The Beloved's Face and poetical Titles and Epithets in Rudaki's Available Poems

There is a theory about the form of lyrical poetry according to which the composition of love odes has been the origin and basis of this form in later centuries; on the other hand، it is well known already that the composition of love odes is، in real fact، an introduction to lyrical poems in which the virtues of the “beloved”، the themes of “love” and being in love، or the description of natural landscapes and cycles، such as spring، autumn، etc.، appear. By using the analysis- description method، it has been attempted، in this essay، to consider the theme of love، which possesses the two heroes- the “lover” and the “beloved” - in Rudaki''s lyrical or other types of poems; moreover، love in the view of Rudaki، who is a pioneer in the Persian poetry، is discussed، and it is argued whether his view of love is physical or spiritual، positive or negative، etc; at the same time، the epithets given to the “beloved” of his poems، and their virtues and states of love in them are explained، and Rudaki''s ability in his use of figures of speech in the description of the outward beauties of the “beloved”، and her/his status، gender – whether male or female – and being heavenly or earthly have been considered as well.