Man introduces a jussive condition; tuṣib is its verb and tumithu the consequence, with -hu as object. The contrast is “man tukhṭiʾ yuʿammar fa-yahram”: the one missed is granted more years and ultimately ages.
Yuʿammar is passive, meaning “is granted a long life,” whereas yahram describes becoming old. The paired clauses show different human encounters with mortality.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Age, Mortality, Honor, and Keeping Promises (Verses 43–52)
Man introduces a jussive condition; tuṣib is its verb and tumithu the consequence, with -hu as object. The contrast is “man tukhṭiʾ yuʿammar fa-yahram”: the one missed is granted more years and ultimately ages.
Yuʿammar is passive, meaning “is granted a long life,” whereas yahram describes becoming old. The paired clauses show different human encounters with mortality.