The Influence of Ideological Thought in Al-Sayyab’s Poem The Journey of Job

Abstract

This study aims to explore the influence of ideological thought in Badr Shakir al-Sayyab’s poem “The Book of Job (Sifr Ayyub)”, by analyzing its symbolic and intellectual structure and tracing the reflection of leftist and nationalist ideas within the poet’s vision. The research adopts an analytical textual approach to reveal the interconnection between thought and politics within the poetic structure. In this poem, al-Sayyab portrays the image of the suffering Iraqi individual, using the figure of Prophet Job as a symbol of endurance, rebirth, and resistance. The poem demonstrates the interaction between the human and ideological dimensions through a rich symbolic language that transcends the personal to express collective experience. The study concludes that al-Sayyab succeeded, through profound symbolism, in transforming his personal suffering into a universal human discourse that unites pain with hope, and faith with homeland.