Commentary on the poet’s saying: “This, and you see it before the caravan like the great standard that waves in the valleys, raised for it are the standards of those texts, their heads…”
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The Shaykh :“This, and you see it before the caravan *** like the great standard that waves in the valleys”
This means: that this one who is traveling at the fastest pace, you see him like a standard in the valleys. “Valleys” is the plural of “qa’,” which is the wide, level ground.
“Raised for it are the standards of those texts *** their heads have turned white from the fires”
This means: that this man who is traveling the journey of the camels, seeking migration to Allah and His Messenger, those texts were raised for him, and their heads have turned white from the fires. This means they have turned white from graying, and “fires” is the plural of “fire.” The meaning is: that these standards are clear due to the abundance of fire on their heads.
This means: that this one who is traveling at the fastest pace, you see him like a standard in the valleys. “Valleys” is the plural of “qa’,” which is the wide, level ground.
“Raised for it are the standards of those texts *** their heads have turned white from the fires”
This means: that this man who is traveling the journey of the camels, seeking migration to Allah and His Messenger, those texts were raised for him, and their heads have turned white from the fires. This means they have turned white from graying, and “fires” is the plural of “fire.” The meaning is: that these standards are clear due to the abundance of fire on their heads.