Sa’di’s Ravān-e Rowshan (An attempt to clarify a phrase in Sa’di Shirazi’s sonnet)

Document Type : pajoohesh

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10.22081/jap.2019.67554

Abstract

In the following article, the author has carefully studied one of Sa’di’s verses. Answering several question regarding the verse “Ravān-e rowshan-e Sa’di ke sham’-e majles-e tost / be hich kār naiyāyad garash nasoozāni”, the author tries to reach its appropriate reading and interpretation. Regarding this, he firstly discusses the verse’s meaning explained by some of the scholars, and then mentions a different recording of this verse found in some of the manuscripts. Finally, he is going to presents his own interpretation of the verse.

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