Abstract:
Among ancient literati, Siraj al-Din Ali Khan Arzoo holds a special position in the field of linguistic and rhetorical research; furthermore, he is one of the most important prolific Persian-speaking poets in India, whose works have been subject to much criticism. Fortunately, through the efforts of one of the masters of Persian literature in India, Nur al-Islam Siddiqui, a brief portion of his voluminous collected works has been published for the first time, though it is not without errors. In the present article, the author has devoted most of his efforts to examining and correcting the methodological and technical flaws of this book to assist readers in understanding the correct form of Arzoo's poems. Additionally, the author respectfully reminds the editor of these errors so that if he intends to correct the remainder of Arzoo's collected works, these points may be of use to him.
Machine summary:
A passing glance at the publication of some books, especially in the subcontinent, such as Tadhkirat Majma al-Nafais1 and Divan-e Arzoo in Response to Divan-e Baba Faghani, evokes regret in any serious fan of classical Persian literary texts regarding how these conscientious and selfless efforts have been carried out without the companionship, consensus, or occasional guidance of dear ones whose every recommendation could have given the work of the honorable editors and researchers a different weight and color.
The main purpose of this introduction is to herald the publication of one of the most important Divans of the Indian Persian-speaking poets and a prominent and unique man of letters in Persian literature, Siraj al-Din Ali Khan Arzoo, who, due to the negligence or oversight of Iran's scientific and literary community regarding the Indian style of literature, as well as the predominantly research-oriented nature of this scholar and the rarity of the manuscripts of his poems, has never received special attention from the elite, let alone others.
B. Selection of the Base Manuscript Regarding the manuscripts used by the honorable editor, it must also be said that his brief and insufficient introduction to the manuscripts, which consists of no more than two, and his enthusiasm expressed in the phrase "Until here, the response to Baba Faghani was completed on the 21st of the month of Rajab, 1176," shows to what extent one can rely on the conclusion that Khan Arzoo's Külliyat is indeed the author's own manuscript, and that Arzoo himself transcribed all the poems of the Divan Külliyat into writing; in other words, he himself was the scribe of the aforementioned manuscript.
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