Mathnawi is most preferred verse form to tell long subjects because it has no limit for couplet number and each couplets are rhymed in itself. Authors wrote their scientific, moral, historical, mythical texts and stories in mathnawi verse form. Şeyh Gâlib is one of major poets of Turkish literature without doubt. He lived in 18th century and wrote a divan, Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî, Es-Sohbetü’s-Sâfiye and Hüsn ü Aşk. Hüsn ü Aşk is a mathnawi about Hüsn and Aşk’s love story and this mathnawi is one of most read mathnawi in Turkish literature, In this artical, part of cause of writing in Hüsn ü Aşk is studied detailed. Şehy Gâlib’s cause of writing Hüsn ü Aşk mathnawi, artistic perspective, poetry view, view on the poet, especially reviews about Nâbî and his advice book Hayriyye are pointed out.
Şeyh Gâlib, Hüsn ü Aşk, Nâbî, Hayriyye, mathnawi, cause of writing