LYRICAL HERITAGE OF THE POET AYYUB

This article discusses Ayyub, a new figure in Uzbek literature who lived and worked in the Khorezm region in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His creative legacy and life have been studied, and for this purpose, manuscripts held in Germany (Göttingen University Library) and Uzbekistan (Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Oriental Studies Foundation) have been used as the objects of research. Furthermore, the information provided by the Turkish scholar Zuhal Kargı Ölmez on the poet Ayyub in Volume 5 of her book ‘Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları’ (Studies on Turkic Languages) was also utilised in this research to elucidate the content of the selected works, the metre of the poems, and the meaning of certain words. The poet’s works have been analysed from a textual, rhetorical and literary perspective. The data obtained from the research are presented in tabular form, which includes conclusions drawn on the basis of the three manuscripts mentioned above, which are currently known to the field. According to this table, the total number of Ayyub’s works currently stands at 55, comprising 51 ghazals, 2 mukhammas, and 1 munajat. This article presents a stylistic description, a literary analysis, and an examination of the stylistic features of Ayyub’s works, thereby providing an approximate estimate of the poet’s period of life. It also specifically notes that a significant proportion of his works are ghazals, and that they are imbued with literary art. The analysis revealed that the poet had a son named Sobir and that there is an elegy dedicated to him. The findings demonstrate the significance of the poet’s position within the literary community. Ayyub was one of the Sufi poets and was recognised in his time.