In the poem illustrating gather-then-partition, several categories are first brought under a general scene of warfare, and a separate consequence is then assigned to each.
«للسبي ما نكحوا»
Those related through marriage are assigned to captivity.
«والقتل ما ولدوا»
Their offspring are assigned to killing.
«والنهب ما جمعوا»
The wealth they gathered is assigned to plunder.
«والنار ما زرعوا»
Their cultivated crops are assigned to burning.
In this martial poetic passage, gathering lies in the encompassing scene, while partition lies in the different outcomes assigned to its objects.