Behrouz Servatian (also as "Behrūz Servatiān", ; 1937–2012) was an

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literary scholar, professor, and authority on the great Iranian lyric poet,

Nizami Ganjavi Nizami Ganjavi (; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī,Mo'in, Muhammad(2006), "Tahlil-i Haft Paykar-i Nezami", Tehran.: p. 2: Some commentators h ...

Biography

Behrouz Servatian was born in

Miandoab Miandoab () is a city in the Central District (Miandoab County), Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Language an ...

, a southern town in

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, northwest Iran. He lived in his home town until he was 24. Having the fifth grade degree in sciences, he served as a mathematics teacher. In 1960 he gained the sixth grade degree in sciences with an average grade of 19.91. In 1963 he sat for the nationwide university entrance exam and, gaining the first place both in Persian language and literature and philosophy at once, he chose the former. With an average grade of 18.2 (of 20), Servatian became the top student at the

University of Tabriz The University of Tabriz (, ''Dāneshgāh-e Tabriz'') is a public university located in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is one of the top five high-ranked u ...

in 1966 and was awarded the first-class medal of the

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. Servatian then went back to Miandoab to do cultural services. In 1972 he did an MA in Persian language and literature from the University of Tabriz. In 1975 he received his doctorate in Persian language and literature from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

and was employed there. In 1979 he retired at the University of Tabriz, and from 1986 to 2003 he taught at the

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...

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. Servatian spent the last years of his life editing

Hafez (), known by his pen name Hafez ( or 'the keeper'; 1325–1390) or Hafiz, “Ḥāfeẓ” designates someoone who has learned the Qurʾān by heart" also known by his nickname Lisan al-Ghaib ('the tongue of the unseen'), was a Persian lyri ...

’

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s and working on Safi-Ali-Shah’s Commentary, while writing a number of other works too. His first book in Persian entitled ''A Study of "Farr" in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh'' was published in 1971 by the Foundation of Iranian History and Culture. Most of Servatian's studies are about the great Iranian lyric poet, Nizami Ganjavi. Behrouz Servatian died of a heart attack on 29 July 2012 in Gohardasht, Karaj,

Alborz province Alborz province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj, which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in area. History In 2010, Karaj ...

, Iran at the age of 75 and was buried two days later in Behesht-e Sakineh () cemetery near Karaj. Servatian had five children, one son (Arash) and four daughters (Laleh, Paria, Golnar, Yasaman). His third daughter, Golnar, is a cartoonist and book illustrator.

Research works

Servatian wrote and edited more than 50

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books, among them the critical edition of Nizami Ganjavi's ''Khamsa'' (lit. "The Five Books", in 5 volumes) by him is one of the best editions of the work available to date. The five books are as follows: ''

Makhzan al-Asrar ''Makhzan ol-Asrar'' or ''Makhzan al-Asrar'' () is a famous ''mathnawi'' poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209). It is the first of Nizami's five long poems known collectively as the '' Khamsa''. It is a didactic and philosophic ...

'' (), ''

Khosrow and Shirin ''Khosrow and Shirin'' () is a romantic Epic poetry, epic poem by the Persians, Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209). It is the second work of his set of five poems known collectively as Khamsa of Nizami, ''Khamsa''. It tells a highly el ...

'' (), '' Leyli and Majnun'' (), ''

Haft Peykar ''Haft Peykar'' (), also known as ''Bahramnameh'' (, ''The Book of Bahram'', referring to the Sasanian emperor Bahram V), is a romantic epic poem by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, written in 1197. This poem is one of his five works known collecti ...

'' (), and '' Eskandarnameh'' (). He also published a commentary of the '' Diwan'' of

in 4 volumes, 4000 pages, in 2001 (2nd edition: 2008). Servatian translated the

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famous poem ''

Heydar Babaya Salam ''Heydar Babaya Salam'' () is an Azerbaijani poetical work by Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, a famous Iranian Azerbaijani poet. Published in 1954 in Tabriz, it is about Shahriar's childhood and his memories of his village Khoshgenab near Tabriz. '' ...

'' by

Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar Seyyed Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi (January 2, 1906 – September 18, 1988), known by his pen name Shahriar, was an Iranian poet who composed works in both Azerbaijani and Persian. His most important work, ''Heydar Babaya Salam'', is co ...

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