Etim Emin,s meditative lyrics

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of meditative lyrics as a genre with an invariable essence of reflection, most vividly represented in the work of the classic of Dagestan (Lezgi) poetry Etim Emin. The main focus is on the analysis of the poet's poems («Ah, our life,» «Be patient, wait, mood (soul),» «What should I do, oh, Almighty?,» «I do not want to die without speaking out,» «Words spoken before death,» etc.), revealing the central theme for his poetry «fan» (the frailty of the world) through the prism of the Sufi worldview. It considers the split characteristic of the lyrical hero Emin between the momentary passions of the soul and the duty to God, his constant appeal to God, reliance on His mercy and the search for spiritual peace. The interweaving in his poetry of social, religious and philosophical motives (enlightenment, fatal predestination, the mortality of life, criticism of the depravity of the world), as well as the specifics of poetic forms (for example, muhammas) are analyzed. The article demonstrates how faith and the Sufi attitude to spiritual self-improvement determine Emin's artistic understanding of the world of fan, the suffering of man and his existential questions, while maintaining internal conflict and the dream of transforming the world.