Studing the worldview and insight of Saeb Tabrizi based on Poems
Zahra Vakili[1], Shahnaz Zarinkhat[2]
Abstract
With the aim of understanding Saeb Tabrizi's worldview, this article has investigated the characteristics and views of this great poet. The importance of the subject is known from the fact that the analysis of the views and worldview of each poet and writer has a great impact on the understanding of his literary works and causes the reader to gain a deeper understanding of the poet's poetic symbols and meanings. In addition to that, this study brings knowledge of the contemporary society of the poet and his people. The result of the research shows that Saeb Tabrizi, in addition to paying attention to spiritual and romantic themes, also paid attention to social, political and cultural themes. He adhered to moral and social values, and this has led to the abundance of verses with the themes of encouraging humility, empathy, altruism, etc. in Saeb's poems. Also, verses with a negative charge and incompatibility with the people of the world are rarely seen in Saeb-Tabrizis poems.
 

Introduction

Poets have always been the main revealers of the cultural, social and political attitudes and views of their society, and their poems have reflected these views in terms of theme, expression and language. Saeb Tabrizi is one of the prominent and famous poets of Persian language, especially the Indian style, has one of the richest and most diverse divans of Persian poetry, which contains very valuable thoughts about the world, life, man and various topics. Examining Saeb's poems and understanding his thoughts more precisely through original sources such as his poems is very important because by knowing his views in detail, one can achieve a better understanding of the social, cultural and Iranian thoughts in the 11th century and provide a deeper interpretation of his poems.
 
Statement of the problem and research questions
Mirza Mohammad Ali Saeb Tabrizi is one of the poets who became very famous in India, Iran and Rome in his era and time due to his new style and unique ability in poetry. He is a perfect representative of the style of his time and the language of his people.
 Considering the detailed moral, ruling, social and mystical points in Saeb's poems, it is possible to examine his views and worldview for a deeper understanding of his poems and the social and cultural conditions of his time. Therefore, the current research tries to answer these questions:

What are the moral characteristics of Saeb Tabrizi, which are mentioned in the verses?
What are his beliefs about love and music?
What are his beliefs about people and art?

 

Research Methodology

With the aim of understanding Saeb Tabrizi's worldview, the present article has investigated the characteristics and views of this great poet through the method of library study, relying on the descriptive-analytical method.
 

Discuss

In this research, the moral characteristics of Saeb Tabrizi, his views and beliefs about issues such as: desire, people, God, fame, science and art, sojourn, pain, humility, restraint of nature and earning a living, companionship, music and poetry, Language and speech, love, empathy and altruism are discussed.
 

conclusion

According to the biography and review of Saeb's poems, it is clear that Saeb not only spoke in the language of the people of his time, but also shared the sorrows and joys of the people of his time and spoke of their thoughts, feelings, desires and their pains. various and real aspects of people's lives can be seen in his poems. In addition, Saeb's steadfast and strong character in front of others and problems has caused that verses with negative charge, complaints about the times and incompatibility with the people of the world are rarely seen in his poems.
He values art very much and considers it a way to reach high positions. From his point of view, love is valuable and has a high position; Saeb also admits that love cannot be hidden, but it is difficult to get. He is cautious in dealing with people and pays attention to the characteristics and moods of people and avoids people who prevent him from reaching perfection. It is the clear opposite of asceticism and hypocritical obedience. In addition to his tall personality, he is humble and modest.
Saeb is a praiser of goodness, kindness, and high human ethics, and his advices are not general, dry, and vague slogans, but practical instructions for life, and this is what distinguishes him from other contemporary poets.
 
[1]. Master's student in Persian language and literature, Payam Noor University, Yazd, Iran (corresponding author).
Zahravakili379@gmail.com
[2]. Lecturer in the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Payam Noor University (Sisters), Fatemeh Al-Zahra Pardis, Yazd, Iran.
dr.shahnazzarinkhat@gmail.com
 
Received date: 1402/08/08 (2023/10/30)        Accepted date: 1402/11/08 (2023/01/28)