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Verse 73

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Original Arabic

73. كَأَنَّ ذُرَى رَأْسِ المُجَيْمِرِ غُدْوَةًمِنَ السَّيْلِ وَالغُثّاءِ فَلْكَةُ مِغْزَلِ

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73. At dawn, the summit of Mount Mujaymir,amid the torrent and its debris, looked like a spindle whorl.

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73. In the morning the summit of Mount al-Mujaymir,surrounded by floodwater and debris, looked like a spindle whorl.

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