DevicePlace / effect
Imperative + addressAlā hubbī; urgency
SimileKaʾanna l-ḥuṣṣ; visual colour
ContrastMiser and wealth; changed behaviour
Emphatic negationMā … biṣāḥibiki; self-regard
Repeated commandQifī, qifī; delay parting
IdiomAqarra l-ʿuyūn; satisfaction
The poet creates public claims through small, concrete scenes and compact expressions rather than through abstract declarations alone.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)
DevicePlace / effect
Imperative + addressAlā hubbī; urgency
SimileKaʾanna l-ḥuṣṣ; visual colour
ContrastMiser and wealth; changed behaviour
Emphatic negationMā … biṣāḥibiki; self-regard
Repeated commandQifī, qifī; delay parting
IdiomAqarra l-ʿuyūn; satisfaction
The poet creates public claims through small, concrete scenes and compact expressions rather than through abstract declarations alone.