This article presents a comparative and poetological analysis of the preambles of Alisher Navoi’s Majolis un-nafois and Sadiki Kitabdar’s Majma’ ul-khavas. The study demonstrates that the preamble in the tazkira genre is not a simple introductory section, but rather a significant theoretical space that articulates the author’s aesthetic views, literary criteria, and poetic stance. The research reveals that Navoi’s preamble establishes a normative model for Turkic tazkira writing, while Sadiki’s preamble represents a conscious and creative continuation of this model. Through comparative analysis, the study elucidates the divine nature of word and verse, the authorial position, and the internal poetic principles governing the tazkira tradition.

tazkira tradition, comparative poetology, poetics of the preamble

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