The Beloved as Reflected in Vahshi Bafqi's Poems

The beloved, lover and love are the three main axis of romantic poems while the beloved is the most pivotal character and her bold presence can be seen at almost every period of Persian poetry. Kamal-al-din Vahshi Bafqi is one of the greatest sonneteers of the Voqu’ School -a style in Persian poetry- who has been able to present a very special and distinct image of the beloved from all other periods, by his distinct look on the lyrical literature. Using the descriptive-analytic method, in the present study, it has been attempted to analyze the beloved’s image as reflected in Vahshi Bafqi’s sonnets in terms of describing her physical beauty and behavioral characteristics and in the end, the frequency charts and tables for these characteristics is presented. Results of the study indicates that the poet has paid complete attention to both physical and behavioral aspects of the beloved and its clear difference with former and future periods, Iraqi and Indian styles, is in the poet’s courage in describing male-beloveds and also in the way the lover reacts to some behavioral characteristics of the beloved and the reflection of Vasookht School thoughts in his poems.