ALISHER NAVOI Sufi Master Poet, Politician, Linguist, Scientist, Author, Calligrapher, Art-patron, Intellectual, Painter, Builder. SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Alisher Navoi (1441 - 1501) a truly universal man, was of Uyghur origin who was born and lived in Herat (now north-western Afghanistan) like Jami who he knew. He is generally known by his pen name Navoi ('the weeper'). Alisher Navoi was among the key writers who revolutionized...
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