Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 58
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58. كَأَنَّ عَلَى الكتفين مِنْهُ إِذَا انْتَحَىمَدَاكُ عَرُوسٍ أَوْ صَلايَةَ حَنْظَلِ
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58. When he bends into his course, the breadth across his shouldersis like a bride’s grinding slab, or the stone for crushing bitter apples.
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58. When he bears down, it is as though upon his shoulders liesa bride’s polished grinding slab, or a stone for crushing bitter gourds.