Imru’ al-Qays on crested necks 1,500 years ago

“And a crest like a tall frankincense tree set on fire by an offender”

(“wa-saalifatun ka-sahuuqi al-Labaani adrama fihi al-ghawiyyu al-su’uru”)

The vision of a blazing frankincense tree is fitting for a chestnut horse.

 

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Below, a frankincense tree:

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