Mutnabi and Nasir Khusraw Look at Wisdom

Abstract

Mutanabbi (303-354 AH) and Nasir Khusraw (394-481 AH) are among the poets who have placed wisdom in their poetic themes and have developed its meanings in a high way. These two great poets, by expressing these transcendent rulings, are considered to be the leaders in this field, and despite the similarities, there are some differences in the expression of their rulings. ​In the present article, in a descriptive-analytical method, with the aim of examining the frequency of topics of wisdom, an attempt has been made to explain the similarities and differences between the poems of the two poets. The results of this study show that both poets have sought to express legal and philosophical concepts in their poetry, but Nasir Khusraw, relying on moral, doctrinal and practical principles, has benefited more from these concepts. It seems that he was familiar with Mutanabbi poems due to the prevalence of Arabic poetry among the Iranians at that time and according to the common teaching methods in his time, and it can be said that he had some kind of opinion on the themes and wisdoms of Mutanabbi poetry.