Asjadi

Abu Nazar ʿAbdul ʿAziz bin Mansur ʿAsjadi, also known as Asjadi (died between 1040- 1043) was a 10th-11th century royal Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire.

Quotes

Poetry

• I do repent of wine and talk of wine,
  Of idols fair with charms like silver fine:
  A lip-repentance and a lustful heart—
  O God, forgive this penitence of mine!
  • A Literary History of Persia, Vol. 2, p. 123

External links

• E. G. Browne: A Literary History of Persian, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, 1956, Revised Edition: 1964