LessonsSajʿ, Rhyme and Cadence — An Advanced Study of Ten MaqāmātQuiz

يَا حَبَّذَا نُضَارُهُ وَنَضْرَتُهُ
How fine its pure gold and its radiant lustre!

Nuḍāruhu / naḍratuhu brings together the coin’s fine gold and its glittering freshness. The near-similar forms connect substance and appearance while intensifying the speaker’s praise.

This occurs in a poem, so it should not simply be classified as prose sajʿ. Poetic rhyme concerns line endings; sound echoes inside a line are a related but distinct phenomenon. The example illustrates euphonic praise without requiring an unverified claim about the poem’s classical metre.

PatternLiterary rolenuḍārGold as a substancenaḍrahLustre or freshness

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Sound and praise in a coin poem

Sajʿ, Rhyme and Cadence — An Advanced Study of Ten Maqāmāt

يَا حَبَّذَا نُضَارُهُ وَنَضْرَتُهُ
How fine its pure gold and its radiant lustre!

Nuḍāruhu / naḍratuhu brings together the coin’s fine gold and its glittering freshness. The near-similar forms connect substance and appearance while intensifying the speaker’s praise.

This occurs in a poem, so it should not simply be classified as prose sajʿ. Poetic rhyme concerns line endings; sound echoes inside a line are a related but distinct phenomenon. The example illustrates euphonic praise without requiring an unverified claim about the poem’s classical metre.

PatternLiterary rolenuḍārGold as a substancenaḍrahLustre or freshness