LessonsṬarafah: Mālik, Kinship Obligations, and Injustice from Relatives (Verses 68–78)Quiz

وَإِنْ أُدْعَ لِلْجُلَّى أَكُنْ مِنْ حُمَاتِهَا
وَإِنْ يَأْتِكَ الْأَعْدَاءُ بِالْجَهْدِ أَجْهَدِ
Meaning: If I am summoned for a major crisis, I join those who defend against it; and if enemies press you with all their strength, I exert myself to the utmost as well.

Al-jullā means a great calamity, ḥumātuhā its defenders, and al-jahd strenuous exertion. The paired conditional clauses in ... akun / wa-in ... ajhadi reinforce one another: he claims not a single act of loyalty but a continuing habit of standing with his relatives under pressure.

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Verse 73: protecting the family in crisis

Ṭarafah: Mālik, Kinship Obligations, and Injustice from Relatives (Verses 68–78)

وَإِنْ أُدْعَ لِلْجُلَّى أَكُنْ مِنْ حُمَاتِهَا
وَإِنْ يَأْتِكَ الْأَعْدَاءُ بِالْجَهْدِ أَجْهَدِ
Meaning: If I am summoned for a major crisis, I join those who defend against it; and if enemies press you with all their strength, I exert myself to the utmost as well.

Al-jullā means a great calamity, ḥumātuhā its defenders, and al-jahd strenuous exertion. The paired conditional clauses in ... akun / wa-in ... ajhadi reinforce one another: he claims not a single act of loyalty but a continuing habit of standing with his relatives under pressure.