لَمَّا قَلَّ الْمَاءُ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ، وَقَالَ الْمَسْؤُولُ: إِنَّ حِفْظَهُ وَاجِبٌ، وَالْعَدْلَ نُرِيدُ.
When water became scarce, the people gathered and the official said: “We must conserve it, and fairness is what we seek.”
The opening sets the crisis, the next clause introduces the public speech, and the conclusion emphasizes duty and justice. Together, the clauses advance one communicative aim: public acceptance of a fair common response.
A complete analysis does more than identify inna and object preposing. It explains how emphasis aids persuasion and how the fronted object directs attention to the governing value.