Khaqani خاقانی
court poet · Shirvan, Caucasus · 1120?–1190?
A poet of the court of Shirvan in the Caucasus. On his pilgrimage to Mecca he passed the ruined capital of an old empire.
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later 12th century · Before the ruins of Ctesiphon, once the capital of the Sasanian empire
Look, heart that would learn its lesson: open your eyes and look. Take the palace of Madain as a mirror of warning.
هان ای دل عبرت بین از دیده نظر کن هان
ایوان مدائن را آیینهٔ عبرت دان"The Palace of Madain"
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