Learn Before
Literary Work

خردنامه اسکندری / Khiradnama-yi Iskandari (The Book of Alexandrian Wisdom)

خردنامه اسکندری (Khiradnama-yi Iskandari, the Book of Alexandrian Wisdom) is the seventh and final masnavi within Jami's collection Haft Awrang. It narrates the life, conquests, and philosophical schooling of Alexander (Sikandar) through the counsel of Greek sages. Its closing movement is a sequence of laments (ندبه) in which successive sages speak over Alexander's deathbed, meditating on the vanity of worldly power and hoarded treasure. The individual laments of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and later sages are the constituent sections (بخش) of this single work, not independent members of the whole Haft Awrang collection.

0

1

Updated 2026-07-20

Contributors are:

Who are from:

References


Tags

Humanities

Literature

Persian Literature Prerequisite Course

Related