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

يَمِينًا لَنِعْمَ السَّيِّدَانِ وُجِدْتُمَا ۞ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ مِنْ سَحِيلٍ وَمُبْرَمِ
Meaning: By an oath: you two have proved excellent leaders in every condition, whether loosely spun or firmly twisted.

Yamīnan reinforces the oath. La-niʿma al-sayyidāni is a formula of praise, while wujidtumā is a second-person dual passive: “you two were found/proved to be.” The leaders are praised on the evidence of their conduct.

Saḥīl evokes a loosely spun strand, and mubram a firmly twisted cord. Their contrast is not literally about rope-making: it illustrates steadfast leadership through different or difficult conditions.

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Verse 17: praise of two leaders

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

يَمِينًا لَنِعْمَ السَّيِّدَانِ وُجِدْتُمَا ۞ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ مِنْ سَحِيلٍ وَمُبْرَمِ
Meaning: By an oath: you two have proved excellent leaders in every condition, whether loosely spun or firmly twisted.

Yamīnan reinforces the oath. La-niʿma al-sayyidāni is a formula of praise, while wujidtumā is a second-person dual passive: “you two were found/proved to be.” The leaders are praised on the evidence of their conduct.

Saḥīl evokes a loosely spun strand, and mubram a firmly twisted cord. Their contrast is not literally about rope-making: it illustrates steadfast leadership through different or difficult conditions.