Khana Qubadi
Encyclopedia
Khana Qubadi or (1700-1759), was a Kurdish
poet. He wrote his poems in the Hawrami (Gorani
) dialect. He belonged to the Hawrami school of poetry in the Ardalan
principality.
and Persian literature
, he was in favor of using Kurdish in literature, as indicated in one of his poems:
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
poet. He wrote his poems in the Hawrami (Gorani
Gorani
Gorani may refer to:In culture:* Gorani people, a Balkan ethnic groupIn geography:* Gorani, a village in Uda Commune, Argeş County, Romania* Gorani, a village in Odăile Commune, Buzău County, Romania...
) dialect. He belonged to the Hawrami school of poetry in the Ardalan
Ardalan
Ardalan or was the name of a vassaldom in north-western Persia during Qajar period.Ardalan vassaldom was established in an area encompassing present day Iranian province of Kurdistan from medieval period up to mid 19th century. Ardalan is also the name of the ruling family of that vassaldom...
principality.
Works
His main published work is Şîrîn û Xesrew (Shirin and Khasraw). Despite being a master in Persian languagePersian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and Persian literature
Persian literature
Persian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...
, he was in favor of using Kurdish in literature, as indicated in one of his poems:
Although it's said that Persian's sweet as sugar,
For me is Kurdish sweeter still.
Clearly, in this perfidious world,
Everyone is happiest with his own mother tongue.
Books
- Qubadi, Xana: Şîrîn û Xesrew : şakarî şairî nawdarî kurd [Bûjandinewe û lêkdanawey] Muhammad Mela Karim (Shirin and Khaswraw: The masterpiece of the famous Kurdish poet [Editing and Analysis by Muhammad Mela Karim]), The Center for Publishing and Distributing Kurdish Culture, Urmia, Iran ,1983, 874 pp.