"أرسم الحي إذ نزلوا الإيادا".. زلزال جرير في سحق مجاشع والثناء على وفاء الأزد

📖 Description and Explanation (Documenting the Epic of Loyalty and Historical Blame): 🖋️ About the Poet and the Occasion: He is Jarir ibn Atiyyah ibn Hudhayfah al-Khatfi al-Tamimi (d. 728 CE), one of the three great Umayyad poets. Jarir composed this scathing poem in which he reproaches his rival, al-Farazdaq, and his tribe, Banu Majashi' ibn Darim, for a historical act of treachery. The noble companion al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (one of the ten promised Paradise) was treacherously killed in Wadi al-Siba', which was under their protection and in their vicinity, yet they neither prevented his death nor avenged him. In contrast to this reproach, Jarir praises the ancient Yemeni tribes of Azd and their noble clans for their historical loyalty to their covenants and their protection of every stranger and seeker of refuge. ✨ Explanation of the Poem and Points of Artistic Beauty (Pure Performance, Free of Music): Between Treachery and Loyalty: Jarir masterfully balances two outcomes; The neighbor of Majashi’ (al-Zubayr), whom they abandoned to treachery until he was reduced to ashes, and the neighbor of the Azd (Ziyad ibn Abihi and others), who found refuge with them, alive, honored, and unassailable. Seeking help from the Azd tribes and clans: The poet praises the noble Azd clans and their proud tribes (Shanu’ah, Zahran, Haddad, al-Yahamid, al-Haddan, Ma’n, al-Jahadhim, Jadid, al-Ma’awil), emphasizing that whoever seeks their protection will find complete security and invulnerability. He describes their military preparedness, including swift horses, weapons, swords, and heavy ashes. Stripping the enemy of courage: Jarir concludes the verses with biting sarcasm and mockery of the Banu Majashi’, describing them as cowardly and devoid of courage to such an extent that if a Majashi’i’s chest were opened, no heart would be found beating with bravery. He asserts that their treachery surpasses that of all other people. 📜 The complete and punctuated words of the poem: Did the tribe of Iyad set foot in the desert, their tents dragging, until it was destroyed? The tribe of Banu Iqal sought a noble steed, one that would come from a hundred horses. May God lead astray the descendants of Banu Iqal, with the straying of the Jews, from which there is no hope of return. You betrayed Zubayr and did not fulfill your promise, like the Azd who protected Ziyad. So their neighbor became a living, honored man, while the neighbor of Mujashi' became ashes. And if you had made a covenant with Abu Sa'id, he would have repelled the horses with what they carried. The Najada Would that you were in Shanu'a, a neighbor of 'Amr... and a neighbor of the Yahamid or Hudad And if you called upon the Tahiya of Ibn Sawd... and Zahran of the reins or Iyad And in the Haddan there is honor and glory... and in the Nadb there are noble deeds and pillars And in Ma'n and their brothers you will find... the tethering of horses and the sharp spears And if you called upon the Jahadim or Judayd... you would find their bonds of protection strong And Kinda, if you were to descend upon them as a guest... their lineage would increase in strength And if he called The noble sons of Hubaq... would have met their defense without question. And if he called upon the sons of 'Awadh ibn Sud... he would have called upon the most loyal of men, the most generous. And if Zubayr had approached the sons of 'Ali... they would have said, "You are safe, you will not be harmed." And if he had called upon the pickaxes, they would not have turned him away... when the caller cried out on the morning of terror. And a neighbor from Sulaymah was more loyal... and a higher pillar than your leaders. We found the Azd to be the most generous of you in neighborliness... and the most zealous when they struck the flint. And if you had examined the story of Mujashi'i... you would have seen what you found for him. Fu'ad And if you were to weigh the meanness of Mujashi'i... against the meanness of all creation, it would be doubled, then even greater. #Jarir #Draw_the_Libyans_When_They_Descended_the_Iyad #Al-Azd #Al-Zubayr_ibn_al-Awwam #Naqa'id #Al-Farazdaq #Umayyad_Poetry #Without_Music #Classical_Poetry #Immortal_Poems #Arabic_Literature #Literary_Telegram