Verse 52 begins with wa-mā zāla, describing ongoing habitual conduct. The next verse opens ilā an, setting the point at which that continuation reaches its consequence. Reading the verses in isolation would conceal this syntactic and thematic bridge.
Tishrābī, ladhdhatī, bayʿī, and infāqī all describe the first-person speaker’s practices. Taḥāmatnī al-ʿashīrah follows as the social outcome. The two lines are thus organized as habit → consequence.
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Ṭarafah: Tribal Gatherings, Song, Extravagance, and Isolation (Verses 47–54)
Verse 52 begins with wa-mā zāla, describing ongoing habitual conduct. The next verse opens ilā an, setting the point at which that continuation reaches its consequence. Reading the verses in isolation would conceal this syntactic and thematic bridge.
Tishrābī, ladhdhatī, bayʿī, and infāqī all describe the first-person speaker’s practices. Taḥāmatnī al-ʿashīrah follows as the social outcome. The two lines are thus organized as habit → consequence.