Vahid Dastgirdi

Vahid Dastgirdi, Hasan (1879-1942), son of Qasim. Litterateur, editor, writer, and poet bearing the nom de plume Vahid and well-known as Vahid Dastgirdi. Born in the village of Dastgird, situated in the Isfahan province, he received his preliminary education in his hometown. He departed for Isfahan at the age of 15 where he studied at Mirza Hasan School. He studied literary disciplines under Mirza Yahya Mudarris Bidabadi, well-known as Kashipaz and religious sciences under ‘Abd al-Karim Gazi and Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Durcha’i. His other masters included Jahangir Khan Qasqa’i and Akhund Mulla Muhammad Kashi. A supporter of constitutionalism, he contributed poetry and articles on constitutionalism in the newspapers appearing in Isfahan. He published the Darafsh-i Kawiyan newspaper in Isfahan at the outbreak of World War I. He also contributed to the Parwana,  Zayanda Rud, and Mufattish-i Iran newspapers. Vahid founded Iran’s Literary Society and the Hakim Nizami Literary Society. Having established the Armaghan literary journal in Tehran in 1919, he continued to publish it for 22 years. Upon his arrival in Tehran, he became a disciple of Safi‘alishah. He worked for the Publication Bureau of the Education Ministry for a while. Vahid used the nom de plume Lum’a in his early poetical career, though he changed it to Vahid at the suggestion of Mirza Yahya Bidabadi. He died in Tehran and was laid to rest in Imamzadih ‘Abdullah, in Shahr-i Rayy. His works include: Inqilab-i Adabi; Rahaward-i Vahid; Safarnama-yi Chahar Mahal wa Tarikhcha-yi Waqayi’-i Isfahan wa Junub-i Iran; Sarguzasht-i Ardashir; Shi’ir; edition and annotation of the seven works of Nizami Ganjavi, including: Makhzan al-Asrar, Khusraw wa Shirin, Layla wa Majnun, Haft Paykar, Sharafnama, and Iqbalnama (the last two constitute Iskandarnama); Ganjina-yi Ganjavi, also entitled Divan-i Shi’r-i Nizami. His editions and annotations include: Tazkira-yi Nasrabadi by Mirza Muhammad Tahir Nasrabadi and Jalayirnama by Qa’im Maqam Farahani; Tuhfa-yi Sami by the Safavid Sam Mirza; Jam-i Jam, or Jam-i Jahan-nama by Awhadi Maraghi; Divan-i Amir Farahani; Diwan-i Baba Tahir ‘Uryan; Khamsa-yi Hakim Nizami; Diwan-i Jamal al-Din; Diwan-i Hatif Isfahani; Diwan-i Adib al-Mamalik; Diwan-i Qa’im Maqam Farahani. 

Az Saba ta Nima (2/ 322-325); Chaharsad Sha’ir-i Barguzida-yi Parsi gu-i (1143).