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May God have mercy on him, his estimation was of the greatest beauty, and the most generous when distinguishing between the possessive and the possessed.

He chose in the simile a young camel because it turns to its young often, and it is the most tender. And also, if she is like that, she is neither young and ignorant nor old and perishing. Her neck and chest are like the neck of a gazelle, not excessively long when she stretches it, nor short. The hand is the neck. "Fadheeh" means abundant, and "nasstuhu" means she raised it and stretched it. He means that the neck of this woman is neither excessively long nor ugly to look at when she raises and stretches it, but rather it is an increase in the neck beyond its desirable measure, so it becomes excessive. And so is everything that exceeds its measure, it becomes excessive. And from this is the saying:

"A horn on a strong one, excessively long. It has already been smelled and reached me."

"Excessive" refers to the braids. And from this is "al-hadarth."

"Afra'a" is long hair, even if it is abundant. And we enter into it "atā'a."

"Fiyāl" is a she-camel. "Hams" and "laqath" are two things that are dark. And "al-fāḥim" is intensely black. And "al-adath" is abundant. And "al-qanū" is the cluster of dates, and "al-mutamashkil" is abundant in fruits, some of which have entered into some of them.

"Ghadā'ir" are braids. "Al-madārā" is in "minā" and "rasul."

"Al-ghadār" is a camel, and it is "jagh." And "surrāt" with the letter "zāy" are twisted.

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