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

كِرَامٍ فَلَا ذُو الضِّغْنِ يُدْرِكُ تَبْلَهُ ۞ وَلَا الْجَارِمُ الْجَانِي عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُسْلَمِ
They are noble people: the resentful avenger cannot simply achieve his revenge, nor is a person accused of wrongdoing among them simply surrendered.

Ḍighn is deep resentment and tabl the revenge sought. “Muslam” concerns being handed over or surrendered, a notion embedded in the tribal setting of mutual protection and reprisals. The verse depicts tribal solidarity; it does not establish a moral requirement to shield every offender from accountability.

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Verse 45: Grudge and communal shelter

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

كِرَامٍ فَلَا ذُو الضِّغْنِ يُدْرِكُ تَبْلَهُ ۞ وَلَا الْجَارِمُ الْجَانِي عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُسْلَمِ
They are noble people: the resentful avenger cannot simply achieve his revenge, nor is a person accused of wrongdoing among them simply surrendered.

Ḍighn is deep resentment and tabl the revenge sought. “Muslam” concerns being handed over or surrendered, a notion embedded in the tribal setting of mutual protection and reprisals. The verse depicts tribal solidarity; it does not establish a moral requirement to shield every offender from accountability.