LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related FiguresQuiz

«فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ ۝ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ»
“In it are elevated couches and cups set in place.”

Marfūʿah and mawḍūʿah match in pattern and terminal rhyme. This illustrates mutawāzī sajʿ.

Their senses remain distinct—elevation versus placement. The clauses balance an imagined scene rather than merely repeating a pleasing sound.

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Mutawāzī sajʿ: balanced ending words

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures

«فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ ۝ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ»
“In it are elevated couches and cups set in place.”

Marfūʿah and mawḍūʿah match in pattern and terminal rhyme. This illustrates mutawāzī sajʿ.

Their senses remain distinct—elevation versus placement. The clauses balance an imagined scene rather than merely repeating a pleasing sound.