Concept of Death in Nima Youshigh and Nazek Al-Malaeke's Poetry

The use of words in Persian and Arabic contemporary poetry has fundamentally changed since the old times. In traditional poetry «Night» was employed in its real meaning and it mainly indicated the spiritual and emotional feelings، usually associated it with nice characteristics however there were times when poets complained of its long lasting quality. In contemporary poetry connotation of the very word changed altogether and became a symbol of poet''s inner pain or social sufferings. Although «night» at first carried a romantic concept in Youshig''s poetry، the father of modern Persian verse، it soon took on a political and social tune signifying ignorance، despotism and censorship within the society. The abundance usage of this word indicates Youshig''s commitment to man and society; a commitment that seized sleep from his eyes. On the other hand، the same word has a different connotation to the Arab modernist poetess، Nazok Malaeke. To her night is a safe shelter for the wandering spirit and remained a romantic and an individualistic concept until her death.