«نَطَقَتِ الْحَالُ»
The situation spoke.
A situation does not literally use a tongue. The statement means that its circumstances made a conclusion intelligible. The communicative force of speaking is transferred to indication by circumstances.
Source: communicating through speech.
Target: the situation indicating something.
Resemblance: making a meaning clear.
Indicator: speech attributed to a situation.
Because the borrowed expression is verbal, the analysis is of a derivative metaphor.
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Literal and Figurative Usage: Metonymy and Types of Metaphor
«نَطَقَتِ الْحَالُ»
The situation spoke.
A situation does not literally use a tongue. The statement means that its circumstances made a conclusion intelligible. The communicative force of speaking is transferred to indication by circumstances.
Source: communicating through speech.
Target: the situation indicating something.
Resemblance: making a meaning clear.
Indicator: speech attributed to a situation.
Because the borrowed expression is verbal, the analysis is of a derivative metaphor.