LessonsDivisions of Simile: Single/Composite, Enfolded/Separated, Taswiya/Jamʿ, Tamthīl and ExplicitnessQuiz

النشر مسك والوجوه دنانير
The fragrance is musk, and the faces are dinars.

The passage continues with the fingertips and a corresponding comparison. Each subject appears near its own comparison term: fragrance–musk, faces–coins, and fingertips–their relevant likeness.

This is separated simile (mafrūq): rather than listing all subjects followed by all comparisons, the utterance presents one pair after another. Each resemblance can be understood as it occurs, making the arrangement distinct from malfūf.

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Separated simile: alternating pairs

Divisions of Simile: Single/Composite, Enfolded/Separated, Taswiya/Jamʿ, Tamthīl and Explicitness

النشر مسك والوجوه دنانير
The fragrance is musk, and the faces are dinars.

The passage continues with the fingertips and a corresponding comparison. Each subject appears near its own comparison term: fragrance–musk, faces–coins, and fingertips–their relevant likeness.

This is separated simile (mafrūq): rather than listing all subjects followed by all comparisons, the utterance presents one pair after another. Each resemblance can be understood as it occurs, making the arrangement distinct from malfūf.