حَمَاسَةٌenthusiasm

Example sentences

• وبيت ماله الكذب والإسراف في المدح والهجو والتشبيه والنعوت والحماسة،

  And its stock-in-trade consists of lies, exaggeration in praise, satire, similes, descriptions, and boasting,

  وَالْحَمَاسَةِ — and the enthusiasm. The last 'wa-'-joined item, naming the rousing, boastful 'battle-zeal' verse. It closes the catalogue of what poetry runs on and takes the same case as the other listed nouns. The link word ties off the inventory.

  From: Sincere Preaching →