Tikrit University

Price And Valuable Rocks In Saeb Tabrizi Poetry

Document Type : Original Article

Author

School of Language, University of Baghdad

Abstract
Since ancient times, the people have tended to pay attention to precious stones, they have tried to collect and retain them because these stones have beautiful and natural properties. For these reasons, the artists and craftsmen have made different and beautiful geometric shapes including rings, bracelets ndnecklaces. The most important gemstones are the diamond, sapphire, pearl, emerald, turquoise, coral, agate and there are many more. These precious stones have been mentioned in Saeb Tabriz`s Diwan where his Diwan contains many names of these gemstones. This paper begins with a brief account of the Saeb`s life followed by the important meanings of the gemstones mentioned in Saeb's poetry with examples from his own poems about these stones.

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Volume 2, Issue 1
Summer 2018
Pages 90-106

  • Receive Date 12 July 2018
  • Accept Date 15 August 2018
  • Publish Date 01 September 2018