LessonsImruʾ al-Qays: Movement, Mirror, Gaze, and Gazelle Imagery (Verses 30–34)Quiz

مُهَفْهَفَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ غَيْرُ مُفَاضَةٍ
تَرَائِبُهَا مَصْقُولَةٌ كَالسَّجَنْجَلِ
“She is slender and lightly built, of bright complexion and not broad or heavy; the upper part of her chest is smooth and lustrous like a polished mirror.”

Muhafhafah suggests a fine, light build, while ghayru mufāḍah excludes a broad or bulky figure. Tarāʾibuhā concerns the upper chest, particularly the area around the collarbones.

Ka-l-sajanjal is a pointed sensory simile: the mirror supplies polish and brightness as the quality transferred to the woman's skin.

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Verse 31: graceful form and mirror-like sheen

Imruʾ al-Qays: Movement, Mirror, Gaze, and Gazelle Imagery (Verses 30–34)

مُهَفْهَفَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ غَيْرُ مُفَاضَةٍ
تَرَائِبُهَا مَصْقُولَةٌ كَالسَّجَنْجَلِ
“She is slender and lightly built, of bright complexion and not broad or heavy; the upper part of her chest is smooth and lustrous like a polished mirror.”

Muhafhafah suggests a fine, light build, while ghayru mufāḍah excludes a broad or bulky figure. Tarāʾibuhā concerns the upper chest, particularly the area around the collarbones.

Ka-l-sajanjal is a pointed sensory simile: the mirror supplies polish and brightness as the quality transferred to the woman's skin.