وَتُضْحِي فَتِيتُ الْمِسْكِ فَوْقَ فِرَاشِهَا
نَؤُومُ الضُّحَى لَمْ تَنْتَطِقْ عَنْ تَفَضُّلِ
“By midmorning, fine fragments of musk remain above her bedding; she sleeps into the late morning and need not gird her garment for exertion, living in comfort.”
Fatīt al-misk refers to tiny particles or crumbs of musk. Naʾūm al-ḍuḥā depicts one who sleeps into the forenoon. Lam tantaṭiq ʿan tafaḍḍul indicates that she is not required to belt up her clothing in preparation for labor.
The verse combines fragrance with a literary picture of leisure and privilege. Its social implications belong to the expectations of the poet's milieu, not to a universal measure of a person's merit.