Ja‘far Tabrizi
Biography
Ja’far Tabrizi, Mirza Ja’far Beyg (fl. 16th century), son of Abu al-Qasim Beyg. He was a cousin to Hatim Beyg I’timad al-Dawla. He was appointed the ruler of Qazwin under Sultan Muhammad Khudabanda and was made the governor of Erevan under Najaf Quli Khan, where he died. The following couplets are by him:
O beloved! My cure is at all times by the agony caused by thy love,
O beloved! The solution to my problems are caused by thy problems,
My heart desires comfort, insight, and care by thee,
The heart, the eye, and the soul expect them from thee.
Farhang-i Sukhanvaran (211).
