Versified Sarapa Nameh by Sialkoti

In lyrical literature, Sarapasaraei is one of the styles for describing the beloved. Some scholars hold that this style is influenced by the artistic culture. This genre was commonly used in the Persian literature in the era of Timorids and Ghajars. In terms of form, it follows no particular pattern. There are both proses and poems in this genre. Nevertheless, the majority of the samples of this genre are in the versified traditional eloquent form. Rather than composing a thorough Sarapa, at times, the creators of this genre used to provide an anthology of the poems of other poets on the appearance of the beloved. Varesteh’s Sarapa belongs to the latter category. In this article, the authors will introduce Sarapa Nameh and the forming trend of composing sarapa in Iran. Then the features of this genre will be discussed and eventually certain parts of the work will be presented.