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

FormContribution to meaning
وُجِدْتُمَاBoth proved worthy
تَدَارَكْتُمَاBoth rescued the parties
قُلْتُمَاBoth proposed the settlement
هُدِيتُمَاBoth were guided rightly

Repeated dual address sustains the impression of joint leadership. The later general conditional man yastabiḥ … yaʿẓum expands praise of two men into a wider observation: genuine honor grows from acts beneficial to others.

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

FormContribution to meaning
وُجِدْتُمَاBoth proved worthy
تَدَارَكْتُمَاBoth rescued the parties
قُلْتُمَاBoth proposed the settlement
هُدِيتُمَاBoth were guided rightly

Repeated dual address sustains the impression of joint leadership. The later general conditional man yastabiḥ … yaʿẓum expands praise of two men into a wider observation: genuine honor grows from acts beneficial to others.