«وَالْجُفُونَ بِالسَّقَمِ، وَالْأُنُوفَ بِالشَّمَمِ، وَالْخُدُودَ بِاللَّهَبِ»
And eyelids with languor, noses with proud elevation, and cheeks with flame-like colour.
Saqam here denotes the poetic languor of a gaze, not a medical diagnosis. Shamam describes the form of the nose; lahab makes flushed cheeks into flames. These conventional images extend the elaborate oath.
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The Raḥbiyyah Maqāmah — An Accusation, an Unusual Oath and a Hundred-Mithqāl Offer
«وَالْجُفُونَ بِالسَّقَمِ، وَالْأُنُوفَ بِالشَّمَمِ، وَالْخُدُودَ بِاللَّهَبِ»
And eyelids with languor, noses with proud elevation, and cheeks with flame-like colour.
Saqam here denotes the poetic languor of a gaze, not a medical diagnosis. Shamam describes the form of the nose; lahab makes flushed cheeks into flames. These conventional images extend the elaborate oath.