مرثية الشاعر السعودي إسماعيل البشري (يا راحلين)‎ : قراءة أسلوبية

Abstract EN

This study presents a stylistic reading of the poem “Ya Rahelin” by the poet Isma’il al-Bishri and reveals its aesthetic as well as moral secrets.

The poem shows the poet’s outstanding ability to portray the loss of his children through the use of different styles to create meanings and form metaphors.

The situation required creative repetition, which he skillfully achieved.

He also relied on the aesthetics of intertextuality by invoking something from Ibn Zaydun’s poem “Adha al-Tana’i” and managed to adeptly exploit it, making his text coherent and cohesive and revealing knowledge of history and literature.

Added to this, the researcher discusses the poet’s biography, culture, administrative and professional work, as well as published scientific works, awards and certificates of appreciation.

The researcher equally mentions the context of the poem, which is the mourning of his five sons who passed away in a traffic accident that he witnessed, and entitled it “Ya Rahilin”.

The title is in itself an expressive text emerging from the depths of the poem and dominating all its aspects.

Al-Bishri does not start with the central theme of the poem, but wisely and composedly starts by invoking Allah the Almighty and showing a strong belief in providence and destiny.

After that, he began to talk about the qualities of his sons by mentioning them by name, describing his life with them, some details of their everyday-life in the house, in the mosque and on the move, where he displayed an exceptional sense of creativity