In lahā mirfaqān aftalān, lahā is the preposed predicate and mirfaqān the delayed subject. Aftalān qualifies mirfaqān and agrees in dual number, masculine gender, and nominative case.
The dual pronoun in kaʾannahumā refers to the elbows. The corresponding pair in the comparison is two buckets; the dual syntax makes the visual analogy especially clear.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Anatomy, Similes, and Roman Arch (Verses 17–23)
In lahā mirfaqān aftalān, lahā is the preposed predicate and mirfaqān the delayed subject. Aftalān qualifies mirfaqān and agrees in dual number, masculine gender, and nominative case.
The dual pronoun in kaʾannahumā refers to the elbows. The corresponding pair in the comparison is two buckets; the dual syntax makes the visual analogy especially clear.