254 A brief notice of the Persian poets. [July 



The pupil of her eye keeps her eyelashes continually moist with 



the blood (of those pierced by her glances). 

 An amber-coloured mole was imprinted on the fresh rose-leai" 



(of her cheek)." 



Assedi. 

 ^^^\ 



This poet was a native of Toos in Khorassan, and had 

 the honor of being Firdousi's teacher. He is called Toosi 

 from his native country and flourished in the reign of 

 Sidtan Mahmud Ghaznavi. 



It is said that^ when importuned to versify the Shah- 

 Nameh, he excused himself from this arduous and labo- 

 rious undertaking, under the plea of weakness and ad- 

 vanced age. 



Assedi composed a poem containing an argumenta- 

 tive dispute between Day and Nighty in which he makes 

 the latter come olf victorious. 



His death took place A. H. 409, and his remains were 

 interred in the burial ground of Tabriz.' 



Ahmed Kermani. 



x^hmed v/as the author of an epic poem, celebrating 

 the exploits of Timur-lang (Tamerlane). He translated 

 theMercatal loghat ^j^^Uyli^^ an Arabic dictionary, 

 also translated into Turkish, into Persian verse. 



Ahli Kliorassani, 



This poet flourished towards the middle of the tenth 

 century of the Hejira. His compositions are in high 

 estimation. Among them are the J^I^ ^(^hr i 

 heldl ; the ^^^i. Shems loa Perivaneh ; the 



>Si\St(^\S Kitdb i lassdyed and the c:j\AysL^\j.^ 

 Kildb i Ghazliydt, 



