44 A brief notice. of the Persian poets, [Jan, 



Shems-uddin Diwan and other nobles. His poetry was in 

 esteem and abounds in finely drawn and delicate allusions., 

 He died in the reign of Aboka Khan eighth Emperor of the 

 Moguls in the seventh century of the Hejira, having nearly 

 arrived at the age of ninety. 



Bisdti Samarcandi, ( of Samarcand J. 



This poet was first called Ha sin, but one day Moulana 

 TJsniat Bokhari said to him, " Hasir ( ^a.s^2^ a mat) is not 



fit for great men, 'twere better we call you Bisdti" (or him 

 of the carpet) the word Bisat signifying a carpet. Bisati 

 lived during the reign of Sultan Khalil, Ibn Sultan Miran 

 Shah and died A. H. 815. 



Mekan Ghaznavi ( of Ghazneh, a city in Zabulistan J. 



Ghaznavi was a courtier of Humaiun Padshah. On the 

 decease of this monarch the nobles and officers of state 

 thought it advisable to conceal the circumstance of his death. 

 Some days after, the news got wind ; and the populace having 

 assembled much disturbance and tumult took place. The 

 nobles,, to appease these clarnours, determined to invest our 

 poet, who bore some personal resemblance to the deceased 

 monarch, with the royal robes and present him to the people. 



Ghaznavi, gorgeously dressed was shortly conducted to a 

 lofty part of the palace, where the king " who had obtained 

 mercy, 55 (lit. died) was accustomed to sit. Having turned 

 his face towards the populace he sat perfectly composed until 

 their suspicions were allayed. Ghaznavi after this performed 

 a voyage to Mecca and to Hindustan. He lived to return, to 

 his native land. 



Bekhud Jami. 



This poet is known as being the author of a Diwan con- 

 taining nearly fifteen thousand couplets,, comprising various 



