لِخَوْلَةَ أَطْلالٌ بِبُرْقَةِ ثَهْمَدِ
تَلُوحُ كَبَاقِي الوَشْمِ فِي ظَاهِرِ اليَدِ
Khawla has traces at the stony ground of Thahmad
Showing like remnants of tattoo on the back of a hand
المصدر · Source: Mu'allaqa, line 1. A.J. Arberry, The Seven Odes (1957)
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