Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 42
Verse 42 of 78. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
Open the complete readerOriginal Arabic
42. إِلَى مِثْلِهَا يَرْنُو الحَلِيْمُ صَبَابَةًإِذَا مَا اسْبَكَرَّتْ بَيْنَ دِرْعٍ ومِجْوَلِ
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.
42. Even a man of judgment gazes longingly at one like herwhen she stands full-grown between shift and gown.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 78 verses of the pinned Arabic Wikisource witness.
42. Even a self-controlled man gazes yearningly at one like herwhen she stands fully grown between her shift and outer smock.