This poem is authored by Abu Hamīd Ibn-e Abu-Bakr Ebrāhīm (Persian: ابو حامد بن ابوبکر ابراهیم; b. ~1145; d. ~1221), also known as Farīd-od-dīn (فرید الدین) and ʿAttār (عطار, meaning apothecary, chemist or herbalist). 'Attar was a 12/13th-century Persian poetry and prose writer, hagiographer and Sufi mystic originally from Nishapur, Khorasan in Greater Iran. He had a momentous influence on the tassavof tradition in the Persianate world. His most distinguished work is the Manteq-ut-Teyr, The Conference of the Birds. He is also one of the major influences on Mawlana. He passed away in his hometown when facing the gruesome Mongol invasion of Khorasan.
This ghazal is a love-poem dedicated to God, Glorified and Exalted is He. 'Attar speaks of the hidden treasure that God, Mighty and Majestic is He, has placed within the hearts of every single human being. He expresses that he often becomes ignorant of it by being preoccupied with this world. But when he receives only "a single gem" out of this treasure chest, it brings his spirit to ecstasy, certainty and enlightenment - gaining "true life".
Reference: 'Attar – Divan-e-Ash'ar – Ghazal 717
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