Namaeh Farhangistan

Namaeh Farhangistan

Romūz al-Asrār: A mystical Commentary of a Verse by Khāqāni

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Researcher at the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Khāghāni Shirvāni, a renowned poet of the 6th century AH, has an ode in praise of Fakhr al-Din Abulofath Manouchehr Shirvānshāh, of which, according to a manuscript from the 10th century AH (dated 993 AH), a verse was interpreted by Abdullah ibn Hassan ibn Ali Makki al-Husayni al-Ajlani, based on mystical elements.
This commentary, which he called Romūz al Asrār, is written on four leaves and is perhaps the only copy of this commentary. In this work, the text of Romūz al Asrār has been corrected and Ajlani’s view and reading of the verse, recorded in the editions of Divan Khāghāni, have been examined. What is observed from the examination of this verse, in addition to some differences between the parts of the verse and the same verse in some manuscripts and printed copies, is a different interpretation that Ajlāni has given of it. Whether the explanation of this verse is part of a more complete book on the explanations of Khāqani's verses is currently unknown to us. This mystic also has another book called Neshat al-Ishq, which is a commentary on the Ghousiya treatise of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilāni.
There is no other information about him except his name and the fact that he was a follower of Qāderi. From these two descriptions, it is clear that he was a poet and used the pen name Makki; thus, it is not out of the question that he also had a collection of poems or other works.
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Volume 25, Issue 5 - Serial Number 105
Nameh Farhangestan (Khaghani Studies)
November and December 2026
Pages 189-216

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