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

وَلَا شَارَكَتْ فِي الْمَوْتِ فِي دَمِ نَوْفَلٍ ۞ وَلَا وَهْبٍ مِنْهَا وَلَا ابْنِ الْمُخَزَّمِ
Nor did their spears share in the death of Nawfal, nor in that of Wahb, nor in that of Ibn al-Mukhazzam.

Wa-lā shārakat extends the denial in the previous line to additional named casualties. The feminine singular verb agrees naturally with the nonhuman plural rimāḥ (“spears”). Repeating wa-lā gives each denial separate weight. After war, assigning responsibility for deaths becomes a significant issue.

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Verse 42: Denying participation

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

وَلَا شَارَكَتْ فِي الْمَوْتِ فِي دَمِ نَوْفَلٍ ۞ وَلَا وَهْبٍ مِنْهَا وَلَا ابْنِ الْمُخَزَّمِ
Nor did their spears share in the death of Nawfal, nor in that of Wahb, nor in that of Ibn al-Mukhazzam.

Wa-lā shārakat extends the denial in the previous line to additional named casualties. The feminine singular verb agrees naturally with the nonhuman plural rimāḥ (“spears”). Repeating wa-lā gives each denial separate weight. After war, assigning responsibility for deaths becomes a significant issue.