LessonsʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with BadalQuiz

أَنَا ابْنُ التَّارِكِ الْبَكْرِيِّ بِشْرٍ
عَلَيْهِ الطَّيْرُ تَرْقُبُهُ وُقُوعًا
Translation: I am the son of the one who left Bishr of the Bakr tribe, with birds over him watching and ready to descend.

The grammatical crux is الْبَكْرِيِّ بِشْرٍ. «بِشْرٍ» is a personal name, clarifying the man described as «الْبَكْرِيِّ».

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ʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with Badal

أَنَا ابْنُ التَّارِكِ الْبَكْرِيِّ بِشْرٍ
عَلَيْهِ الطَّيْرُ تَرْقُبُهُ وُقُوعًا
Translation: I am the son of the one who left Bishr of the Bakr tribe, with birds over him watching and ready to descend.

The grammatical crux is الْبَكْرِيِّ بِشْرٍ. «بِشْرٍ» is a personal name, clarifying the man described as «الْبَكْرِيِّ».