LessonsZuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Mortality, Generosity, Self-Respect and Wisdom of Speech (Verses 53–62)Quiz

WordRoot / patternSense
هَابَh-y-b; Form IFelt fear
يَغْتَرِبْgh-r-b; Form VIIIBecame a stranger
يُكَرِّمْk-r-m; Form IIHonored
خَلِيقَةkh-l-q; nounDisposition
سَفَاهs-f-h; verbal nounFolly
يَحْلُمِḥ-l-m; Form IBecame forbearing

The surrounding verse fixes each sense: estrangement rather than merely travel, moral restraint rather than dreaming, and a settled characteristic rather than an isolated act.

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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Mortality, Generosity, Self-Respect and Wisdom of Speech (Verses 53–62)

WordRoot / patternSense
هَابَh-y-b; Form IFelt fear
يَغْتَرِبْgh-r-b; Form VIIIBecame a stranger
يُكَرِّمْk-r-m; Form IIHonored
خَلِيقَةkh-l-q; nounDisposition
سَفَاهs-f-h; verbal nounFolly
يَحْلُمِḥ-l-m; Form IBecame forbearing

The surrounding verse fixes each sense: estrangement rather than merely travel, moral restraint rather than dreaming, and a settled characteristic rather than an isolated act.