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«فَحِينَ مَلَلْنَا السُّرَى وَمِلْنَا إِلَى الْكَرَى»
When we grew weary of night travel and inclined toward sleep.

Surā is night travel and karā is sleep. The echo between malalnā and milnā links exhaustion to the turn toward rest, functioning as narrative pacing rather than ornament alone.

The transition tells us why the travellers slow down. It conveys duration, fatigue and the need for a new scene, without requiring invented details about exact mileage or time.

Applied question
What narrative function does the sound pattern serve?

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Pacing a narrative transition

Narrative and Argumentation Practicum — Scenes from Ten Maqāmāt

«فَحِينَ مَلَلْنَا السُّرَى وَمِلْنَا إِلَى الْكَرَى»
When we grew weary of night travel and inclined toward sleep.

Surā is night travel and karā is sleep. The echo between malalnā and milnā links exhaustion to the turn toward rest, functioning as narrative pacing rather than ornament alone.

The transition tells us why the travellers slow down. It conveys duration, fatigue and the need for a new scene, without requiring invented details about exact mileage or time.

Applied question
What narrative function does the sound pattern serve?