LessonsThe Marāghah Maqāmah: Classical and Contemporary EloquenceQuiz

«مَنْ يُنَقِّحُ الْإِنْشَاءَ وَيَتَصَرَّفُ فِيهِ كَيْفَ شَاءَ»
Someone who refines prose and can shape it at will.

Yunaqqiḥu is a present-tense Form II verb, associated here with editing and polishing a composition. Yataṣarrafu is a Form V verb: the writer handles expression with flexibility and control.

The two abilities complement one another. Refinement removes weaknesses; flexibility allows the writer to adapt to subject, audience, and purpose. The assembly doubts that anyone living can still possess such mastery.

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Refining composition and shaping expression

The Marāghah Maqāmah: Classical and Contemporary Eloquence

«مَنْ يُنَقِّحُ الْإِنْشَاءَ وَيَتَصَرَّفُ فِيهِ كَيْفَ شَاءَ»
Someone who refines prose and can shape it at will.

Yunaqqiḥu is a present-tense Form II verb, associated here with editing and polishing a composition. Yataṣarrafu is a Form V verb: the writer handles expression with flexibility and control.

The two abilities complement one another. Refinement removes weaknesses; flexibility allows the writer to adapt to subject, audience, and purpose. The assembly doubts that anyone living can still possess such mastery.