Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 69
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69. يُضِيءُ سَنَاهُ أَوْ مَصَابِيْحُ رَاهِبٍأَمان السَّلِيْطَ بالذُّبَالِ المُفَتَّلِ
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69. Its brilliance flares—or the lamps of a monkwho has filled them with oil around twisted wicks.
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69. Its brilliance flares—or like a monk’s lampswhen he has poured oil over the twisted wicks.