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Anvari: The Celebrated (and Feared) Master of the Qasida

Introduction In the grand tradition of Persian courtly verse, few names loom as large—or cast as long a shadow—as Anvari (Awhad ad-Dīn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad Anvarī, c. 1126–1189 CE). Celebrated for his dazzling command of language and intricate rhetorical flourishes, yet feared for the scathing sharpness of his satire, Anvari…