Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 17
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17. إِذَا مَا بَكَى مِنْ خَلْفِهَا انْصَرَفَتْ لَهُبِشَقٍّ،وتَحْتِي شِقُّهَا لَمْ يُحَوَّلِ
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17. Whenever he cried behind her, she turned one half toward him,while the half beneath me never shifted.
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17. When the child cried behind her, she turned half her body toward him,while the half beneath me never shifted.