فَأَرْسِلُونِ يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ
Send me. [After arriving, he addresses Joseph:] O Joseph, truthful one! (Yusuf 12:45–46)
The transition from seeking permission to addressing Joseph presupposes intervening steps—permission, travel, and arrival—without narrating each in full.
Effect: the narrative advances quickly to the significant exchange. This is a useful example of a clause, or several narrative clauses, left unexpressed while the action remains intelligible.
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Chapter Eight: Ijaz, Itnab and Musawah — Brevity, Amplification and Balance
فَأَرْسِلُونِ يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ
Send me. [After arriving, he addresses Joseph:] O Joseph, truthful one! (Yusuf 12:45–46)
The transition from seeking permission to addressing Joseph presupposes intervening steps—permission, travel, and arrival—without narrating each in full.
Effect: the narrative advances quickly to the significant exchange. This is a useful example of a clause, or several narrative clauses, left unexpressed while the action remains intelligible.