LessonsSajʿ and Muwāzanah: Rhymed Prose, Rhythmic Endings, and BalanceQuiz

يَطْبَعُ الْأَسْجَاعَ بِجَوَاهِرِ لَفْظِهِ، وَيَقْرَعُ الْأَسْمَاعَ بِزَوَاجِرِ وَعْظِهِ
He crafts rhymed phrases with the jewels of his diction and strikes the ears with the admonitions of his counsel.

Compare the matching positions:
“yaṭbaʿu / yaqraʿu” — pattern and terminal sound.
“al-asjāʿ / al-asmāʿ” — structure and ending.
“bi-jawāhir / bi-zawājir” — sound and pattern.
“lafẓihī / waʿẓihī” — closing sound correspondence.

Recurrent matching across positions distinguishes this form from a rhyme restricted to the final words.

Opening interactive controls...

Worked example of muraṣṣaʿ

Sajʿ and Muwāzanah: Rhymed Prose, Rhythmic Endings, and Balance

يَطْبَعُ الْأَسْجَاعَ بِجَوَاهِرِ لَفْظِهِ، وَيَقْرَعُ الْأَسْمَاعَ بِزَوَاجِرِ وَعْظِهِ
He crafts rhymed phrases with the jewels of his diction and strikes the ears with the admonitions of his counsel.

Compare the matching positions:
“yaṭbaʿu / yaqraʿu” — pattern and terminal sound.
“al-asjāʿ / al-asmāʿ” — structure and ending.
“bi-jawāhir / bi-zawājir” — sound and pattern.
“lafẓihī / waʿẓihī” — closing sound correspondence.

Recurrent matching across positions distinguishes this form from a rhyme restricted to the final words.