LessonsImruʾ al-Qays: Earlier Loves, Fragrance, and Dārat Juljul (Verses 7–12)Quiz

فَظَلَّ الْعَذَارَى يَرْتَمِينَ بِلَحْمِهَا
وَشَحْمٍ كَهُدَّابِ الدِّمَقْسِ الْمُفَتَّلِ
The young women then spent the day tossing pieces of its meat among themselves, with fat resembling the twisted fringe of fine silk fabric.

Yartamīna depicts tossing or passing pieces to one another, not throwing the meat away. Fa-ẓalla presents the activity as continuing through the day.

The scene combines movement with a delicate visual comparison: the women's shared activity appears beside the resemblance between the animal's fat and a twisted silk fringe.

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Verse 12: the meat and the image of rich fat

Imruʾ al-Qays: Earlier Loves, Fragrance, and Dārat Juljul (Verses 7–12)

فَظَلَّ الْعَذَارَى يَرْتَمِينَ بِلَحْمِهَا
وَشَحْمٍ كَهُدَّابِ الدِّمَقْسِ الْمُفَتَّلِ
The young women then spent the day tossing pieces of its meat among themselves, with fat resembling the twisted fringe of fine silk fabric.

Yartamīna depicts tossing or passing pieces to one another, not throwing the meat away. Fa-ẓalla presents the activity as continuing through the day.

The scene combines movement with a delicate visual comparison: the women's shared activity appears beside the resemblance between the animal's fat and a twisted silk fringe.