«وَطُرَّتِي بِالْجَلَحِ، وَطَلْعِي بِالْبَلَحِ، وَرَدَّنِي بِالْبَهَارِ، وَمِسْكِي بِالْبُخَارِ»
And my forelock with baldness, my fine growth with unripeness, my flower-like freshness with pallor, and my musk-like scent with vapour.
Jalaḥ is loss of hair at the temples; balaḥ unripe dates. Bahār and bukhār are used for a comic reversal of freshness and fragrance. The point is patterned wordplay rather than a literal medical description.
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«وَطُرَّتِي بِالْجَلَحِ، وَطَلْعِي بِالْبَلَحِ، وَرَدَّنِي بِالْبَهَارِ، وَمِسْكِي بِالْبُخَارِ»
And my forelock with baldness, my fine growth with unripeness, my flower-like freshness with pallor, and my musk-like scent with vapour.
Jalaḥ is loss of hair at the temples; balaḥ unripe dates. Bahār and bukhār are used for a comic reversal of freshness and fragrance. The point is patterned wordplay rather than a literal medical description.