Literary works Ali-Shir Nava'i
a page nava s diwan. library of suleiman magnificent.
ghara ib al-sighar (wonders of childhood)
navadir al-shabab (rarities of youth)
bada al-wasat (marvels of middle age)
fawa id al-kibar (benefits of old age)
to other turkic poets, alisher wrote technical works such mizan al-awzan (the measure of meters), , detailed treatise on poetical meters. crafted monumental majalis al-nafais (assemblies of distinguished men), collection of on 450 biographical sketches of contemporary poets. collection gold mine of information timurid culture modern historians.
alisher s other important works include khamsa (quintuple), composed of 5 epic poems , imitation of nizami ganjavi s khamsa:
hayrat-ol-abrar (wonders of people) (حیرت الابرار)
farhad va shirin (farhad , shirin) (فرهاد و شیرین)
layli va majnun (layli , majnun) (لیلی و مجنون)
sab ai sayyar (seven travelers) (سبعه سیار) (about 7 planets)
sadd-i-iskandari (alexander s wall) (سد سکندری) (about alexander great)
alisher wrote lison ut-tayr (لسان الطیر or language of birds, following attar s manteq-ol-tayr منطق الطیر or speeches of birds), in expressed philosophical views , sufi ideas. translated jami s nafahat-ul-uns (نفحات الانس) chagatai turkic , called nasayim-ul-muhabbat (نسایم المحبت). besh hayrat (five wonders) gives in-depth @ views on religion , sufism. book of persian poetry contains 6,000 lines (beits).
nava s last work, muhakamat al-lughatayn (the trial of 2 languages) comparison of turkic , persian , completed in december 1499. believed turkic language superior persian literary purposes, , defended belief in work. nava repeatedly emphasized belief in richness, precision , malleability of turkic vocabulary opposed persian.
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