The Book of Amir Khusrau: Selected Poems & The Tale of the Four Dervishes

by Amir Khusrau

THE BOOK OF AMIR KHUSRAU Selected Poems & The Tale of the Four Dervishes Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Amir Khusrau (1253-1324), the 'Parrot of India' was born at Patigali near the Ganges in India. At the age of thirty-six he was poet-laureate, serving many sultans. He was not only fluent in Persian, in which he composed the majority of his 92 books, but also in Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit. He composed ten long masnavis, five Divans of ghazals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150754054X
• ISBN13: 9781507540541
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"