إِذَا قَامَتَا تَضَوَّعَ الْمِسْكُ مِنْهُمَا
نَسِيمَ الصَّبَا جَاءَتْ بِرَيَّا الْقَرَنْفُلِ
When the two women rose, musk spread its fragrance from them, like a gentle eastern breeze arriving with the scent of cloves.
The verse provides neither a detailed portrait nor a repeated declaration of affection. The women become vivid through the sense of smell, making the memory perceptible.
Misk and qaranful are two specific fragrant substances. Naming them produces a more concrete image than a general statement that the women smelled pleasant.