Informations about Alisher Navoiy His poems and handwritten His popularity over the world

You’ll Discover the Charms of a Particular Poetic Form

Another attraction of these poems is the use of the ghazal form. With roots in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, the ghazal spread into Persia, then South Asia, through the influence of Sufi mystics. With its strict structural requirements, and typical themes of love and separation, the ghazal – sometimes compared to the Petrarchan sonnet – attracts those who aspire to the challenges of high poetic craftsmanship (Goethe was a fan, for instance.)

Wine! Give me more wine to face these solemn wonders
And duck the diving bats in this world of trouble.

The repetition of words within the ghazal form forces the skilled writer to break free of clichés, and allows for the development of extended metaphors. The “signature” couplets at the end of each require from the poet a particular self-awareness. Many ghazals can be taken apart to yield quatrains or aphorisms of lapidary quality.

The sun issues out its rays of sadness
And we, like planets, revolve around hope.

Ultimately, the Poetry Itself is Stunning

Without Fortune and prospect, I ignite the fire

Of impatience – the guards of prudence have vanished:
My caravan defenseless in the coming fire.
A lightening flash has struck and changed me utterly
As rushes burst and spread in a sea of fire….
Understand, Navoiy, I deny my suffering
As the Masandran forests turned red with fire.

Like those of Rumi, and certain other poets, Navoiy’s poems go beyond surface splendor into deeper levels. Delightful on first reading, they yield more with repetition. This book is a keeper.

— Denise Provost