Wa-warrakna has a feminine plural subject marked by nūn al-niswah. In yaʿlūna, the masculine plural ending reflects a different grammatical presentation of the movement and associated travellers; the forms should not be flattened into one identical agreement pattern.
ʿAlayhinna is a prepositional phrase. Dall describes refined manner or graceful bearing, not simply the fabric in the previous lines.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: The Departing Caravan, Travel Imagery and Similes (Verses 7–15)
Wa-warrakna has a feminine plural subject marked by nūn al-niswah. In yaʿlūna, the masculine plural ending reflects a different grammatical presentation of the movement and associated travellers; the forms should not be flattened into one identical agreement pattern.
ʿAlayhinna is a prepositional phrase. Dall describes refined manner or graceful bearing, not simply the fabric in the previous lines.