تَشْبِيهٌsimiles

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,

  وَالتَّشْبِيهِ — and the similes. Another 'wa-'-joined ingredient, a verbal noun meaning 'likening / drawing comparisons' — the simile-making that is poetry's craft. It sits in the same role as its neighbours in the list, with a matching ending.

  From: Sincere Preaching →

• فأحذر التشبيه عياذا بالله عياذا،

  So beware of likening, seeking refuge with Allah for protection.

  ٱلتَّشْبِيهَ — the likening. The al- makes this definite, 'the likening'. It is the object of the command 'beware', and carries the -a ending that marks the thing the action is directed at.

  From: Signs of God's Transcendence →