LessonsVerbal Embellishments: Resembling Endings, Jinas, Sajʿ, and Further DevicesQuiz

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And magnify your Lord.

In “wa-rabbaka fa-kabbir,” the letter sequence of “rabbaka fa-kabbir,” after the initial conjunction wa, is reversible. Its meaning remains direct: proclaim the greatness of your Lord.

To test such an example, first compare the sequence of letters without spaces or vowel marks, and then read it backward. The reversal concerns sound and form, not a reversal of the statement’s intended meaning.

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A Qur’anic illustration of reversible letters

Verbal Embellishments: Resembling Endings, Jinas, Sajʿ, and Further Devices

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And magnify your Lord.

In “wa-rabbaka fa-kabbir,” the letter sequence of “rabbaka fa-kabbir,” after the initial conjunction wa, is reversible. Its meaning remains direct: proclaim the greatness of your Lord.

To test such an example, first compare the sequence of letters without spaces or vowel marks, and then read it backward. The reversal concerns sound and form, not a reversal of the statement’s intended meaning.