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هو الحب فاسلم بالحشا ما الهوى سهل

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37 · 11 words · shading: how many commentators stop on each word

وَلِي هِمَّةٌ تَعْلُو إِذَا مَا ذَكَرْتُهَا وَرُوحٌ بِذِكْرَاهَا إِذَا رَخُصَتْ تَغْلُو

I have an aspiration that rises whenever I speak of her, / and a soul that, when it is held cheap, grows dear through remembering her.

al-Būrīnī

﴿ولى همة تعلو﴾

Commentary: see the 1872 print, pp. 126–127 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)

The 1872 print, page 126, the commentary on this passageThe 1872 print, page 127, the commentary on this passage

al-Nābulusī

﴿ولى همة﴾

Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 127 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)

The 1872 print, page 127, the commentary on this passage

Words 7–8 · 1 of 2

وَرُوحٌ بِذِكْرَاهَا

Only al-Nābulusī comments here.

al-Nābulusī

﴿وروح بذكراها﴾

Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 127 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)

The 1872 print, page 127, the commentary on this passage

Words 9–10 · 1 of 2

إِذَا رَخُصَتْ

Only al-Nābulusī comments here.

al-Nābulusī

﴿اذا رخصت﴾

Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 127 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)

The 1872 print, page 127, the commentary on this passage

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