A Review on the Explanation of Some Verses from Sa’di’s Bustan Edited and Explained by Gholamhossein Yousefi

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Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.

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Among the many descriptions and explanations that have been written on Sa’di’s Bustan, Gholamhossein Yousefi’s explanation is more important than other explanations in the literary and academic community compared to other explanations. The questions are whether Yousefi’s description is completely reliable and without any problems? and does Yousefi’s description make other explanations unnecessary? In response to these questions, the author has quoted the verses in which there are problems in their explanations, and the explanation of Yousefi and some other commentators (Khaza’eli, Sudi, Naseh, Anzabinezhad and Qarabaglu). Then, in an analytical-critical way, by mentioning the reason, she criticized Yousefi’s explanation on each verse. And referring to Dehkhoda’s dictionary, she provided a meaning and explanation about the verse and word in question, which seems correct or more accurate. And wherever necessary, she has also quoted verses from Sa’di and other poets in support of her opinion. Out of the total of thirteen verses reviewed in this article, nine of the problems are related to the meaning of some words (verses: 7, 19, 46, 49, 72, 283, 2028, 2093, and 3381). Two problems are related to the pronunciation of the word and its meaning (1175 and 2020). The other two are related to the meaning of the verses. (277 and 2503).

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Literature in the Iraqi period
Volume 4, Issue 2
June 2023
Pages 85-99

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