Three techniques govern the passage. Precision of comparison chooses the hidden part of a raven’s feather. Extended comparison expands one fragrance into musk, meadow, clouds and flowing water. Sensory variety ends with the buzz and rubbing movement of a fly.
Exact vocabulary is essential: ghurūb here means the ridges of teeth, not sunsets; qarārah is a water-holding hollow; and zinād are fire-making implements.
Together the caravan and the beloved’s beauty form one connected sequence of sensory scenes. The following lines turn once more toward the rigours of travel and the riding animal.