يَطْبَعُ الْأَسْجَاعَ بِجَوَاهِرِ لَفْظِهِ
He shaped ornate rhyming prose with the jewels of his words.
The wording emphasizes verbal beauty. Yet the following clause shows that this is not merely a display of literary skill: the speech also contains admonition.
Two functions appear together—style that arrests attention and meaning that aims to move the listeners.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: The Mysterious Preacher and His Eloquence
يَطْبَعُ الْأَسْجَاعَ بِجَوَاهِرِ لَفْظِهِ
He shaped ornate rhyming prose with the jewels of his words.
The wording emphasizes verbal beauty. Yet the following clause shows that this is not merely a display of literary skill: the speech also contains admonition.
Two functions appear together—style that arrests attention and meaning that aims to move the listeners.