Al-Asma'i said: "Wuyruyah is a place, and Al-Khal is a place. If its knowledge reaches all of them, then it is all black, with the letter 'seen' for black and the letter 'dad' for the strong, and the continuous rain, not the heavy rain. He said: 'Hattala, bi-hattala, hattalan, and hattalan.' So say: 'This land has become ruined and dusty.'

"Al-Talla is the dew. Al-Thiyyah and Al-Mina' are like a valley when it is large and wide. It has been said that Al-Mithaa' is the place of the watering hole. The time of the watering hole and the watering hole among the Arabs is when the plants are abundant and the fresh water dries up, and the pools dry up. Then they return to their pastures and their waters, which they were accustomed to. Poets, in the desert and in settled areas, are of two types: some praise the desert and disparage settled life, and some disparage the desert and praise settled life.

"Dhu al-Rummah, where he says: 'Until the star appears in the twilight, And the grass is harvested, or it is abundant and harvested. It is a place to drink from, and it is a place to drink from.'

"As for disparaging the desert and praising settled life, it is like Imru' al-Qais, because he had a settled life and was a city dweller. That is why he said: 'My eyes still see you as we used to, In Wadi Arra, or on the heights of Ras.'

"He is referring to these two places, and he is comparing his actions in this regard, or perhaps he is comparing them.

"You will see wild animals and birds in it, and you will not see these two things in the two eyes.

"The easy land and the pasture that people drink from, behind the desert.

"It is a defect in the place where you have always seen the wild animals and birds."