Banī ghabrāʾ uses an association with earth and dust to designate the poor; it need not name a documented tribe of that title. Ahl al-ṭirāf al-mumaddad evokes the comfortable owners of broad hide tents.
Poetic phraseReference
Banī ghabrāʾThe impoverished, close to the earth
Ahl al-ṭirāfProsperous owners of spacious hide tents
Placing both extremes together asserts a social reach across classes.
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Ṭarafah: Tribal Gatherings, Song, Extravagance, and Isolation (Verses 47–54)
Banī ghabrāʾ uses an association with earth and dust to designate the poor; it need not name a documented tribe of that title. Ahl al-ṭirāf al-mumaddad evokes the comfortable owners of broad hide tents.
Poetic phraseReference
Banī ghabrāʾThe impoverished, close to the earth
Ahl al-ṭirāfProsperous owners of spacious hide tents
Placing both extremes together asserts a social reach across classes.