Qatari Arabic Curriculum — Grade 8, Term 1 (اللغة العربية قطر) — Page 24

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَمِنْ أَنْوَاعِ التَّشْبِيهِ الْمُفْرَدِ كَذَلِكَ (التَّشْبِيهُ الْبَلِيغُ)، وَهُوَ أَعْلَى دَرَجَاتِ التَّشْبِيهِ الْمُفْرَدِ بَلَاغَةً، وَيُعَرَّفُ بِأَنَّهُ: تَشْبِيهٌ حُذِفَتْ مِنْهُ الْأَدَاةُ وَوَجْهُ الشَّبَهِ؛ بِغَرَضِ زِيَادَةِ الْأَثَرِ الْبَلَاغِيِّ لِلصُّورَةِ، وَبَيَانِ تَطَابُقِ صِفَاتِ الْمُشَبَّهِ وَالْمُشَبَّهِ بِهِ مِثَالُهُ قَوْلُنَا (أَنْتَ أَسَدٌ)،

Another type of singular simile is the 'eloquent simile,' which represents the pinnacle of rhetorical singular similes. It is defined as a simile that omits both the comparative particle and the point of resemblance to heighten the rhetorical impact and emphasize the identity between the subject and the object of comparison. An example is our statement: 'You are a lion.'

وَمِنْهُ أَيْضًا قَوْلُ النَّابِغَةِ الذُّبْيَانِيِّ: فَإِنَّكَ شَمْسٌ، وَالْمُلُوكُ كَوَاكِبٌ إِذَا طَلَعَتْ لَمْ يَبْدُ مِنْهُنَّ كَوْكَبُ.

A further example is the verse by Al-Nabigha Al-Dhubyani: 'For you are a sun, and the kings are stars; when it rises, no other star can be seen.'

أَثَرُ التَّشْبِيهِ فِي الْمَعْنَى: يُبَيِّنُ الْحَالَةَ الْمُرَادَ تَقْرِيرُهَا؛ إِمَّا تَجْمِيلُ الْمُشَبَّهِ (مَدْحُ) الْمُشَبَّهِ، أَوْ تَقْبِيحُهُ؛ لِزِيَادَةِ الْمَعْنَى قُوَّةً وَوُضُوحًا.

The effect of a simile on meaning: It clarifies the intended state by either beautifying the subject—through praise—or disparaging it, thereby lending the expression greater force and clarity.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (10 verbs · 43 nouns)

• عَرَّفَ — to define
• حَذَفَ — to delete
• طَلَعَ — to rise
• نَوْعٌ — type
• تَشْبِيهٌ — simile
• مُفْرَدٌ — singular