Massoud Sad Salman
Massoud Sad Salman was an 11th century Persian
poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet. He lived from
1046-1121 A.D.He was born in 1046 A.D. In Lahore
to wealthy parents from Hamdan, present-day Iran.His father Sad bin Salman was
a great Persian ambassador who was sent to India by Ghaznavis. Massoud was
born there and he was highly Iearned in astrology, hippology, calligraphy,
literature and also in Arabic and Indian languages.In 1085, due to politics in
the royal court, the was thrown into prison. He was released in 1096, when he
returned to Lahore
and was appointed governor of Chalander. Two years later ,continued political
changes resulted in a prison stay of 8years , with his release in 1106.The last
years of his best poems were written in the Nay prison.
The proliferation of court patronage,became the residence
of a Ghaznavid prince as the viceroy of Hindustan.In the second half of the 11th
century, a tradition of court poetry was established in Lahore.The major
representative was Masuod Sad Salman.He was an official of the viceroys
administration, but he fell into disgrace and had to spend long years in exile
in remote fortresses. He worte several poems in jail.He is also known as a
great Persian poet. His poems are so beautiful and painful.Most of his works
are written in the qasideh form.He has some poems in other styles such as quatrain
and qeteh.In the qasideh he followed the famous Unsuri.During one of his prison
stays, he worte the Tristia, a celebrated work of Persian poerty.He had
relationships with some of the Pesian Poest like.Othman Mok