Task of textual scholar and responsibility of original text

The transformation of the scientific heritage of Alisher Navai from the old Uzbek script into the current alphabet, a radical renewal of its level and quality, the correct understanding of obsolete words, the interpreta-tion of some words and religious terms are one of the most pressing is-sues in the field of textual and source studies. The latest editions of Navai’s works differ little from previous editions. The situation with foreign pub-lications is also unsatisfactory. There are many shortcomings in these edi-tions. The errors and omissions in these publications have not comprehen-sively analyzed yet.The article with the publication of Alisher Navai’s work “Khamsat ul-mutahayyiriyn” published in our country and abroad. In addition to the specific aspects of these editions, here discussed about the shortcomings made in by them, relying on the primary manuscript sources of the work.