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Saib was born in ], and educated in ] and in about 1626/27 he traveled to ], where he was received into the court of ]. He stayed for a time in ] and in ], returning home after several years abroad. After his return, the emperor of ], ], bestowed upon him the title ''King of Poets''. |
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Saib was born in ], and educated in ] and in about 1626/27 he traveled to ], where he was received into the court of ]. He stayed for a time in ] and in ], returning home after several years abroad. After his return, the emperor of ], ], bestowed upon him the title ''King of Poets''. |
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Saib's reputation is based primarily on some 300,000 couplets, including his epic poem ''Qandahār-nāma'' (“The Campaign Against Qandahār”). His “Indian style” verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of ] and intellectual exercise. Saib was especially well known for his Persian panegyric poetry during the reigns of Persian Emperors ], ], and ].<ref>Safavid Iran, p 91.</ref> |
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Saib's reputation is based primarily on some 300,000 couplets, including his epic poem ''Qandahār-nāma'' (“The Campaign Against Qandahār”). His “Indian style” verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of ] and intellectual exercise. Saib was especially well known for his Persian panegyric poetry during the reigns of Persian Emperors ], ], and ].<ref>Safavid Iran, p 91.</ref> |
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A line from Saib's poem on Kabul provided the title for ]'s 2007 novel, '']''. |
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A line from Saib's poem on Kabul provided the title for ]'s 2007 novel, '']''. |
Saib's reputation is based primarily on some 300,000 couplets, including his epic poem Qandahār-nāma (“The Campaign Against Qandahār”). His “Indian style” verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of philosophical and intellectual exercise. Saib was especially well known for his Persian panegyric poetry during the reigns of Persian Emperors Safi, Abbas II, and Suleiman.
