LessonsThe Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle Before the JudgeQuiz

«تَلْدَغُ بِلِسَانٍ نَضْنَاضٍ»
It stings with a darting tongue.

Taldaghu commonly describes the sting or bite of a venomous creature. Its application to a fine point is metaphorical; the “tongue” is the active, narrow part of the instrument, not a literal organ.

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A tongue that pricks

The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle Before the Judge

«تَلْدَغُ بِلِسَانٍ نَضْنَاضٍ»
It stings with a darting tongue.

Taldaghu commonly describes the sting or bite of a venomous creature. Its application to a fine point is metaphorical; the “tongue” is the active, narrow part of the instrument, not a literal organ.