The root behind taḍra conveys becoming eager, accustomed, or fierce. Ḍarraytumūhā means to habituate war to violence, allowing its appetite to grow. Taḍram then evokes the outbreak of a flame.
The two similar-sounding forms do not express exactly the same image: one concerns ferocity acquired through habit; the other is spreading fire. The movement exposes human responsibility for starting the process before presenting its uncontrollable consequences.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: War, the Grinding Mill, and the She-Camel Metaphors (Verses 28–32)
The root behind taḍra conveys becoming eager, accustomed, or fierce. Ḍarraytumūhā means to habituate war to violence, allowing its appetite to grow. Taḍram then evokes the outbreak of a flame.
The two similar-sounding forms do not express exactly the same image: one concerns ferocity acquired through habit; the other is spreading fire. The movement exposes human responsibility for starting the process before presenting its uncontrollable consequences.