زاهد تبريزي و غزل غنايي او

Zahed Tabrizi and his Ghazels

Mirza Ghasem, the son of Mirza Mohsen Tabrizi, known as Zahed, was an orator and poet of the second half of the 11th century of Hedjri, who lived in Isfahan in the reign of Shah Soleiman Safavi. His birthday is not clear. His Manuscript anthology includes: Sonnets, Ballads, Quatrains, Masnavi Safinat-Al-nejat, and Menshat. Mirza Taher Nasrabadi who was among his contemporaries has included his biography and works in his own Tazkare. His hymns praising Islamʹs holy prophet and especially Molalmovahedin, Ali-ibn-Abitaleb, make it clear that he has had Emamieh Asna Ashari (twelve Imams) as his religion. Sweet and melodic Sonnets of Zahed abound in delicacy, lyric passion, long and clear images and ideas, imagination, and other features of Hendi style. Zahedʹs deep insight and strong imagination are unique in the creation of visual imagery, as well as in benefiting crystal clear words in a chain of magical ideas. Zahedʹs mature and, reasonable Sonnets which include colorful meanings, sweet ideas, and exciting images sometimes resemble a painting and sometimes a piece of music. Since the manuscripts of Zahed Tabriziʹs anthology have not been introduced to the sociely of scholars, this article aims to introduce Zahed and his lyrics to the advocators and researchers of Persian literature.