Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 4
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4. كَأنِّي غَدَاةَ البَيْنِ يَوْمَ تَحَمَّلُوالَدَى سَمُرَاتِ الحَيِّ نَاقِفُ حَنْظَلِ
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4. On the morning of departure, the day they loaded up,by the clan’s thorn trees, I seemed to be splitting bitter apples.
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4. On the morning of parting, the day they loaded up,there by the tribe’s thorn trees, I seemed to be crushing bitter gourds.