however, as works such as Vis o Ramin by Asad Gorgani , and Yusof o Zoleikha by Am’aq Bokharai exemplify. Poets such as Sana’i and Attar (who ostensibly have inspired Rumi ), Khaqani Shirvani , Anvari , and Nezami , were highly respected ghazal writers. However, the elite of this school