regarding the poet’s statement: “They moved as the spears swayed, their tops broken by the passing of the gentle winds.” Does not our saying “the winds broke them” serve as a substitute?

The student: ...

The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: The passing of the winds.

The Shaykh : No, the passing is not an action; it is the action of the winds... but it is an action. As for “the winds broke them” in place of “the passing of the winds,” this is correct as a substitute, because if you said “the winds broke them,” it would suffice in place of saying “the passing of the winds,” and it would be a perfect match for it.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : No, that is not correct.