How does al-bīḍ differ across the two phrases?
Radd al-ʿAjz ʿalā al-Ṣadr: Repetition, Paronomasia and Derivation in Prose and Poetry
- Fair people first, shining swords second
- Both refer only to milk
- Swords first, then stars
- Neither has a meaning
Radd al-ʿAjz ʿalā al-Ṣadr: Repetition, Paronomasia and Derivation in Prose and Poetry