Anvari
Anvari | |
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Golconda. Dated 1630–1635 | |
Born | 1126 |
Died | 1189 (aged 63) Balkh, Khurasan, Kara-Khanid Khanate |
Occupation | Poet |
Anvari (1126–1189)[citation needed], full name Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud (Persian: اوحدالدین علی ابن محمد انوری) was a poet.[1]
Anvarī was born in
Anvari's poems were collected in a Deewan, and contains panegyrics, eulogies, satire, and others. His elegy "Tears of Khorasan", translated into English in 1789, is considered to be one of the most beautiful poems in Persian literature. The Cambridge History of Iran calls Anvari "one of the greatest figures in Persian literature". Despite their beauty, his poems often required much help with interpretation, as they were often complex and difficult to understand.
Anvari's
Life
Anwari was born in the Khawaran district (Balkh) of Khorasan early in the 12th century.[3] He enjoyed the special favour of the Sultan Sanjar, whom he attended in all his warlike expeditions. On one occasion, when the sultan was besieging the fortress of Hazarasp, a fierce poetical conflict was maintained between Anwari and his rival Rashidi, who was within the beleaguered castle, by means of verses fastened to arrows.[4] His literary powers are considerable, as shown in his famous lament over the ruin caused by the Ghuzz tribesmen in Khurasan,[3] and his exercises in irony and ridicule make pungent reading.[3] He was adept in astrology[3] and considered himself to be superior to his contemporaries in logic, music, theology, mathematics and all other intellectual pursuits.[3]
It appears that his patrons after Sultan
Anwari died at Balkh towards the end of the 12th century. The Diwan, or collection of his poems, consists of a series of long poems, and a number of simpler lyrics. His longest piece, The Tears of Khorassan, was translated into English verse by Captain Kirkpatrick.[4]
See also
- List of Persian poets and authors
- Persian literature
References
- ^ J. T. P. de Bruijn, “'Anwari”. Encyclopædia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 2, pp. 141-143.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Online Edition 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h Levy, R. (2008) "Anwarī, the tak̲h̲alluṣ of Awḥad al-Dīn Muḥ. b. Muḥ. (? or ʿAlī b. Maḥmūd) Ḵh̲āwarānī". Encyclopaedia of Islam. P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). Brill.
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anwari". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 158. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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