«إِذَا قَطَعَتْ وَصَلَتْ»
When it pierces or separates, it also joins.
A needle punctures cloth, yet the accompanying thread can join two edges. The contrast of qaṭaʿa and waṣala compresses a whole craft operation into two apparently opposing actions.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle Before the Judge
«إِذَا قَطَعَتْ وَصَلَتْ»
When it pierces or separates, it also joins.
A needle punctures cloth, yet the accompanying thread can join two edges. The contrast of qaṭaʿa and waṣala compresses a whole craft operation into two apparently opposing actions.