LessonsConclusion: Literary Borrowing, Iqtibas, Tadmeen, and the Final Arts of CompositionQuiz

«فَبِاللّٰهِ أَبْلُغُ مَا أَرْتَجِي»
By God's help I reach what I hope for.

The phrase appears in a poetic setting where the speaker describes distress and fear of enemies and then calls upon an existing verse suited to his condition. Familiar wording gives the new emotion additional force.

To identify tadmeen, ask which words were taken, whether they belong to an earlier verse, and what function they serve in the new composition.

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How an incorporated verse functions

Conclusion: Literary Borrowing, Iqtibas, Tadmeen, and the Final Arts of Composition

«فَبِاللّٰهِ أَبْلُغُ مَا أَرْتَجِي»
By God's help I reach what I hope for.

The phrase appears in a poetic setting where the speaker describes distress and fear of enemies and then calls upon an existing verse suited to his condition. Familiar wording gives the new emotion additional force.

To identify tadmeen, ask which words were taken, whether they belong to an earlier verse, and what function they serve in the new composition.