LessonsṬarafah: The She-Camel’s Anatomy, Similes, and Roman Arch (Verses 17–23)Quiz

لَهَا فَخِذَانِ أُكْمِلَ النَّحْضُ فِيهِمَا
كَأَنَّهُمَا بَابَا مُنِيفٍ مُمَرَّدِ
Her two thighs are fully fleshed, as though they were the two broad, smooth gates of an imposing elevated structure.

Fakhidhān is “two thighs,” and al-naḥḍ means flesh. Ukmila al-naḥḍu fīhimā communicates full, developed flesh in both thighs.

The two bābā munīfin mumarrad are the broad smooth gates of a lofty building. Their shared qualities with the animal’s thighs are breadth, volume, and evenness. Architectural imagery thus conveys anatomical strength.

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Verse 19: Strong thighs and lofty gates

Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Anatomy, Similes, and Roman Arch (Verses 17–23)

لَهَا فَخِذَانِ أُكْمِلَ النَّحْضُ فِيهِمَا
كَأَنَّهُمَا بَابَا مُنِيفٍ مُمَرَّدِ
Her two thighs are fully fleshed, as though they were the two broad, smooth gates of an imposing elevated structure.

Fakhidhān is “two thighs,” and al-naḥḍ means flesh. Ukmila al-naḥḍu fīhimā communicates full, developed flesh in both thighs.

The two bābā munīfin mumarrad are the broad smooth gates of a lofty building. Their shared qualities with the animal’s thighs are breadth, volume, and evenness. Architectural imagery thus conveys anatomical strength.