Saib and the Examination of the Breadth and Length of Life مقاله

چکیده:

Thinking about the few days of life's deadline has long been a concern for humanity. Iranian thinkers, too, have spoken about the secret of life for many centuries. Saib Tabrizi, the content-oriented poet of the 11th century AH, was not unaware of this pure theme and has explored the nature of human life from various angles. In this article, we first enumerate in ten stanzas the factors that, from Saib's perspective, can cause a long life. Then, we summarize in twelve stanzas what, in his view, can cause the shortness of human life. The other part of this article is formed by examining what human life is compared to in Saib's ghazals and his imagery, and what benefits the poet has derived from each metaphor. Furthermore, Saib's critical and satirical view of the desire for a long life—which is embodied in Hazrat Khidr (AS)—leads him to contemplate the consequences of longevity and provides the reader with the awareness that one should pay more attention to the breadth of life rather than its length.