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Poetry of the modern-day region called Afghanistan has ancient roots, which is mostly written in Dari and Pashto. [1] Afghan poetry relates to the culture of Afghanistan and is an element of Afghan literature .
Afghan poetry is the oldest form of literature in Afghanistan and has a rich written and oral tradition. The great poet Rumi was born in present-day Afghanistan poet, who wrote mostly in Dari throughout his life. Other poets wrote in Dari, Pashto and Arabic. [10] [11] Modern Afghan women usually write in the traditional Afghan poetry form ...
Afghanistan is a mostly tribal society with different regions of the country having their own subculture. Despite this, nearly all Afghans follow Islamic traditions , celebrate the same holidays, dress the same , consume the same food , listen to the same music and use Persian as the inter-ethnic lingua franca to a certain extent.
The Landay (Pashto: لنډۍ) is a traditional Afghan poetic form consisting of a single couplet. There are nine syllables in the first line, and thirteen syllables in the second. These short poems typically address themes of love, grief, homeland, war, and separation. [1]
Illustrated page from a diwan (poetry collection) of the Pashtun Sufi poet Rahman Baba. Abdur Rahman Baba died in 1706 CE, and his tomb is housed in a large domed shrine, or mazar, on the southern outskirts of Peshawar (Ring Road Hazar Khwani). The site of his grave is a popular place for poets and mystics to gather to recite his popular poetry.
A selection of Anjuman's poetry in English translation appears in the book, Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan (Holy Cow! Press, 2015), edited and translated by Farzana Marie. [17] The book includes both Farsi and English versions of the poetry of eight female Afghan poets, including work by Anjuman.
The implicit criticism which Pazhwak has expressed in his prose and poetry was in its time a path that promised success, allowing him, as a citizen without political power, to contribute to social, political and intellectual development of the Afghan society. Afghan society is mostly conservative and steeped in traditional norms, structures ...
Across Afghanistan, proverbs are a valued part of speaking, both publicly and in conversations. Afghans "use proverbs in their daily conversations far more than Westerners do, and with greater effect". [1] The most extensive proverb collections in Afghan languages are in Pashto and Dari, the two official languages in Afghanistan.