VerbSubjectMeaning
سَأَلْنَاWeWe asked
أَعْطَيْتُمْYou (plural)You gave
عُدْنَاWeWe returned
عُدْتُمْYou (plural)You repeated
The first hemistich pairs the requester with the giver. The passive future sayuḥram shifts to the possibility of denial, creating a final counterweight to generosity.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Mortality, Generosity, Self-Respect and Wisdom of Speech (Verses 53–62)
VerbSubjectMeaning
سَأَلْنَاWeWe asked
أَعْطَيْتُمْYou (plural)You gave
عُدْنَاWeWe returned
عُدْتُمْYou (plural)You repeated
The first hemistich pairs the requester with the giver. The passive future sayuḥram shifts to the possibility of denial, creating a final counterweight to generosity.