Overview of Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi
Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi is regarded as one of the most prominent writers and poets of the Abbasid era. Below are key details about his life and work:
| Pen Name | Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi |
| Full Name | Mohammed ibn Abi al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Mohammed al-Abyurdi |
| Country of Origin | Iran |
| Year of Birth | 1068 |
| Place of Birth | Kouhgun – Persia |
| Field of Fame | Writing and Poetry |
A Brief Biography of Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi
Born in 1068 in the village of Kouhgun near the city of Abyourd in Persia, Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi hailed from a clan tracing its lineage back to Quraysh, specifically to Sakhr ibn Harb. Early in his career, he relocated to Baghdad to pursue education, where he worked for the Seljuk ambassador to the caliph, instructing his children. He also served under Ubaydullah ibn Nizam al-Mulk, a Seljuk minister known as Mu’id al-Dawla, and later assumed the role of librarian at the Nizamiyya school in Baghdad.
In his later years, he was appointed as the governor of Isfahan by Muhammad ibn Malekshah. Abu al-Muzaffar was not only a political figure but also a celebrated poet, writer, historian, genealogist, and expert in Quranic readings. His reputation grew significantly during his lifetime. He passed away on August 11, 1113, poisoned at the age of approximately 45.
Major Works of Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi
Al-Abyurdi authored many significant works in history, literature, and poetry, including:
- Qabsat al-‘Ajlan on the lineage of the Al-Sufyan.
- T’alat al-Mushtaq ila Sakani al-Iraq.
- Kitab Tabaqat al-‘Ilm in every field.
- Kitab Ma Ikhtalaf wa Ittalaf min Ansab al-Arab.
- Tarikh Abyourd wa Nasah.
- Sahlah al-Qarih.
- Zad al-Rafaq.
- Al-Mukhtalif wal-Mu’talif.
- On Genealogy.
- Kitab Nahz al-Hafiz.
- Kitab al-Mujtaba min al-Mujtani.
- Kitab al-Thimnah al-Thameena.
- Kitab Kawkab al-Muta’amal.
- Kitab Sahlah al-Qarih.
- Kitab T’alat al-Maqrur.
Poetry of Abu al-Muzaffar al-Abyurdi
Abu al-Muzaffar left behind a wealth of poetry, with several notable pieces including:
- Poem “Khad al-Duja”:
Khad al-Duja wa Riwaq al-Layl Masdoul
Barqun kamā Ihtazzā Mādhī al-Haddi Maṣqool
Ashīmuhu wa Dhajā’ī Ṣārimun Khadhimun
Wa Mihmali bi-Rashāsh al-Dam’i Maبلول
Faḥanna Ṣāḥib Rahlī idh Tamallīh
Ḥattā Ḥannantu wa Nidwai Anhu Mashghool
Yakhdi bi-Arawa’a Lā Yughfi wa Nāẓiruhu
Bi-Ithmid al-Layl fi al-Baydā Makḥoul
Wa Lā Yamurru al-Kirā’i Ṣafḥan bi-Muqālati
Fa-Dunahū Qāṭim al-Arjā’i Majhool
Idhā Qaḍā ‘Uqab al-Isrā’i Laylah
Annaḳahu wa huwa bi-l-I‘yā’i Ma‘qool.
- Poem “An-Najm yub‘id marmā Ṭarfihi as-Sāji”:
An-Najm yub‘id marmā Ṭarfihi as-Sāji
Wal-Layl yanshuru murkhā far‘ihi ad-Dāji
Wa yahdī at-Tayf tughwayh Ghayāhibuh
Bi-Kawkabin Furr ‘Anhu al-Afqu Wahhāj
ṭawā ilā Naqway Ḥuzwā ‘ala Wajal
Nāhjan yukafkif ghrab al-A‘yasi an-nāji
Wa Dūna Mārsihta Zhamyā Shirdhiman
Alqaw Marāsiha fi Alِl Wasaj
Min Nā’ilin wa ‘Adiyyin fi ‘A‘dātiha
Aw Alī Nasr ibn Wahb aw Banī Nājj
Qawm yunāmūn wa-l-Mathwā ‘ala Iḍamm
Li-llāhi Mā Jarra Ta‘wībī Wa Idlājī.
- Poem “Ranatu Ilayy”:
Ranatu Ilayy wa Ẓill al-Na‘qi Mamādū
Sawābiqu al-Khayl wa-l-Mahrī al-Qūd
Fa-Mā Ghamadnā ‘ani al-Asiyāf A’iyunihā
Illā Wauslūlahā fi al-Hām Maghmūd
A‘fālunā Ghurar Fawq al-Jibāh Lahā
Wa-l-Hujūl Dam al-A‘dā’ Mawrūd
Anna Ibnuha wa-Rimāh al-Khaṭṭi Mushra‘atun
Wa-l-Kumāh ‘ani al-Hayjā’i Ta‘rid.
Min Kull Murta‘id al-‘Irnīn Yaḥfizuh
Ra’yun Jamī‘ waṭṭiyāt ‘Abābīd.
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