المخضرم · Mukhadram (Transitional) · Ritha — Elegy
الخنساء

وإن صخرا لتأتم الهداة به (27)

وَإِنَّ صَخْرًا لَتَأْتَمُّ الْهُدَاةُ بِهِ كَأَنَّهُ عَلَمٌ فِي رَأْسِهِ نَارُ
Sakhr was one whom guides would follow As if he were a mountain with fire at its peak
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Khansa. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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