Mu'izzi
Amir Abdollah Muhammad Mu'izzi (1048-1125) was an 11th century and 12th century poet. He was from Persia, and was the poet laureate of Sanjar. He was from the village of Nisa. He is considered one of the great masters of the Persian panegyric qasideh.
He lived in the courts of Malik Shah I and Sultan Sanjar. His divan of 18,000 distichs remain. Anvari says Mu'izzi copied the verses of other poets (this cannot be proven for certain). Anvari himself is known to have copied Mu'izzi's verses. Mu'izzi is said to have died by an arrow shot by the King's son in 1125 for unknown reasons. He was accidentally shot by Sanjar.
Example
Ghazel of Mu'izzi in Tajik:
Ei ruii tu rakhshandatar az kiblai Zardusht,
Be ruii tu chun zulfi kuzh ast maro pusht.
Ishki tu maro kushtu khavoi tu maro sukht,
Chavri tu maro khastu chafoi tu maro kusht.
Kharchand khama chavru chafoi tu kashidam,
khargiz nakunam mekhru vafoi tu faromusht.
Barkhezu biio to zi rukhu zulfi tu imshab,
Purlola kunam domanu purmushk kunam musht
translation -
Hey your face is brighter than qibla of Zarostra
Without your face and ringlets crooked in my back
Your love killed me and your air burnt me
I have your oppression and your cruelty killed me
Whatever your oppression and cruelty I suffered from
Never I will forget your kindness and loyalty
Get up and come this night
I will make you full of tulips...
Notes
Granville, E. G. (1997) A Literary History of Persia
References
Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. 1968 .
The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany
1048 births
1125 deaths
Persian poets