Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 26
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26. فَجِئْتُ وَقَدْ نَضَّتْ لِنَوْمٍ ثِيَابَهَالَدَى السِّتْرِ إلاَّ لِبْسَةَ المُتَفَضِّلِ
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26. I came when she had taken off her clothes for sleepbeside the curtain, wearing only a loose sleeping gown.
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26. I came when she had taken off her clothes to sleepbeside the curtain, wearing only the lightest shift.