LessonsṬarafah: The She-Camel’s Head, Senses, and Heart (Verses 30–37)Quiz

وَصَادِقَتَا سَمْعِ التَّوَجُّسِ لِلسُّرَى
لِهَجْسٍ خَفِيٍّ أَوْ لِصَوْتٍ مُنَدِّدِ
Her two ears are dependable in listening attentively during night travel, whether to an almost inaudible stir or to a loudly raised call.

Ṣādiqatā samʿ al-tawajj us describes the two ears as reliable in sensitive, attentive listening. Al-surā means travel by night, a circumstance in which hearing may become especially important.

Hajs khafiyy is a very faint stirring or sound; ṣawt munaddid is a raised voice. By naming both ends of a range, the poet shows the animal can detect subtle and conspicuous sounds.

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Verse 34: acute hearing by night

Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Head, Senses, and Heart (Verses 30–37)

وَصَادِقَتَا سَمْعِ التَّوَجُّسِ لِلسُّرَى
لِهَجْسٍ خَفِيٍّ أَوْ لِصَوْتٍ مُنَدِّدِ
Her two ears are dependable in listening attentively during night travel, whether to an almost inaudible stir or to a loudly raised call.

Ṣādiqatā samʿ al-tawajj us describes the two ears as reliable in sensitive, attentive listening. Al-surā means travel by night, a circumstance in which hearing may become especially important.

Hajs khafiyy is a very faint stirring or sound; ṣawt munaddid is a raised voice. By naming both ends of a range, the poet shows the animal can detect subtle and conspicuous sounds.