ضَلِيعٌ إِذَا اسْتَدْبَرْتَهُ سَدَّ فَرْجَهُ
بِضَافٍ فُوَيْقَ الْأَرْضِ لَيْسَ بِأَعْزَلِ
“It is broad and strongly built. Seen from behind, it fills the space between its hind legs with a long, abundant tail, held a little above the ground and not bare on one side.”
Ḍalīʿ praises the breadth and strength of the frame. The tail is long and full without dragging on the ground, and its hair is not missing unevenly from one side.
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Imruʾ al-Qays: The Horse’s Form, Similes, and Wild Quarry (Verses 59–64)
ضَلِيعٌ إِذَا اسْتَدْبَرْتَهُ سَدَّ فَرْجَهُ
بِضَافٍ فُوَيْقَ الْأَرْضِ لَيْسَ بِأَعْزَلِ
“It is broad and strongly built. Seen from behind, it fills the space between its hind legs with a long, abundant tail, held a little above the ground and not bare on one side.”
Ḍalīʿ praises the breadth and strength of the frame. The tail is long and full without dragging on the ground, and its hair is not missing unevenly from one side.