‘Adili

‘Adili, Shah Isma’il II (1535-1577), son of the Safavid Shah Tahmasb, a poet with the nom de plume ‘Adili. He was a prince with poetical talent, but tyrannical and fearless. As a consequence, his father imprisoned him in the Qahqaha castle for twenty years. He succeeded his father, though his rule was ephemeral. He was well-versed in composing poetry, particularly mathnawi, one of which is his Istikhlasiyya, which he composed in prison showing submission to his father, aspiring that his father may order his release.

Da’irat al-Ma’arif-i Farsi (1, 146); Asar-afarinan (4, 131-132).