Studying the manuscripts of “Gulshani Javid”

Husaynquli Muhsini Mili is a poet who lived in Kokan during the renaissance. From Muhsini, we have received a significant lyrical legacy. These are four manuscript copies of the poet’s divan «Gulshani Javid», copied in different еars. Two of these manuscripts are kept in the manuscript funds and museums of Tashkent and Kokan cities. Today, the descendants of the poet living in Kok have two manuscripts. When we compared the most perfect, complete and well-pre- served Tashkent copy with the edition, it became clear that there were about a hundred new poetic works. The newly discovered lyrical poems belong to the genres of ghazal, muzam, mukhammas, musaddas, murabba’, masnavi, qasida, tarikh, noma and rubai. This article presents some examples of Muhsini’s new poetic works found as a result of a comparative study of manuscripts and publications. These poems are written in a deep and melodious style, which proves the high talent and skill of the poet. In particular, the poet’s poems express romantic and religious-mystical themes in a unique way. These lyrical works are valuable even though they have not been published so far.