وفاز باللذة الجسور
And the daring person wins enjoyment.
Against the earlier, fuller description of boldness, al-jasūr offers a compact and direct characterization. The contrast between intense grief and desired enjoyment becomes immediate.
Sallām's version exemplifies good arrangement and concision because the simplified wording carries the poetic contrast forcefully. Mere brevity would not have been sufficient without the enhanced effect.
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Ighārah and Maskh: Recasting Verse, Eloquence and Literary Appraisal
وفاز باللذة الجسور
And the daring person wins enjoyment.
Against the earlier, fuller description of boldness, al-jasūr offers a compact and direct characterization. The contrast between intense grief and desired enjoyment becomes immediate.
Sallām's version exemplifies good arrangement and concision because the simplified wording carries the poetic contrast forcefully. Mere brevity would not have been sufficient without the enhanced effect.