«يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ»
He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living.
In the first clause al-ḥayy is what is brought out and al-mayyit is its source. The second clause reverses these roles: al-mayyit is the object of bringing out and al-ḥayy the source.
ʿAks lies in the exchanged relationship between the two terms. The example also creates meaningful opposition, but its reversal is a distinct rhetorical feature.
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Muzāwajah, ʿAks, Rujūʿ, Tawriyah and Istikhdām
«يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ»
He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living.
In the first clause al-ḥayy is what is brought out and al-mayyit is its source. The second clause reverses these roles: al-mayyit is the object of bringing out and al-ḥayy the source.
ʿAks lies in the exchanged relationship between the two terms. The example also creates meaningful opposition, but its reversal is a distinct rhetorical feature.