«حَضَرْتُ دِيوَانَ النَّظَرِ بِالْمَرَاغَةِ، وَقَدْ جَرَى بِهِ ذِكْرُ الْبَلَاغَةِ»
I attended a council of discussion in Marāghah, where eloquence had become the subject of conversation.
In Marāghah, eloquence is debated and tested in a formal gathering. The setting makes literary ability, rather than social status, the immediate subject.
Balāghah concerns effective and appropriate expression. Mere difficulty is not excellence; the more demanding feat is to meet formal constraints while preserving meaning and flow.