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

Ask where the correspondence is located in each example.

“waqārā / aṭwārā” — same terminal rhyme, different patterns: muṭarraf.
“marfūʿah / mawḍūʿah” — same pattern and terminal rhyme: mutawāzī condition.
“maṣfūfah / mabthūthah” — equal patterns without terminal rhyme: muwāzanah.
“yaṭbaʿu al-asjāʿ … yaqraʿu al-asmāʿ …” — multiple paired expressions are arranged in correspondence: muraṣṣaʿ.

Sonic similarity is the general phenomenon, but its technical classification depends on where and how correspondence occurs.

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

Ask where the correspondence is located in each example.

“waqārā / aṭwārā” — same terminal rhyme, different patterns: muṭarraf.
“marfūʿah / mawḍūʿah” — same pattern and terminal rhyme: mutawāzī condition.
“maṣfūfah / mabthūthah” — equal patterns without terminal rhyme: muwāzanah.
“yaṭbaʿu al-asjāʿ … yaqraʿu al-asmāʿ …” — multiple paired expressions are arranged in correspondence: muraṣṣaʿ.

Sonic similarity is the general phenomenon, but its technical classification depends on where and how correspondence occurs.