ArabicMeaning here
الكُلُومWounds and injuries of war
المِئِينPayments in hundreds, especially camels
يُنَجِّمُهاPays in installments
غَرامَةIndemnity or compensation owed
Najm can signify a scheduled installment or time of payment. Reading yunajjimuhā as “counting stars” would miss the financial context entirely. Money in these verses represents the concrete cost of peace and settling the rights arising from bloodshed.
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ArabicMeaning here
الكُلُومWounds and injuries of war
المِئِينPayments in hundreds, especially camels
يُنَجِّمُهاPays in installments
غَرامَةIndemnity or compensation owed
Najm can signify a scheduled installment or time of payment. Reading yunajjimuhā as “counting stars” would miss the financial context entirely. Money in these verses represents the concrete cost of peace and settling the rights arising from bloodshed.