath ... wa-ka-muḥdith?
- What does maṭradī denote in verse 75?
- What does mawlāya signify in verse 76?
- What does fa-law kāna ... la-farraja express?
- What does farraja karbī mean?
- What effect does khāniqī create in verse 77?
- What idea is conveyed by muftadī?
- Who are dhawī al-qurbā?
- What does maḍāḍatan mean?
- What is al-ḥusām al-muhannad?
- What does ashaddu ... min establish in the last verse?
- Which progression best summarizes verses 68–78?