Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 16
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16. فَمِثْلِكِ حُبْلَى قَدْ طَرَقْتُ ومُرْضِعٍفَأَلْهَيْتُهَا عَنْ ذِي تَمَائِمَ مُحْوِلِ
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16. Many a woman like you, pregnant or nursing, I have visited by nightand distracted from her yearling child hung with amulets.
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16. Many a woman like you, pregnant or nursing, I have visited by nightand distracted from her year-old child wearing amulets.