The Comparative study of Nezami's Khosrow-va-Shirin and Mirza Mohammad Sadegh Nami's Vamegh-va-Azra

Vamegh-va-Azra is one the five Masnavis by Mirza Mohammad Sadegh Nami in imitation of Nezami’s “Khamseh”. In the present paper¡ the similarities of the two lyrics composed by Nezami and Mirza Mohammad Sadegh Nami entitled “Khorsrow-va-Shirin” and “Vamegh-va-Azra” respectively have been analyzed by library and descriptive-analytic methods. Considering the significance of expressing human affections in lyrical poems especially in “Khosrow & Shirin” and “Vamegh & Azra” and the necessity for deep recognition of the Persian classic literary and lyrical texts ¡ these two works were studied comparatively. In both works¡ two prosperous and fortunate princes fell in love with two beautiful and virtuous girls¡ but in the above mentioned Mathnavis since the girls were chaste and modest¡ they did not met their lovers’ desires. Therefore¡ the lovers became disappointed of them and any of them married another woman by free will or by obligation. But ultimately¡ they reached their main beloved by their destiny. Although in both stories¡ the lover and beloved were ruined and died after union. In spite of existing similarities¡ there are some differences in these two poems such as the way of characters’ falling in love¡ Shirin was a princess and Azra a nomad¡ Khosrow was braver than Vamegh¡ the presence of Farhad as the rival in Khosrow and Shirin and lack of such a character in Vamegh-va-Azra. In general¡ the narrator in both stories is omniscient and the scenery is the same in both¡ but Nami Esfahani’s work compare to Nezami’s¡ is simpler and less coherent and mature which makes his work a superficial one.