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Verse 33

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33. كَبِكْرِ المُقَانَاةِ البَيَاضَ بِصُفْرَةٍغَذَاهَا نَمِيْرُ المَاءِ غَيْرُ مُحَلَّلِ

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33. Like a virgin pearl in its shell, white touched with yellow,nourished by pure water no hand has troubled.

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33. Like an untouched egg, white tinged with yellow,nourished by pure water no one had disturbed.

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