«ذَاتَ عَقْلٍ وَعِنَانٍ، وَحَدٍّ وَسِنَانٍ»
As though it possessed reason and reins, an edge and a spear-point.
Reason suggests a person, reins suggest a controlled creature, and edge and point suggest a sharp tool. Their collision of meanings hides the practical object within a series of familiar images.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle Before the Judge
«ذَاتَ عَقْلٍ وَعِنَانٍ، وَحَدٍّ وَسِنَانٍ»
As though it possessed reason and reins, an edge and a spear-point.
Reason suggests a person, reins suggest a controlled creature, and edge and point suggest a sharp tool. Their collision of meanings hides the practical object within a series of familiar images.