LessonsṬarafah: Camel’s Pace, Courage, and Social Life (Verses 38–46)Quiz

فَذَالَتْ كَمَا ذَالَتْ وَلِيدَةُ مَجْلِسٍ
تُرِي رَبَّهَا أَذْيَالَ سَحْلٍ مُمَدَّدِ
Meaning: The she-camel moves with a flowing, swaying gait, like a young serving woman in a gathering displaying the long trailing edges of a spread white garment to her master.

Dhālat describes swaying or moving with a long, flowing motion. Walīdat majlis is a young female servant in an assembly. Adhyāl saḥl mumaddad evokes the trailing edges of a long, extended white garment. The relevant comparison is the sweeping movement, not a literal human appearance.

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Verse 44: comparison with a maid’s garment

Ṭarafah: Camel’s Pace, Courage, and Social Life (Verses 38–46)

فَذَالَتْ كَمَا ذَالَتْ وَلِيدَةُ مَجْلِسٍ
تُرِي رَبَّهَا أَذْيَالَ سَحْلٍ مُمَدَّدِ
Meaning: The she-camel moves with a flowing, swaying gait, like a young serving woman in a gathering displaying the long trailing edges of a spread white garment to her master.

Dhālat describes swaying or moving with a long, flowing motion. Walīdat majlis is a young female servant in an assembly. Adhyāl saḥl mumaddad evokes the trailing edges of a long, extended white garment. The relevant comparison is the sweeping movement, not a literal human appearance.