وَغَيَّضَ مَجَاجَتَهُ، وَاعْتَضَدَ شَكْوَتَهُ، وَتَأَبَّطَ هِرَاوَتَهُ
He cut short his words, took his small waterskin under his arm, and tucked his staff beneath it.
Majājah here refers to uttered speech, shakwah to a small leather water vessel, and hirāwah to a staff.
The consecutive verbs are deliberately visual. The eloquent speaker becomes a traveler who has gathered his possessions and is about to move.
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وَغَيَّضَ مَجَاجَتَهُ، وَاعْتَضَدَ شَكْوَتَهُ، وَتَأَبَّطَ هِرَاوَتَهُ
He cut short his words, took his small waterskin under his arm, and tucked his staff beneath it.
Majājah here refers to uttered speech, shakwah to a small leather water vessel, and hirāwah to a staff.
The consecutive verbs are deliberately visual. The eloquent speaker becomes a traveler who has gathered his possessions and is about to move.