«فَتَنَاجَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ فِيمَا يُسْبَرُ بِهِ قُلَيْبُهُ»
The assembly conferred quietly about how to probe the depth of his knowledge.
Tanājā is to converse privately; yusbaru evokes sounding or probing depth; qulayb is a small well. The writer likens an individual's hidden resources of intellect to water whose depth must be measured.
The group is now developing a technical exercise, one that should distinguish genuine command of expression from a bold but unsupported reputation.
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The Marāghah Maqāmah: A Test of Eloquence and an Unusual Constraint
«فَتَنَاجَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ فِيمَا يُسْبَرُ بِهِ قُلَيْبُهُ»
The assembly conferred quietly about how to probe the depth of his knowledge.
Tanājā is to converse privately; yusbaru evokes sounding or probing depth; qulayb is a small well. The writer likens an individual's hidden resources of intellect to water whose depth must be measured.
The group is now developing a technical exercise, one that should distinguish genuine command of expression from a bold but unsupported reputation.