«وَلَا كَبَا قَدْحُ زِنَادٍ وَلَا ذَكَتْ نَارُ عِنَادٍ»
The striking of a firestone did not fail, nor did the fire of obstinacy flare up.
Zinād denotes the implement or firestone used to kindle fire; ʿinād means stubborn opposition. Qadḥ involves striking or producing a spark.
The passage juxtaposes the vocabulary of literal ignition with the fire of antagonism, a figurative expression. The shared endings give the prose its audible rhyme, but the meanings remain distinct.
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The Dīnārī Maqāmah: A Stranger in a Literary Gathering
«وَلَا كَبَا قَدْحُ زِنَادٍ وَلَا ذَكَتْ نَارُ عِنَادٍ»
The striking of a firestone did not fail, nor did the fire of obstinacy flare up.
Zinād denotes the implement or firestone used to kindle fire; ʿinād means stubborn opposition. Qadḥ involves striking or producing a spark.
The passage juxtaposes the vocabulary of literal ignition with the fire of antagonism, a figurative expression. The shared endings give the prose its audible rhyme, but the meanings remain distinct.