LessonsZuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Age, Mortality, Honor, and Keeping Promises (Verses 43–52)Quiz

ConditionResult
مَنْ يَعِشْيَسْأَمِ
مَنْ تُصِبْتُمِتْهُ
مَنْ لَمْ يُصَانِعْيُضَرَّسْ
مَنْ يَجْعَلِ الْمَعْرُوفَيَفِرْهُ
مَنْ يُوفِلَا يُذْمَمْ

Man introduces conditional relationships whose imperfect verbs normally take jussive forms. Rhyme and phonetic liaison may affect the audible ending, but the grammatical logic stays condition → outcome.

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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Age, Mortality, Honor, and Keeping Promises (Verses 43–52)

ConditionResult
مَنْ يَعِشْيَسْأَمِ
مَنْ تُصِبْتُمِتْهُ
مَنْ لَمْ يُصَانِعْيُضَرَّسْ
مَنْ يَجْعَلِ الْمَعْرُوفَيَفِرْهُ
مَنْ يُوفِلَا يُذْمَمْ

Man introduces conditional relationships whose imperfect verbs normally take jussive forms. Rhyme and phonetic liaison may affect the audible ending, but the grammatical logic stays condition → outcome.