Faizi - Sufi Poet-Laureate of Mughal Emperor Akbar: Selected Poems - ?Greatest Indian Poet of Persian after Amir Khusrau?

FAIZI Sufi Poet-Laureate of Mughal Emperor Akbar 'Greatest Indian Poet of Persian after Amir Khusrau' SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith The work of Faizi (1547-1595), who held the honorary title Malek ol-shoara (king of poets), marks the beginning of the golden age of Indian literature in Persian. This Sufi poet-laureate of Akbar assisted him in his efforts at reform, which were aimed at reconciling Indians of different faiths. In his best known masnavi poem 'Nal and D...