Jumjumah denotes the skull as a bony structure. ʿAlāh is a heavy solid stone, an appropriate model of firmness. Mibrad means a file, an implement used to abrade and shape hard material.
The three words establish one image of resistant substance and closely shaped edges. Consequently, “the head is large” is too thin a translation. The important features are strength, orderly construction, and the meeting of parts. The imagery should be understood as a figurative description of anatomy.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Head, Senses, and Heart (Verses 30–37)
Jumjumah denotes the skull as a bony structure. ʿAlāh is a heavy solid stone, an appropriate model of firmness. Mibrad means a file, an implement used to abrade and shape hard material.
The three words establish one image of resistant substance and closely shaped edges. Consequently, “the head is large” is too thin a translation. The important features are strength, orderly construction, and the meeting of parts. The imagery should be understood as a figurative description of anatomy.