A Brief Look at the Developments of Iranian Verse Literature in the First Half of the Ilkhanid Rule مقالة

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Poetic themes underwent a fundamental transformation during this period; such that mystical discussions formed the subject of most poems of this era, and ultimately, didactic literature grew more significantly in this period through poets such as Molavi, Saadi, and others. For this reason, we say that although the verse literature of this period was not supported by the sultans, the attention shown to it by some divanis and the governments that had made peace with the Mongols ensured that, under the shadow of these supports, literature continued in forms and themes different from previous periods. With the arrival of the Arabs in Iran, despite a period of hiatus (from the first to the second century), poetry maintained its continuity; such that from the third century onwards, governments such as the Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Seljuks, etc. Moving past these, it must be said that from the Saffarid era onwards, the Persian language and literature once again gained increasing popularity and prosperity; as it has been narrated from the history of Sistan, in the court of the Saffarids, for the first time after two centuries, they officially spoke, wrote letters, and composed poetry in the Persian language (Homayi Isfahani, 1390: 2/307). Reference to this statement supports the attention of the Mongol divanis (holders of government positions) toward poets, who during this period were also Sufi mystics. Now we proceed to mention several fragments of mystical poetry from the great poets of this period of Iranian history.