Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 25
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25. إِذَا مَا الثُّرَيَّا فِي السَّمَاءِ تَعَرَّضَتْتَعَرُّضَ أَثْنَاءَ الوِشَاحِ المُفَصَّلِ
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25. When the Pleiades appeared across the skylike the jeweled folds of an ornate sash.
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25. It was when the Pleiades appeared sideways in the sky,like the folds of a jeweled sash.