ArabicMeaning here
أَنْماطPatterned cloth coverings
عِتاقFine or excellent
كِلَّةA screen or covering for a litter
حَواشِيBorders or edges
Wirād suggests reddish coloring. The pronoun in ḥawāshīhā refers to the covering. Comparison to a familiar intense color yields a clear color simile.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: The Departing Caravan, Travel Imagery and Similes (Verses 7–15)
ArabicMeaning here
أَنْماطPatterned cloth coverings
عِتاقFine or excellent
كِلَّةA screen or covering for a litter
حَواشِيBorders or edges
Wirād suggests reddish coloring. The pronoun in ḥawāshīhā refers to the covering. Comparison to a familiar intense color yields a clear color simile.