LessonsṬarafah: The Camel Incident, Courage, and Self-Worth (Verses 89–97)Quiz

وَقَالَ أَلَا مَاذَا تَرَوْنَ بِشَارِبٍ
شَدِيدٍ عَلَيْنَا بَغْيُهُ مُتَعَمِّدِ
Meaning: The complainant asks those present what they think of a drinker who has acted aggressively toward them and deliberately committed an offense.

Shārib is a drinker (here of wine), baghyuhū his aggression or wrongful conduct, and mutaʿammid someone acting intentionally. These descriptions occur in the complainant's accusation: identifying the speaker prevents us from treating every characterization as the poet's own narration.

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Verse 90: calling on the gathering to judge

Ṭarafah: The Camel Incident, Courage, and Self-Worth (Verses 89–97)

وَقَالَ أَلَا مَاذَا تَرَوْنَ بِشَارِبٍ
شَدِيدٍ عَلَيْنَا بَغْيُهُ مُتَعَمِّدِ
Meaning: The complainant asks those present what they think of a drinker who has acted aggressively toward them and deliberately committed an offense.

Shārib is a drinker (here of wine), baghyuhū his aggression or wrongful conduct, and mutaʿammid someone acting intentionally. These descriptions occur in the complainant's accusation: identifying the speaker prevents us from treating every characterization as the poet's own narration.