Salik Isfahani

Salik Isfahani, Hasan (b. 1867), son of Muhammad ‘Ali. A poet born in Isfahan. He resided in Tehran and held government offices. The following couplet is by him:

Whoever saw the moon at night in her memory,

His sighs will take the scent of his burnt heart to the heavens.

Asar-afarinan (3/ 193). 

Salik Isfahani, Mirza Muhammad Husayn, a calligrapher and poet with the nom de plume Salik. He is mainly well-known for his Naskhi elegant hand for which he was named Mirza Muhammad Husayn Khushniwis. His works include: half quarter prayers, glossy covers, jewel-studded frontispiece, the first two folios with illuminated text and margins, in elegantly written Naskhi and Riqa’, with the signature note: ‘al-Sultan Nasir al-Din Shah … may he be pleased with it, written by … Muhammad Husayn al-Isfahani with the nom de plume Salik; half quarter aphorisms, glossy covers, jewel-studded frontispiece, clear, small Naskhi and elegant Riqa’, with the signature note: ‘Written by Muhammad Husayn al-Isfahani with the nom de plume Salik in the year 1858’; half quarter prayers, illuminated, in elegant, small Riqa’ and Naskhi, with the signature note: ‘Written by Muhammad Husayn al-Isfahani, with the nom de plume Salik, in the year 1859.’

Asar-afarinan (3/ 193); Ahval va Asar-i Khushnivisan (4/ 1159-1160). 

Salik Isfahani, Shatir Husayn (1871-1937), a poet with the nom de plume Salik-i Pir. Born in Isfahan, he was a poet of vigor and a member of the Shayda’ Literary Society. He died in Isfahan.

Asar-afarinan (3/ 193).

Salik, Aqa Muhammad Ja’far, a poet hailing from Shiraz. He studied in Isfahan for a while. He attached himself to the court of Husayn’ali Mirza Farmanfarma, the ruler of Fars, and became one of his favorite companions. He wrote a commentary on the difficult words used in Wassaf [Wassaf al-Hazra’s historical work bearing the historian’s appellation, Tarikh-i Wassaf].

Asar-afarinan (3/ 193).