زن آرماني نظامي گنجوي در آيينه ي شيرين

Ideal Woman of Neman Ganjan in the Mirror of Shirin

Khosrow and Shirin is a collection of verses which is one of the most attractive works in lyric literature. Its language and literary style have become highly capable by the poet in creating live and rich images for lovely events; of lover and beloved stories. In addition to Nezami poetic skills for creating this lyric work, what is important is the prominent role given to women as independent and selecting beings, something less observed in similar works.In these verses, Shirin, the woman having attractive appearance, full freedom, and strong love for Khosrow, is always in self-control who disregards temporary temptations. Shirin of Nezami is a complete, clever, managing, great woman observing the rules of family and society. She is an honourable person who, by her thoughts and reflections, not only survived Khosrowʹs temptation, but influenced him and changed his personality and created a great story. This study tries to examine Shirinʹs personality features in these rhyming couplets to show the extent to which Nezami was successful in creating an ideal Persian woman such as Shirin.