He left that, fearing scandal.

He said: "I did not ride a swift horse, nor did I embrace a maiden with swelling breasts." He meant by "embracing" to lie with her, and by "swelling breasts" he meant her breasts that were full and rounded, like bracelets, and their place is the chest. The verse means that the young man has gone away from him, as if he had not ridden horses nor enjoyed a maiden. Imru' al-Qais was challenged on these two verses, and it was said that he deviated and corrupted. If he had said: "I did not ride a horse, nor did I embrace a maiden," it would have been better.

He mentioned women and said: "I did not embrace a maiden with swelling breasts." And he said: "I did not ride a swift horse, nor did I embrace a maiden with swelling breasts." The one who said Imru' al-Qais is more correct, because the pleasure he mentioned is hunting.

He said: "He abstained from his youth and from women." The intended meaning is that he abstained from women. If he had arranged it differently, it would have been a loss. It indicates ownership and authority. Similarly, the second verse, if it were as he said, his mention of pleasure would be meaningless, because "al-ri'i" refers to youth and virility, after we described the horses and their strength.

"I did not ride a swift horse, nor did I embrace a maiden." "My companions, ride a horse after it has been driven." "Al-ri'i" is the swift horse, and "al-ri'i" is the one that runs swiftly. It is derived from "ru'i" if it is swift, and it is a verb. "Al-'adhab" is the torment, meaning the torment of the grave. "Al-raj'i" is the return, and "al-ijfal" is the speed. "Jafala al-zulm" means the injustice has fled.