Awradū and aṣdarū: two stages of the image

Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Ḥuṣayn ibn Ḍamḍam, Revenge and the Cost of Bloodshed (Verses 33–42)

TermLivestock settingWar setting
أَوْرَدُواLed to waterEntered bloodshed
غِمَارDeep waterIntense fighting
أَصْدَرُواLed back from waterDeparted after fighting
كَلَأ مُتَوَخِّمHarmful pastureDamaging aftermath

The paired verbs give war a full entry-and-exit sequence, yet leaving the battlefield does not automatically produce safety.