Muntakhab al-tawarikh 276: LXIII. Sāqī of the Jazā’ir.

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He was an ‘Arab, and his father Shaikh Ibrāhīm was a learned theologian whom the Shī’ahs, after their mode of belief, regarded as an infallible religious guide. He settled in Mashhad, and Sāqī was born there. Sāqī has acquired some learning, and is of a cheerful disposition and eloquent. He came from the Dakan to Hindūstān, and is now in Barār. The following verses are by him:— “From my soul, as I weep, arises a sigh of grief, Even as smoke arises when water is thrown on fire.”
“I grieve not for the cruelty of my love Lest my grief should become a cause of joy to others.”
“When she passes by me in wrath the tears flow from my eyes, “Just as tears flow from eyes dazzled by the sun’s rays.”
“My heart flutters lest thou should have come to it in thy sleep. Whenever there comes before me any person heavy with sleep.”
An ode.
“In my desire for thy eyelashes each breath loads my heart with blood, In order that it may bring me once more into thy hand. My heart obtained a glance from thee which made my soul thy prey. Aye, An arrow which has struck the mark steadies the aim. My heart is, as ever, ardent with love; thou art, as ever, indifferent, Saqi, describe to her thy pain, before she publishes it abroad.”