Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 45
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45. ولَيْلٍ كَمَوْجِ البَحْرِ أَرْخَى سُدُوْلَهُعَلَيَّ بِأَنْوَاعِ الهُمُوْمِ لِيَبْتَلِي
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45. And a night like the sea’s waves lowered its curtainsover me with every kind of care, to test me.
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45. And many a night, like the sea’s waves, lowered its curtainsover me with every kind of care, to test me.