“Fair were they also, diffusing the odor of musk as they moved,
Like the soft zephyr bringing with it the scent of the clove.”

— Imru' al-Qais

The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. 5, p. 20
Poetry, Couplets

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“Fair were they also, diffusing the odor of musk as they moved,
Like the soft zephyr bringing with it the scent of the clove.”