| Abstrakt: |
Pashto literature is full of mysticism, but the reflection of mystical elements presented by Ghani Khan in his poetry is unique and remarkable. He wrote many poems on some of the major theme of mysticism i.e. life, death, paradise, hell, reward, punishment, destiny, fate, nature, the existence of God, divine and human love, and all above beauty which remained the center piece of his poetry expression, feelings and thoughts. This article analyzes mystical elements of Ghani Khan's poetry. His mysticism is unique from the other writers whereas the melody of morality that had controlled Pashto literature for a long period was abandoned by Ghani Khan in his poetry. He was a poet of beauty, love, nature and imagination. His humanistic feelings and expressions about certain sensitive issues of life, death, fate, heaven and hell have unique characteristics. From the severe realities of life, he tried to take shelter in the imaginary world while tried realists approach towards certain issues that made him a distinct poet in Pashto literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
