Shirin's Enthusiasm

Nezami in Panj Ganj especially in”Khosraw and Shirin” created such a masterpiece in lyric poetry whose sweetness never disappears from memory. Love is introduced in many lyric works, but none is as impressive as those by Nezami. Even the love introduced in Leily and Majnoon story is not as attractive as Khosraw and Shirin. The secret of this attractiveness is the character of Shirin who, in comparison to other sweethearts, has more wisdom and is more mature. She is neither as aggressive as Weis in Weis-o- Ramin, nor as bashful and tribally limited as leyli in Leyli-o-Majnoon. Shirin is a free lady, who is not only a sweetheart but also a lover. She takes risks for the sake of love, and turns her back on the materialistic desires, selects to travel for love and welcomes the difficulty of love patiently. When she does not find the lover mature enough, helps him to develop his spirit and then marries him and dies next to his lifeless body. This writing tries to study the narration structure of the story in a different way and detect symbols and secrets of the story of Khosrow-o-Shirin by analyzing Shirin’s character and behavior according to mystic criteria so as to show Nezami’s mystic view and his obligation to mysticism in this love story.