Murqqaʻ-i Ṣad'rang: Ṣad Rubā'ī az Bīdil Persiska (Farsi) 2018

“Morqqa‘-e Sad Rang (The Hundred-Colored Album): A Selection of Bidel Dehlavi’s Rubaiyat” is an anthology of quatrains by Mirza Abdul-Qader Bidel Dehlavi, the great Persian-language poet of the Indian style (Sabk-e Hendi), selected and accompanied by brief notes by Mohammad Kazem Kazemi. In addition to his complex and imaginative ghazals, Bidel composed nearly four thousand quatrains, which reveal an important aspect of his ability to create innovative images and profound ideas.

Since Bidel’s quatrains vary in quality and his language and thought are often intricate and multilayered, this collection presents one hundred outstanding rubaiyat with concise explanations, offering contemporary readers a more accessible path into the poetic world of this remarkable poet.

The selected quatrains in “Morqqa‘-e Sad Rang” cover a wide range of themes, including love, mysticism, philosophical reflections, ethical concerns, social ideas, religious thought, and artistic contemplation. This diversity creates a vivid portrait of Bidel’s imagination and language, demonstrating that, like his ghazals, his quatrains are filled with creative imagery, subtle meanings, and profound reflections on existence.

Mohammad Kazem Kazemi (born in 1967 in Herat) is an Afghan poet, writer, and literary researcher. He is a recognized figure in contemporary Persian poetry and a member of the overseas academic group of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. In addition to writing poetry, Kazemi has been active in literary criticism, poetry education, research, and editing, and has published numerous works on Persian language and literature.

“Morqqa‘-e Sad Rang” is a valuable work for admirers of Bidel’s poetry, the Indian style of Persian literature, and classical Persian literature. Through an educational and analytical approach, the book provides an entry point into the complex and fascinating world of Bidel’s quatrains.