«يَا حَبَّذَا نُضَارُهُ وَنَضْرَتُهُ»
How fine its pure gold and its radiant lustre!
Nuḍār evokes fine gold, whereas naḍrah is freshness or splendour. Ḥabbadhā is a fixed exclamation of admiration. The poem joins the substance of gold and the visual pleasure of its lustre in one rhyming pair, without treating these near-homophones as identical in meaning.
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The Dīnārī Maqāmah: From Hunger to a Dinar’s Praise
«يَا حَبَّذَا نُضَارُهُ وَنَضْرَتُهُ»
How fine its pure gold and its radiant lustre!
Nuḍār evokes fine gold, whereas naḍrah is freshness or splendour. Ḥabbadhā is a fixed exclamation of admiration. The poem joins the substance of gold and the visual pleasure of its lustre in one rhyming pair, without treating these near-homophones as identical in meaning.