Comparative Investigation of Sharif Razi's Ghazals and Sa di's Ghazals

From the view point of comparative literature، in this study we made an attempt to compare the images and themes used in the ghazals (lyric poems) of Sharif Razi and Sa’di and to draw an analogy between them. Although there exist lots of differences in their style of lyricism and their attitudes towards love، many common elements and themes are seen in the ghazals of these two poets; if we consider this issue، not from the aspect of imitation of Sa’di but from the aspect of coincidence، again some reasons، like Sa’di’s familiarity with the Arabic language and his being impressed by eminent Arab scholars on the one hand، and Sharif Razi’s fame as an outstanding Arab sonneteer on the other hand، increase the possible influence of Sharif Razi on Sa’di. Other results of this research suggest that Sharif’s ghazal is harsh and a reminder of the Ignorance (Jaheli) Period style. In contrast، Sa’di’s poems are beautiful and pleasant due to the attractive environment of Shiraz، and in his Ghazals، in addition to beautiful metaphors، figures of speech such as contrast، analogy، pun and amphibology are of more frequency.