The Position of Beneficence in Divan of Saeb Tabrizi

Survey on the social concepts in any poet and writer’s works indicates the social tendencies of them that rooted in their conditions. So, identification of any poet or writer requires to investigation on their social attitudes. Social capital is expressed by diverse concepts and contents in Persian literature. Any concept, word or literary symbol in some literary works relates to the social capital more or less extent. Indictors such as beneficence, trust, hope, justice, peace, fairness and wisdom are components of social capital. This article studies beneficence as one of the important components of social capital from Saeb viewpoint. The Indian style considers social contexts more than other styles in Persian literature. Saeb Tabrizi is an eminent poet of this style that his divan is full of social issues. Society and social affairs are characteristics of his poetry and he has paid attention to the social problems and visualized quality of the relations and affairs related to human and social problems in verse. Saeb Tabrizi, the poet of seventeen century, is a social poet that has been employed different and diverse social words, terms, concepts and contents and created unique works. The love and social poems and application of religious teachings and concepts have led him to be popular as one of the great social poets.