كَأَنَّ غُضُونَهُنَّ مُتُونُ غُدْرٍ
As though the armour’s folds were the surfaces of pools.
ElementIn the verseSubjectFolds of armourComparisonWater in poolsMarkerكَأَنَّShared qualityRippled, moving folds
Tuṣaffiquhā supplies motion and makes an otherwise static comparison especially vivid.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Challenge to Banū Bakr, Armour, Horses, and Protection (verses 75–91)
كَأَنَّ غُضُونَهُنَّ مُتُونُ غُدْرٍ
As though the armour’s folds were the surfaces of pools.
ElementIn the verseSubjectFolds of armourComparisonWater in poolsMarkerكَأَنَّShared qualityRippled, moving folds
Tuṣaffiquhā supplies motion and makes an otherwise static comparison especially vivid.