Durus al-Balagha — First Lessons in Arabic Rhetoric (دروس البلاغة) — Page 67

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

مَوَاضِعُ الْفَصْلِ: يَجِبُ الْفَصْلُ فِي خَمْسَةِ مَوَاضِعَ:

The instances of disconnection (fasl): Disconnection is mandatory in five instances:

الْأَوَّلُ: أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الْجُمْلَتَيْنِ اتِّحَادٌ تَامٌّ بِأَنْ تَكُونَ الثَّانِيَةُ بَدَلًا مِنَ الْأُولَى نَحْوَ: ﴿أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ * أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَمِ وَبَنِينَ﴾ [الشُّعَرَاء:

The first: That there be a complete unity between the two sentences, such that the second is a substitute (badal) for the first, as in: 'He provided you with what you know. He provided you with livestock and children' [Ash-Shu'ara: 132-133],

أَوْ بِأَنْ تَكُونَ بَيَانًا لَهَا، نَحْوَ: ﴿فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ﴾ [طه:

or that it be an explanation (bayan) for it, as in: 'Then Satan whispered to him, saying, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity?"' [Ta-Ha: 120],

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Vocabulary · المفردات (13 verbs · 29 nouns)

• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• كَانَ — to be
• أَمَدَّ — to provide
• مَوْضِع — position
• فَصْل — separation
• جُمْلَة — sentence