The praise (madh) of Alisher Navoi in the qasida by Ahli Shirazi

Abstract

Among the other genres of classical literature of the East, the genre of the qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode) is relatively old and played an important role in the development of poetic thinking. Furthermore, the praise (madh) is one of the most widely described issues in classical literature, as well as it developed simultaneously with the genre of qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode). The issue about the genre of qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode) and the praise (madh) in the history of our literature is so intertwined that is impossible to imagine them separately. In this research, the author analyzed these two issues together. This article discusses the qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode) called masnu' (meaning full of arts) dedicated to Alisher Navoi by Ahli Shirazi, a representative of Persian-Tajik literature. The author emphasizes that the qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode) written by Alisher Navoi called masnu' (meaning full of arts) inspired Ahli Shirazi, and while analyzing the verses of the qasida (or qasidah, often translated as ode), he proved through historical facts that each verse in the qasida describes the qualities of the poet.