 he likened them to the flight of gazelles due to their distance when they are close to the horizon at the beginning of the night. and when dawn approaches the small stars disappear and the large ones remain so they are likened to cows and gazelles. dhu alrummah said
شبهها لتباعدها بظباء نوافر، وذلك فى وقت قربها من الافق فى أول الليل. وإذا قرب الصبح، خفيت صغار الكواكب، وبقيت كبارها فشبهت بالبقر والظباء. قال ذو الرمة