فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ
There are raised couches there, and cups set in place.
In Qurʾān 88:13–14, “marfūʿah” and “mawḍūʿah” display corresponding verbal patterns and endings. The intervening nouns “surur” and “akwāb” need not also have identical patterns.
The example shows how strong agreement at the clause endings differs from extended parallel correspondence throughout the clauses.
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Sajʿ and Muwāzanah: Rhymed Prose, Rhythmic Endings, and Balance
فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ
There are raised couches there, and cups set in place.
In Qurʾān 88:13–14, “marfūʿah” and “mawḍūʿah” display corresponding verbal patterns and endings. The intervening nouns “surur” and “akwāb” need not also have identical patterns.
The example shows how strong agreement at the clause endings differs from extended parallel correspondence throughout the clauses.