التكرار في ديوان (صوت من الله) لمحمود حسن إسماعيل

Repetition in Mahmoud Hasan Ismail’s Diwan (Sawtun Mina Allah)

Abstract

Repetition is regarded as one of the most prominent stylistic phenomena in Arabic poetry, as it carries a strong expressive power capable of deepening meaning and intensifying emotion, in addition to its role in shaping the internal rhythm of the text. Repetition has received considerable attention from critics and rhetoricians, both classical and modern, because of the multiple functions it performs, ranging from emphasis and suggestion to revealing the poet’s psychological state. It is not confined to a single linguistic level; rather, it operates across several levels, beginning with the letter as the smallest phonetic unit, moving to the word with its direct semantic load, and extending to the sentence and the stanza, which constitute a broader structural framework capable of producing a deeper rhythmic and semantic effect. It acquires a distinct specificity in the poetry of Mahmoud Hasan Ismail, where the artistic dimension intertwines with the spiritual one, making it a means of expressing the Sufi experience that characterizes his poetry. In his work, repetition does not occur randomly; instead, it is linked to central semantic focal points such as light, spirit, supplication, and guidance concepts that form the core of his poetic vision. Through studying the poems of the collection selected by the scholar for this study, (Sawtun Mina Allah), it becomes evident that the poet employs repetition in multiple patterns, most notably the repetition of letters, words, sentences, and stanzas. Each of these patterns contributes to constructing a particular aspect of the poetic experience, whether on the level of rhythm, meaning, or psychological effect. Accordingly, this research seeks to study the phenomenon of repetition in (Sawtun Mina Allah) by Mahmoud Hasan Ismail through analyzing its manifestations across three levels: the letter, the word, and the sentence, in order to reveal its artistic and semantic functions and to clarify its role in shaping the poetic structure of the text.