Kisai Marvazi

Kisāʾī Marvazī
Native name
كسائی مروزی
Born
Abu’l-Ḥasan Majd-al-Dīn ʿAli ibn Muhammad (or in some sources: Abu Isḥāq Majd-al-Dīn ʿAli ibn Muhammad)

6 March 953 CE
Diedc. 1000-1001 CE
Pen nameKisāʾī (also vocalized Kasāʾi)
OccupationPoet
LanguagePersian
NationalityPersian
Period10th-11th century
GenreDidactic poetry; moral-religious poetic themes; panegyrics
SubjectReligion, ethics, praise of rulers, reflection on age
Years activeLate 10th century
Notable worksDīvān (collection of poems), poems on moral / religious themes

Kisa'i Marvazi (Persian: کسایی مروزی‎; March 6, 953 – c. 1001 CE) was a 10th-century Persian poet known for his religious and moralistic poetry. He was among the earliest Persian poets to incorporate Islamic themes into Persian poetry, distinguishing him from his contemporaries.