LessonsQalb, Tashrīʿ and Luzūm Mā Lā Yalzam: Completing the Verbal OrnamentsQuiz

«كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ» — reversal preserves the letter sequence, so the relevant device is qalb.

«يا خاطب الدنيا الدنية ... الردى ... الأكدار» — a poetic line admits two valid stopping points; this is tashrīʿ.

«فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ... فَلَا تَنْهَرْ» — the endings agree not only in the final consonant but also in a preceding consonant, illustrating the extra-commitment aspect of luzūm mā lā yalzam.

These devices are classified not by subject matter but by the location and condition of the verbal pattern.

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Qalb, Tashrīʿ and Luzūm Mā Lā Yalzam: Completing the Verbal Ornaments

«كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ» — reversal preserves the letter sequence, so the relevant device is qalb.

«يا خاطب الدنيا الدنية ... الردى ... الأكدار» — a poetic line admits two valid stopping points; this is tashrīʿ.

«فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ... فَلَا تَنْهَرْ» — the endings agree not only in the final consonant but also in a preceding consonant, illustrating the extra-commitment aspect of luzūm mā lā yalzam.

These devices are classified not by subject matter but by the location and condition of the verbal pattern.