Qasem-e Anvar
Qāsem-e Anvār (Qāsim-i Anwār) (Persian:قاسم انوار) (born 1356 - died 1433) is an Iranian poet and Sufi. He was a Safavid propagandist and was born in Sarab, Tabriz.[1]
Qasem-e Anar is the author of a popular Masnavi entitled Anis al-arifin (Mystics' Companion), a explanation of Sufi terminology, and also a divan of Sufi poetry.[2]
A well-known Sufi sheikh who had a large following in Herat, Qaem-e Anvar was suspected of collaboration with an assailant who stabbed Shahrukh and was banished from Herat.[3]
Qasem-e Anvar also spent many years in Gilan and learnt the vernacular of the region and has even a Ghazal in Gilaki.
Poetry
| Persian | English translation |
|---|---|
| از هر طرفی چهره گشایی که منم در هر صفتی جلوهگر آیی که منم |
You show me your face everywhere I see and you try to get any good attribute |
References
- ^ قاسم انوار و غزلی که بزبان گیلکی سروده ,مجله ارمغان , دوره بیست و ششم، تیر 1336 - شماره 4 , صفحه 179 , تصویر | پایگاه مجلات تخصصی نور
- ^ Thackston, Wheeler McIntosh. 1994. A millennium of classical Persian poetry a guide to the reading & understanding of Persian poetry from the tenth to the twentieth century. Bethesda, Md: Ibex publishers. p.69.
- ^ Thackston, Wheeler McIntosh. 1994. p.69.
- ^ http://www.mibosearch.com/word.aspx?wName=%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85+%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1
