«يَفْتَرُّ عَنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ رَطْبٍ وَعَنْ بَرَدٍ وَعَنْ أَقَاحٍ»
When he smiles, there appear fresh pearls, hailstones, and white blossoms.
Yaftarru describes parting the lips to reveal the teeth. Luʾluʾ raṭb suggests fresh or lustrous pearls, barad evokes whiteness and coolness, and aqāḥ white flowers.
The three images recur from the earlier poem but are now placed in a longer, more elaborate series.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: A Literary Assembly and a Contest of Verse
«يَفْتَرُّ عَنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ رَطْبٍ وَعَنْ بَرَدٍ وَعَنْ أَقَاحٍ»
When he smiles, there appear fresh pearls, hailstones, and white blossoms.
Yaftarru describes parting the lips to reveal the teeth. Luʾluʾ raṭb suggests fresh or lustrous pearls, barad evokes whiteness and coolness, and aqāḥ white flowers.
The three images recur from the earlier poem but are now placed in a longer, more elaborate series.