Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 41
Verse 41 of 78. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
Open the complete readerOriginal Arabic
41. تُضِيءُ الظَّلامَ بِالعِشَاءِ كَأَنَّهَامَنَارَةُ مُمْسَى رَاهِبٍ مُتَبَتِّلِ
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from all 78 verses of the pinned Arabic Wikisource witness for fidelity, clarity, structure, imagery, and cadence.
41. At evening she lights the darkness as though she werethe lamp in the night-cell of a monk withdrawn from the world.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 78 verses of the pinned Arabic Wikisource witness.
41. At evening she lights the darkness as though she werethe lamp in the night retreat of a solitary monk.