Salim (poet)
Abdul-Rehman Begi Saheb-Qiran (Ebdulrehman Begî Sahibqîran, Kurdish: عەبدولڕەحمان بەگی ساحێبقران) Famous by his pseudonym as Salim or Salem (Kurdish: سالم), he was born in 1800 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, died 1866. He is one of the most significant classical Kurdish poets.[1] He was the uncle of Nalî and the cousin of Kurdî, two famous poets. He died in 1866 in Sulaymaniyah.
Salim | |
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| Native name | عەبدولڕەحمان بەگی ساحێبقران |
| Born | Abdul-Rehman Begi Saheb-Qiran 1800 Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
| Died | 1866 (aged 65–66) Sulaymaniyah |
| Resting place | Gardi Saywan cemetery, Sulaymaniyah |
| Pen name | Salim |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Period | Classical |
Salim's poems
The content of Salim's poems mainly consists of philosophy, mysticism and history. Most of his poems are in the form of Ghazal, but he has some quatrains (Ruba'is) and Qasidas. His poems are in Kurdish, Persian and Arabic. He was influenced by the Persian poets Hafez and Kalim Hamedani and the Kurdish poet Nali. His poetry is meterical, he used Hazaj meter in his poetry.