يَتْبَعْنَ قُلَّةَ رَأْسِهِ وَكَأَنَّهُ حَدْجٌ عَلَى نَعْشٍ لَهُنَّ مُخَيَّمِ
They follow the summit of his head, which appears to them like a covered litter resting high upon a bier or raised frame.
Qullata raʾsihi is the highest part of his head. The chicks follow that raised point. The poet likens its form to a ḥadj, a travelling litter, set upon a raised naʿsh or frame.
Mukhayyam suggests being covered or tent-like. The simile transfers the image of travel equipment to an animal’s outline, clarifying both its height and its shape.