Socio-political views in the poetry of Abay and Shawki

Abstract

The article analyzes and contrasts the socio-political poems of Abay Kunanbay, the originator of the Kazakh literary language, and the Egyptian poet Ahmed Shawki, the pioneer of modern Arabic literature. The focus of the examination is on the poets’ historical epoch, the concepts in famous poems, political and social realities in society and times, and their significance in the construction of national spiritual identity. The study also looked into the problem of spiritual continuity between Abay and Shawki, two master poets. The study looks at the main concerns, themes, conclusions, and viewpoints on poets’ works. Abay’s works were studied directly, while Shawki’s works were translated into Kazakh from Arabic.

Also this article tends to highlight the socio-political context of the poetry that is produced by Abay and Shawqi, as the poets who was active during the early twentieth century via qualitative and wise poems. As a result, Abay and Shawki’s poetry has depicted class division, colonial policies’ impacts, the genuine plight of the people in tough times, issues in the country, depression and the bleakness of the political disorder in the Kazakh land and Egypt.

In the course of the research, we found that there is a spiritual connection between Abay and Shawki. Studying the works of poets, we can see that both of them have always been sincerely interested in the development and prosperity of the country, the importance of national consciousness, and have exalted this concept. Although the two poets’ ability to use words is similar in terms of depth, their poetic picture is not always consistent. Without a certain, the more you learn Abay and Shawki, the closer you will become to their work. During the article, the picture of the nation in the poetry of the two poets, as well as the depiction of the political and social condition in society in current terms, are analyzed. The detailed research of early twentieth-century Kazakh and Egyptian poetry brings up new dimensions for the audience’s perspectives