Imruʾ al-Qays · Complete work
Verse 8
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8. إِذَا قَامَتَا تَضَوَّعَ المِسْكُ مِنْهُمَانَسِيْمَ الصَّبَا جَاءَتْ بِرَيَّا القَرَنْفُلِ
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8. When they rose, musk breathed from them,like the east wind arriving fragrant with cloves.
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8. Whenever the two women rose, musk spread from them,like the east wind bringing the fragrance of cloves.