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

عَظِيمَيْنِ فِي عُلْيَا مَعَدٍّ هُدِيتُمَا ۞ وَمَنْ يَسْتَبِحْ كَنْزًا مِنَ الْمَجْدِ يَعْظُمِ
Meaning: Great among the nobility of Maʿadd, you two were guided; whoever gains a treasure of honor becomes great.

ʿAẓīmayn is accusative dual, continuing the description of the two mediators. ʿUlyā Maʿadd invokes the highest standing among the clans of Maʿadd. Hudītumā is a passive perfect addressed to two people: “you have been guided.”

In wa-man yastabiḥ kanzan mina al-majd yaʿẓum, the “treasure” is metaphorical: enduring eminence through honorable service, not a physical chest of money. The conditional man turns the compliment into a general statement about greatness.

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Verse 21: the real treasure of honor

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

عَظِيمَيْنِ فِي عُلْيَا مَعَدٍّ هُدِيتُمَا ۞ وَمَنْ يَسْتَبِحْ كَنْزًا مِنَ الْمَجْدِ يَعْظُمِ
Meaning: Great among the nobility of Maʿadd, you two were guided; whoever gains a treasure of honor becomes great.

ʿAẓīmayn is accusative dual, continuing the description of the two mediators. ʿUlyā Maʿadd invokes the highest standing among the clans of Maʿadd. Hudītumā is a passive perfect addressed to two people: “you have been guided.”

In wa-man yastabiḥ kanzan mina al-majd yaʿẓum, the “treasure” is metaphorical: enduring eminence through honorable service, not a physical chest of money. The conditional man turns the compliment into a general statement about greatness.