Keywords: Classical literature, poetics, Navoiy, Shakespeare, East and West, philosophy, spirituality, Sufism,cultural dialogue, poeticheritage, comparativeanalysis.

Аннотация

В данной статье рассматриваются поэтические взгляды, философская глубина и система образов представителей восточной и западной классической литературы. Анализируются как сходства, так и различия между духовно-нравственным содержанием восточной поэзии и художественными особенностями западной классики. В центревнимания находятся произведения таких авторов,как Навои, Джами,Руми (Восток) и Данте, Шекспир, Гёте (Запад). Статья посвящена освещению взаимного обогащения восточнойи западной поэтикиврамках глобальноголитературного процесса. Ключевые слова: Классическая литература, поэтика, Навои, Шекспир, Восток и Запад, философия, духовность, суфизм, культурный диалог, поэтическое наследие, сравнительныйанализ. Annotatsiya: Ushbu maqolada Sharq va G‘arb mumtoz adabiyoti vakillarining poetik qarashlari, falsafiy mazmuni va obrazlar tizimi qiyosiy tahlil qilinadi. Shuningdek, Sharq adabiyotining ilohiy-ma’naviy chuqurligi hamda G‘arb mumtoz she’riyati bilan mushohadadagi o‘xshash va farqli jihatlar yoritiladi. Alisher Navoiy, Jomi, Rumi kabi Sharq mutafakkirlari va Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe kabi G‘arbiy ijodkorlarning asarlari asosida poetik muloqotlar kontekstdan o‘rin olgan. Maqola global adabiy jarayonlarda sharqona va g‘arbona ifodaning o‘zaro boyituvchanligini yoritishga qaratilgan. Kalit so‘zlar: Mumtoz adabiyot, poetika, Navoiy, Shakespeare, G‘arb va Sharq, falsafa, ruhiyat, tasavvuf, madaniy muloqot,she’riymeros, qiyosiy tahlil. Throughout the centuries, poetry has served as a universal bridge across cultures, languages, and civilizations. Despite geographical distances and ideological divergences, poets from both the East and the West have shared a fundamental aim: to articulate the human condition, explore the mysteries of life, and evoke the divineor transcendental within the mundane. This essay explores the global poetic dialogues that arise when comparing Eastern classical authors—such as Alisher Navoiy, Rumi, and Li Bai—with their Western counterparts like William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, and Homer. By examining their themes, styles, philosophical underpinnings, and linguisticartistry, wecan trace ashared human poeticlegacy that transcends cultural boundaries. http://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass 604 Volume15 Issue05, May2025 Impact factor: 2019: 4.679 2020: 5.015 2021: 5.436, 2022: 5.242, 2023: 6.995, 2024 7.75 The poetic traditions ofthe East and West have evolved within different socio-political, religious, and linguistic frameworks, yet certain universal preoccupations remain constant. Eastern poets often grounded their works in mysticism, ethical thought, and inner transformation. For example, the Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi’s verse seamlessly blends the personal and the cosmic, celebrating divine love as the ultimate truth. In the Western canon, William Shakespeare's sonnets and dramatic soliloquies echo similar concerns, though grounded in Renaissance humanism and the exploration of personal identity. Despite their differing worldviews, both poets articulate an internal dialogue that resonates across cultures. Alisher Navoiy, a towering figure in Turkic literature, embodies the sophisticated fusion of Islamic mysticism and Turkic poetics. His “Khamsa” (Quintet) is a masterwork comparable to Dante’s Divine Comedy in its moral and philosophical reach. While Dante structures his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise as a Christian allegory, Navoiy’s works often follow the Sufi path toward divine union. Both poets use allegory to probe the soul’s journey, though their theological frameworks differ. Dante’s Virgil symbolizes human reason, while Navoiy’s guides are spiritual and mystical, such as in “Hayrat ul-Abror,” where moral and philosophical discourses dominate the narrative landscape. The dialogue between them lies not in shared theology, but in a shared ambition—to articulate a divine order beneath the chaos of human experience. The role of language in classical poetry also provides a fascinating ground for comparison. In the East, the Persian and Chagatai traditions placed a strong emphasis on metaphor, musicality, and syntactical richness. Navoiy’s Chagatai poetry, for instance, is dense with symbolism, with recurring motifs of the rose and the nightingale representing divine love and the soul’s longing. In the West, Shakespeare’s use of iambic pentameter and rhetorical devices suchas metaphor and irony also reveal a deep concern for linguisticbeauty. As hewrites, “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate” [1], the metaphor becomes a vehicle not only for praise but also for eternalizing beauty—a goal Navoiy shares when he crafts ghazalsthat aim to elevate thebeloved to therealm of thedivine. Themes of love, mortality, and time permeate the works of both Eastern and Western classical poets. Rumi’s concept of love as annihilation of the self in the Beloved mirrors the metaphysical conceits found in John Donne’s poetry, where