An Analytic Look at some of Ebn al-Farez's Poems and his Style

Ebn al-Farez is a great mystic of the 8th century. He is known as a poet of love. Those who have explicated his poems have followed different approaches. Some have likened his poems to those by Abunovas and other lyricists and have considered his love to be earthly and material, while others have focused on the spiritual aspects. It is not easy to understand his poems without some knowledge of mystic terms and concepts. With a closer look at his poetry, one makes sure that his poetry is the flow of a clean spirit to words. It is an image of divine love originating from God’s essence. Artificial language is never able to carry such a flow.This article presents a brief account of his mystic character and his mystical and spiritual advantages. The article continues to analyze some of his poems to show the mystical aspects of his poetry and his skill in creating the most difficult rhymes as well as his poetic style.