«وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ»
“You fear people, while God has a greater right that you should fear Him.”
The form takhshā recurs as takhshāhu later in the clause. Alongside the audible return, the meaning moves from fear of people to the one who has the greater claim to reverence.
Thus position and purpose matter as much as repetition. The echoed form reinforces the core moral contrast rather than simply decorating the sentence.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
«وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ»
“You fear people, while God has a greater right that you should fear Him.”
The form takhshā recurs as takhshāhu later in the clause. Alongside the audible return, the meaning moves from fear of people to the one who has the greater claim to reverence.
Thus position and purpose matter as much as repetition. The echoed form reinforces the core moral contrast rather than simply decorating the sentence.