LessonsIqtibās and Taḍmīn: Quoting Scripture and Incorporating PoetryQuiz

وذكرني من قدها ومدامعي مجر عوالينا ومجرى السوابق
Her figure and my flowing tears recalled to me the movement of spears and the courses of racing horses.

The figure suggests the slenderness or uprightness of a spear, while the flowing tears invite a comparison to movement or a course taken. The imagery therefore creates several connections, not one accidental match of words.

Read together with the companion verse naming places, it demonstrates how an incorporated expression can be adapted into a fresh network of images.

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Jarr ʿawālīnā and majrā al-sawābiq

Iqtibās and Taḍmīn: Quoting Scripture and Incorporating Poetry

وذكرني من قدها ومدامعي مجر عوالينا ومجرى السوابق
Her figure and my flowing tears recalled to me the movement of spears and the courses of racing horses.

The figure suggests the slenderness or uprightness of a spear, while the flowing tears invite a comparison to movement or a course taken. The imagery therefore creates several connections, not one accidental match of words.

Read together with the companion verse naming places, it demonstrates how an incorporated expression can be adapted into a fresh network of images.