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MathnÄwi-yi ShÄ«rÄ«n u FarhÄd
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In the history of Persian literature, one finds quite a number of works by famous authors which later served as a model for similar works by other writers. By way of example one could mention FirdawsÄ«âs (d. 411/1020) ShÄh-nÄma and NiáºÄmÄ«âs (d. 608/1209) Iskandar-nÄma, SaÊ¿dÄ«âs (d. 691/1291-92) GulistÄn and JÄmÄ«âs (d. 898/1492) BahÄristÄn, or FarÄ«d al-DÄ«n Ê¿Aá¹á¹Ärâs (d. 618/1221) Maná¹iq al-á¹ayr and MÄ«r Ê¿AlÄ« ShÄ«r NavÄʾīâs (d. 906/1501) LisÄn al-á¹ayr. In the case of the mathnawÄ« contained in the present volume, it was NiáºÄmÄ«âs Khusraw u ShÄ«rÄ«n which served as the model for ShÄ«rÄ«n u FarhÄd, a romantic epos by the otherwise unknown 9th/15th-century poet SalÄ«mÄ« JarÅ«nÄ«. A native of Hormuz (formerly JarÅ«n), he dedicated his poem in 880/1475 to the local sultan of his days, SalgharshÄh. Its language is unpretentious and the native ambiance is sometimes palpable. Its heros are pure of heart, and a mystical thread runs throughout the poem.