هنجار گريزي در رديف

The Irregularity in Radif

In Divans and versified works we face poems, particularly lyrics and odes, which Radif (or repeated words) in their opening verse is spread but from the second verse on, it becomes shorter so far as it ends in one word and vice versa. In other words, Radif is short in the opening verse but in subsequent verses it gets longer. There are other kinds of Radif which are clear in the opening verses but undergo changes in subsequent verses. Sometimes Radif in lyrics is only used in even verses and we can find verses in which Radif has been placed in Sadr (the beginning of the first line of a verse) instead of taking the place of Arooz (the end of the first line of a verse). In some cases, Radif and Rhyme are blended in a way that the last letter of rhyming word replaces the first letter of Radif. This does not seem to be coincidental; rather it can be said that this kind of application and escaping from the common traditions and rules used in poems is a kind of innovation and variety which has not been mentioned in the books dealing with rhyming. Enough evidence is presented to support the claim of the researcher.