What is 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]].{{ref|granville}} He was from the village of [[Nisa (village)|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 [[distich]]s 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]].{{ref|granville}} == Example == Ghazel of Mu'izzi in [[Tajik language|Tajik]]: :Эй руйи ту рахшандатар аз киблаи Зардушт, :Бе руйи ту чун зулфи куж аст маро пушт. :Ишки ту маро кушту хавои ту маро сухт, :Чаври ту маро хасту чафои ту маро кушт. :Харчанд хама чавру чафои ту кашидам, :харгиз накунам мехру вафои ту фаромушт. :Бархезу биё то зи руху зулфи ту имшаб, :Пурлола кунам доману пурмушк кунам мушт 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 == # {{note|granville}} Granville, E. G. (1997) ''A Literary History of Persia'' {{ISBN|0-936347-66-X}} == References == * Jan Rypka, ''History of Iranian Literature''. Reidel Publishing Company. 1968 {{OCLC|460598}}. {{ISBN|90-277-0143-1}} * [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17928/17928-8.txt The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany] {{DEFAULTSORT:Moazzi}} [[Category:1048 births]] [[Category:1125 deaths]] [[Category:Persian poets]]