BELLES-LETTERS AND THEMATIC PECULIARITIES OF SADRADDIN KHUDJANDI’S RUBAI (QUATRAINS)

The article dwells on peculiarities of rubais (quatrains) of one of the scantly-known poets in the history of Tajik literature referring to the 12^th century - Sadraddin Khujandi. The author of the article lays an emphasis upon the idea that about 1,000 beits of Sadraddin Khujandi have been preserved in poetic collections, bayozs and jungs, historical annals and anthologies up to date. The relevant statement is a testimony of a positive perception of his work by connoisseurs and lovers of poetry. Rubais occupy a special place in the poet`s creative legacy. Sadraddin`s 125 rubais have been found up to nowadays. Although the final conclusion about any poet`s mastership aimed at the creation of rubais can only be made by canvassing all his rubais; the study of Khujandi`s rubais those ones were preserved up to date can testify to his remarkable talent in the relevant genre. It is underscored that the love/romantic theme is considered to be the main theme of his rubais. Alongside with it, the poet pays particular attention to other themes, including moralizing and exhortation, a complaint from the era, praising wine, etc. The poet`s rubais are analyzed under the angle belles-letters mastership, the style of presentation and themes; the poet`s mastership in reference to the relevant primordial genre creation in Persian-Tajik poetry is revealed as well.