Description

This book is an anthology of the poetry of Mirza ʿAbd al-Qadir Bidil (1644‒1721) and Omar Khayyaam (1048‒1131). The bulk of the work showcases the ghazals (lyric poems) of Bidil, and concludes with a selection of his rubaʿiyat (quatrains) and mukhammasat (singular, mukhammas, “five-some” or poems with five verses). The ghazals appear in a rectangular field around which runs a wide border containing material pertaining to Khayyam. Presented first in the border area is a biography of Khayyam. Subsequently are presented the celebrated rubaʿiyat (for some of which ...