وَمَا التَّأْنِيثُ لِاسْمِ الشَّمْسِ عَيْبٌ
وَلاَ التَّذْكِيرُ فَخْرٌ لِلْهِلاَلِ
The feminine gender of the sun is no shame
Nor is the masculine gender an honor for the crescent moon
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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