الجندي كالأسد في الشجاعة
The soldier is like a lion in courage.
Mushabbah: al-jundī — the soldier whose courage is described.
Mushabbah bih: al-asad — the lion serving as the familiar standard.
Wajh al-shabah: al-shajāʿah — courage, the shared feature.
Adāt al-tashbīh: ka- — the explicit marker of likeness.
If “fī al-shajāʿah” is removed, the shared quality must be understood contextually. If “ka-” is also omitted and the expression becomes “al-jundī asad,” it acquires the force of emphatic simile.
Conclusion: the same comparison can be stated with different degrees of explicitness while the analytical roles remain distinct.