Laqiḥat al-nāqah is used for a she-camel becoming pregnant. Kishāfan indicates conception or calving at unusually close intervals. Tutʾim belongs to the root w-ʾ-m and refers to giving birth to twins.
The camel is not an actual animal on a battlefield. The full biological image is a metaphor for the repeated generation of fresh disasters. Verse 31 extends that picture by describing the ominous character of the offspring.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: War, the Grinding Mill, and the She-Camel Metaphors (Verses 28–32)
Laqiḥat al-nāqah is used for a she-camel becoming pregnant. Kishāfan indicates conception or calving at unusually close intervals. Tutʾim belongs to the root w-ʾ-m and refers to giving birth to twins.
The camel is not an actual animal on a battlefield. The full biological image is a metaphor for the repeated generation of fresh disasters. Verse 31 extends that picture by describing the ominous character of the offspring.