كَأَنَّ حُدُوجَ الْمَالِكِيَّةِ غُدْوَةً / خَلَايَا سَفِينٍ بِالنَّوَاصِفِ مِنْ دَدِ
In the morning, the litters of the Mālikī travelers were like large ships near al-Nawāṣif in the region called Dadd.
Ḥudūj, plural of ḥidj, are covered camel-litters for riders. Al-Mālikiyyah refers to Banū Mālik. Khalāyā safīn denotes large vessels; the simile evokes both the bulk of the camel-litters and their swaying, forward progress.
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Ṭarafah ibn al-ʿAbd: Ruins, Ships, Gazelle, and Beauty (Verses 1–10)
كَأَنَّ حُدُوجَ الْمَالِكِيَّةِ غُدْوَةً / خَلَايَا سَفِينٍ بِالنَّوَاصِفِ مِنْ دَدِ
In the morning, the litters of the Mālikī travelers were like large ships near al-Nawāṣif in the region called Dadd.
Ḥudūj, plural of ḥidj, are covered camel-litters for riders. Al-Mālikiyyah refers to Banū Mālik. Khalāyā safīn denotes large vessels; the simile evokes both the bulk of the camel-litters and their swaying, forward progress.