Badr Jajarmi

Badr al-Din ibn Umar Jajarmi (died 1287; ), known as Badr Jajarmi, was a prominent Persian poet of the 13th century.

Biography Badr Jajarmi was born in Jajarm, located in the Khorasan region of Iran.

Badr Jajarmi passed away in approximately 1287 CE, shortly after the deaths of Majd al-Din Hamgar. It is noteworthy that some biographers have mistakenly conflated Badr Jajarmi's biography with that of another poet named Badr Chachi, likely due to the similarity of their names.

Works Around four thousand verses of his poetry have survived, mostly consisting of qasidas (odes), ghazals, quatrains, and fragments. His son, Muhammad, compiled these poems in Mo'nes al-Ahrar. It appears that Badr Jajarmi was also familiar with medicine and astronomy, as he composed 232 verses about bodily movements, known as ikh tilajat al-a'da (اختلاجات اعضا) and lunar phases, ikhtiyarat al-qamar (اختیارات قمر).

Most of Badr Jajarmi's qasidas were composed in praise of Baha al-Din Muhammad Juvayni, the ruler of Isfahan. He also wrote poetry in honor of Shams al-Din Juvayni, Baha al-Din's father, and Ata-Malik Juvayni, his brother. The content of his poetry suggests that he remained in the service of the Juwayni family until their downfall. After the assassination of Shams al-Din Juvayni by the Mongols in 1284, Badr composed an elegy mourning his death.

Poetic style Badr Jajarmi was proficient in Arabic and drew inspiration from Arabic poetic works. One of his known contributions is a Persian translation of an Arabic poem by Abu al-Fath al-Busti.

His poetic style is known for its intricacy and deliberate use of various literary devices, such as interweaving (mutashabik), crossing (mutaqaati'), decorating (tashmit), punning (tajnis), embellishing (tawshih), and repetition (radd al-sadr, radd al-'ajz). He prided himself on mastering this sophisticated approach, considering himself superior to his contemporaries. However, the extensive use of these literary techniques rendered his poetry devoid of delicacy and charm. The style of his qasidas was influenced by the poets of 12th-century Khorasan.