Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Reconciling ʿAbs and Dhubyān, Honoring Peacemakers and Keeping Covenants (Verses 16–27)

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• What does the poet swear by in verse 16?
• Which form is aqsamtu?
• What is the antecedent of -hu in banawhu?
• What is the function of la-niʿma al-sayyidāni?
• To whom does wujidtumā refer?
• Which contrast is expressed by saḥīl and mubram?
• What does tadāraktumā ʿAbsan wa-Dhubyāna convey?
• What does tafānaw indicate?
• What is the contextual force of ʿiṭr Manshim?
• Which two means of reconciliation are named in verse 19?
• What is the syntax of in nudrik … naslam?
• What does wāsiʿan qualify?
• What does ʿuqūq mean in verse 20?
• What is pictured by kanzan mina al-majd?
• What is the morphological identification of hudītumā?
• What does al-kulūm mean?
• What is meant by bi-l-miʾīn here?
• What does yunajjimuhā mean here?
• What is emphasized by man laysa fīhā bi-mujrim?
• What is gharāmatan?
• What is milʾa miḥjam a measure of?
• What does tilādikum mean?
• What are ifāl muzannam?
• What is the force of alā abligh?
• To whom is the message in verse 25 directed?
• What is the force of hal aqsamtum kulla maqsam?
• What does the heavy nūn do in lā taktumunna?
• What is the core meaning of wa-mahmā yuktam Allāhu yaʿlam?
• What two timings of requital are given in verse 27?
• Which progression best reflects verses 16–27?