Price And Valuable Rocks In Saeb Tabrizi Poetry
Nzik Qassim Mohammad
School of Language, University of Baghdad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.2.1.4
Keywords: -Tabrizs -Diwan -Saeb's poetry -natural -Properties
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.
