Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 23
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23. وبَيْضَةِ خِدْرٍ لاَ يُرَامُ خِبَاؤُهَاتَمَتَّعْتُ مِنْ لَهْوٍ بِهَا غَيْرَ مُعْجَلِ
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23. And many a sheltered pearl, whose tent none dared approach,I enjoyed at leisure, never hurried.
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23. And many a sheltered maiden, an egg of the curtained chamber whose tent no one dared approach,I enjoyed at leisure, without being hurried.