«يَا جَهَابِذَةَ النَّقْدِ»
O masters of critical judgment!
Yā jahābidhat al-naqd names the listeners as expert critics. That flattering designation also creates an expectation: people addressed as judges of style should be ready to discriminate good literary craft from weak work.
The vocative establishes a relationship; it does not independently prove every listener competent. Its effect becomes clear when followed by a demand for evaluation. Praise of the audience and challenge to the audience are intertwined.
Practice: Is “masters of criticism” mere flattery? It also calls them to exercise that claimed expertise.