«كَأَنَّهُمَا الْفَرْقَدَانِ»
As though the two were the Farqadān, a pair of stars.
The Farqadān are two stars. Kaʾanna introduces the simile and the dual pronoun refers to the eyes. The comparison makes their sudden brightness visible and reverses the earlier impression that the man could not see.
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The Barqaʿīd Maqāmah: Abū Zayd’s Sight, the Cleansing Ruse and His Escape
«كَأَنَّهُمَا الْفَرْقَدَانِ»
As though the two were the Farqadān, a pair of stars.
The Farqadān are two stars. Kaʾanna introduces the simile and the dual pronoun refers to the eyes. The comparison makes their sudden brightness visible and reverses the earlier impression that the man could not see.