«وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ»
“Woe to every slanderer and faultfinder.”
Humazah and lumazah differ by one letter while sharing the remainder of their pattern and rhythm. Their pairing strengthens the condemnation of closely related vices.
In replacement-type jinās, the phonetic proximity of the differing consonants may matter as well as the number of shared letters. Count letters, but also listen to the sound created by the change.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
«وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ»
“Woe to every slanderer and faultfinder.”
Humazah and lumazah differ by one letter while sharing the remainder of their pattern and rhythm. Their pairing strengthens the condemnation of closely related vices.
In replacement-type jinās, the phonetic proximity of the differing consonants may matter as well as the number of shared letters. Count letters, but also listen to the sound created by the change.