Attār’s Elāhi Nāme, Vafer meter or Hazaj meter

Article Type:
Research/Original Article (بدون رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:

Elāhi Nāme poetry is consisting one of the absolute literary works of Attār Neishaboori, in biographies and translator books, It has been said that the rhythm of this couplet consisting catalectic hexameter Hazaj. In this article, the author regarding the elements of the couplet which is based on Mafā'elaton is attempting reasonably to prove that the mentioned couplet has been versified according to vāver Mas'ood Maqtoof  meter. It is necessary to note that these two meters (catalectic Hexameter Hazaj and vāfer Mas'ood) are similar, and this similarity causes confusion between these two meters in prosody of Persian and Arbic languages.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Persian Language and Literature Journal, Volume:1 Issue: 1, 2010
Pages:
55 to 62
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