خَاوِيَ الْوِفَاضِ، بَادِيَ الْإِنْفَاضِ
His bag empty; his poverty plain to see.
The endings الوفاض / الإنفاض have matching sounds. Such harmonious prose endings are studied under sajʿ, rhymed prose.
The sound pattern is not merely ornamental. The two meanings reinforce each other, allowing rhythm and imagery to convey the severity of poverty together.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: A Stranger with Empty Provisions
خَاوِيَ الْوِفَاضِ، بَادِيَ الْإِنْفَاضِ
His bag empty; his poverty plain to see.
The endings الوفاض / الإنفاض have matching sounds. Such harmonious prose endings are studied under sajʿ, rhymed prose.
The sound pattern is not merely ornamental. The two meanings reinforce each other, allowing rhythm and imagery to convey the severity of poverty together.