LessonsZuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: The Departing Caravan, Travel Imagery and Similes (Verses 7–15)Quiz

ظَهَرْنَ مِنَ السُّوبَانِ ثُمَّ جَزَعْنَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَيْنِيٍّ قَشِيبٍ وَمُفْأَمِ
They emerged from the region of al-Sūbān and crossed it in fresh, spacious, carefully made travelling conveyances.

Ẓaharna min al-Sūbān shows the caravan emerging from a tract. Thumma jazaʿnahu means then traversing or crossing it; thumma marks a further stage. The expressions qaynī, qashīb, and mufʾam suggest craftsmanship, newness, and breadth in travelling equipment.

The line does not merely say the journey ended. By following a stop with renewed crossing, it closes the movement as an ongoing route.

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Verse 15: journeying onward after the stop

Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: The Departing Caravan, Travel Imagery and Similes (Verses 7–15)

ظَهَرْنَ مِنَ السُّوبَانِ ثُمَّ جَزَعْنَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَيْنِيٍّ قَشِيبٍ وَمُفْأَمِ
They emerged from the region of al-Sūbān and crossed it in fresh, spacious, carefully made travelling conveyances.

Ẓaharna min al-Sūbān shows the caravan emerging from a tract. Thumma jazaʿnahu means then traversing or crossing it; thumma marks a further stage. The expressions qaynī, qashīb, and mufʾam suggest craftsmanship, newness, and breadth in travelling equipment.

The line does not merely say the journey ended. By following a stop with renewed crossing, it closes the movement as an ongoing route.