Farrukhi Sistani
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Abul Hasan Ali ibn Julugh Farrukhi Sistani was a 10th century and 11th century royal poet of Ghaznavids.
He was one of the brightest of the panegyric school of poetry in the court of Mahmud of Ghazni.
His Divan of 9000 verses remains.
He died in 1037 CE.
[edit] Sample poetry
فسانه گشت و کهن شد حدیث سکندر
The legend of Alexander the Great has aged and become old
سخن نو آر که نو را حلاوتیست دگر
Let us speak of sweet stories and legends afresh.
[edit] References
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. 1968 OCLC 460598. ISBN 90-277-0143-1
