وَمَتْنَيْ لَدْنَةٍ سَمَقَتْ وَطَالَتْ رَوَادِفُهَا تَنُوءُ بِمَا وَلِينَا
She has a tall, supple figure, with a full lower body whose weight seems to require support from her frame.
Matnay concerns the back or sides of the body; ladnah suggests suppleness, while samaqat means “rose tall.” Rawādifuhā describes a full lower figure, and tanūʾu suggests bearing weight or bending under it.
The description shifts from colour and surface to proportion and the mechanics of movement.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Uncertain Time, the Beloved and Grief (Verses 12–22)
وَمَتْنَيْ لَدْنَةٍ سَمَقَتْ وَطَالَتْ رَوَادِفُهَا تَنُوءُ بِمَا وَلِينَا
She has a tall, supple figure, with a full lower body whose weight seems to require support from her frame.
Matnay concerns the back or sides of the body; ladnah suggests suppleness, while samaqat means “rose tall.” Rawādifuhā describes a full lower figure, and tanūʾu suggests bearing weight or bending under it.
The description shifts from colour and surface to proportion and the mechanics of movement.