MUSALLAS (arabi— segona, setoi), yak navi sher ast, ki az yakchand
band iborat buda, har bandi on az se misra tarkib meyobad. Musallas khamchun shakli mustaqili sheri dar nazmi klassikii fors-tojik pas az asri 15 rivoj yoft. Mushfiki ejodkori janri Musallas donista shudaast. Musallasi Mushfiqi 14 band doshta, du mimrai avvali bandhoi yakum va duyum khamqofiya meoyand. Du misrai avvali bandhoi chufti oyanda inchunin misrahoi seyumi hamai bandho bo yakdigar hamqofiya meshavand: aab, aab, vgnb, vvb, ggb, gtb va gayra. Masalan, bandi yakumi Musallasi Mushfiqi chunin ast:
Ruze, ki ba savdoi tu afsona shudam,
Bar shami tamannoi tu parvona shudam.
Aftod nigokhe zi inoyat ba manat.
Bazan shoiron dar yake aa mierahoi bandi okhirini Musallas takhallusashonro zikr mekardand:
Shud Mushfiqi az dogi chunun shaydoi,
Gardid ba bozori gamat savdoy,
Aa shevai choduvoni purmakru fanat.
Musallas dar ejodiyoti dahanakii khalq niz maqomi muayyan dorad. Surudhoi tarikhi — surudhoi dar borai Vose va marsiyahoi khalqi beshtar dar hamin shakl gufta shudaand, vale dar qofiyabandii onho farq dida meshavad. Musallas pas az Mushfiqi chandon rivoj nayofta boshad ham, vale az etibori ahli adab tamoman berun namondaast. Baze shoironi asri 19 chun Fasehi, ba Mushfiqi payravi karda, Musallas guftaand. Dar adabiyoti sovetii tojik niz Musallas duchor meshavad. Abulqosimi Lohuty, Muhammadjon Rahimi, Abdusalomi Dehoti va digar sheru dostonhoi khurdi khudro dar shakli Musallas navishtaand. Ammo qofiyabandi dar Musallasi onho az tarzi klassiki va khalki farq mekunad. Z. Ahrori, S. Imronov.