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Verse 74

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Original Arabic

74. كَأَنَّ أباناً فِي أفانين ودقهكَبِيْرُ أُنَاسٍ فِي بِجَادٍ مُزَمَّلِ

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74. Aban, amid the streams of its rain,looked like a tribal elder wrapped in a striped cloak.

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74. Aban, amid the spreading streams of its rain,looked like a clan elder wrapped in a striped cloak.

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