إِيَّاكَ أَقْصِدُ.
It is you whom I intend.
Iyyāka is the object fronted before the verb. In a context of selection it may emphasize the addressee’s exclusivity, unlike the neutral statement aqṣiduka.
Fronting does not always create strict logical exclusivity; it may signal attention or priority. The context decides which effect is intended.
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Practice 1: Supplementary Advanced Balāghah: Applied Context, Structure and Figures
إِيَّاكَ أَقْصِدُ.
It is you whom I intend.
Iyyāka is the object fronted before the verb. In a context of selection it may emphasize the addressee’s exclusivity, unlike the neutral statement aqṣiduka.
Fronting does not always create strict logical exclusivity; it may signal attention or priority. The context decides which effect is intended.