Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 36
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36. وفَرْعٍ يَزِيْنُ المَتْنَ أسْوَدَ فَاحِمٍأثِيْثٍ كَقِنْوِ النَّخْلَةِ المُتَعَثْكِلِ
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36. Hair that adorns her back, black and coal-dark,thick as a date-palm cluster heavy with fruit.
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36. And hair that adorns her back, intensely black,thick as a date-palm cluster heavy with fruit.