Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 12
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12. فَظَلَّ العَذَارَى يَرْتَمِيْنَ بِلَحْمِهَاوشَحْمٍ كَهُدَّابِ الدِّمَقْسِ المُفَتَّلِ
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12. All day the virgins tossed its meat to one another,and fat like the twisted fringe of white silk.
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12. All day the young women tossed pieces of its meat to one another,and fat like the twisted fringe of white silk.