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وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ۝ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Cushions arranged in rows and carpets spread out.

Muwāzanah is characterized by correspondence in metrical form of endings without requiring identical rhyme. Sajʿ requires agreement in the terminal sounds of prose clauses; its subtypes impose further patterns.

Aesthetic similarity alone is not a formal criterion.

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Sajʿ, balance, and the criterion of endings

Final Comprehensive Examination: Bayān, Badīʿ and Closing Arts

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ۝ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
Cushions arranged in rows and carpets spread out.

Muwāzanah is characterized by correspondence in metrical form of endings without requiring identical rhyme. Sajʿ requires agreement in the terminal sounds of prose clauses; its subtypes impose further patterns.

Aesthetic similarity alone is not a formal criterion.