وَثَدْيًا مِثْلَ حُقِّ الْعَاجِ رَخْصًا حَصَانًا مِنْ أَكُفِّ اللَّامِسِينَا
Her breast is compared to a small ivory casket: delicate and protected from the hands of those who would touch it.
Ḥuqq al-ʿāj is a small box or container made of ivory. Rakhṣan signals delicacy, whereas ḥaṣānan min akuff al-lāmisīnā implies being guarded from the hands of those who touch.
The pre-Islamic erotic description combines a smooth visual comparison with an idea of guardedness.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Uncertain Time, the Beloved and Grief (Verses 12–22)
وَثَدْيًا مِثْلَ حُقِّ الْعَاجِ رَخْصًا حَصَانًا مِنْ أَكُفِّ اللَّامِسِينَا
Her breast is compared to a small ivory casket: delicate and protected from the hands of those who would touch it.
Ḥuqq al-ʿāj is a small box or container made of ivory. Rakhṣan signals delicacy, whereas ḥaṣānan min akuff al-lāmisīnā implies being guarded from the hands of those who touch.
The pre-Islamic erotic description combines a smooth visual comparison with an idea of guardedness.