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

وَلَفَظَتْهُ مَعَاوِزُ الْإِرْفَاقِ إِلَى مَفَاوِزِ الْآفَاقِ
The need for assistance cast him into the wilderness of distant horizons.

Al-irfāq / al-āfāq have closely matching endings, yet the first concerns assistance and the second distant horizons. The passage moves from the lack of help to displacement across the world.

Other nearby endings—firāq and ikhfāq—create continuity without simply repeating the same proposition. An effective chain of sajʿ can hold a common sonic pattern while each new clause adds a fresh circumstance. A polished translation should convey both progression and the relationship between the successive misfortunes.

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Repeated endings and widening distance

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

وَلَفَظَتْهُ مَعَاوِزُ الْإِرْفَاقِ إِلَى مَفَاوِزِ الْآفَاقِ
The need for assistance cast him into the wilderness of distant horizons.

Al-irfāq / al-āfāq have closely matching endings, yet the first concerns assistance and the second distant horizons. The passage moves from the lack of help to displacement across the world.

Other nearby endings—firāq and ikhfāq—create continuity without simply repeating the same proposition. An effective chain of sajʿ can hold a common sonic pattern while each new clause adds a fresh circumstance. A polished translation should convey both progression and the relationship between the successive misfortunes.