Shifa'i Isfahani
Iranian poet · Writers · Lived 1559 to 1628 · aged 69
Shifa'i Isfahani was a physician and poet in 16th and 17th century Safavid Iran, as well as the poet laureate of Shah Abbas I. The didactic masnavi Namakdan-e haqiqat is considered his best work, made to resemble the Hadiqat al-Haqiqa by Sanai.
Shifa'i Isfahani is read about 5 times a day, in 7 languages.
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Although writers of Shifa'i's era criticised his harsh and frequently sarcastic humor, they considered him as one of the greatest poets of his era.
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Lived 1559 to 1628 · aged 69
