Irṣād is a figure in which an earlier part of speech prepares the hearer to anticipate the ending. A semantic clue, a verse pattern, or rhyme may contribute to this expectation.
«وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَكِنْ كَانُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ»
“God did not wrong them; rather, they wronged themselves.”
The earlier use of li-yaẓlimahum and the parallel contrast prepare the concluding yaẓlimūn. The prediction comes from meaningful contextual organization, not merely repeated sounds.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part I
Irṣād is a figure in which an earlier part of speech prepares the hearer to anticipate the ending. A semantic clue, a verse pattern, or rhyme may contribute to this expectation.
«وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَكِنْ كَانُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ»
“God did not wrong them; rather, they wronged themselves.”
The earlier use of li-yaẓlimahum and the parallel contrast prepare the concluding yaẓlimūn. The prediction comes from meaningful contextual organization, not merely repeated sounds.