Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 48
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48. فَيَا لَكَ مَنْ لَيْلٍ كَأنَّ نُجُومَهُبكل مُغار الفتل شُدّت بيذبل
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48. What a night—as if its starswere bound by every tightly twisted rope to Yadhbul.
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48. What a night it was, as though its starswere bound to Yadhbul by every tightly twisted rope.