A Supplementary Analysis and Critique of Maktabi Shirazi's Correction of 'Words Aliyya Ghurra'

"Aliyya Ghurra" is a work by Maktabi Shirazi (c. 865 - after 941 AD) written in the meter of Nezami Ganjavi's "Seven Bodies". This work is a translation of Imam Ali's precious sayings into verse form. The poet selected one hundred words from "Al-Laali Prose" and translated each saying into one or more couplets accompanied by a poetic anecdote. The book was first published in 1313 AH by Hossein Kuhi Kermani based on the only known manuscript belonging to Malek al-Shoara Bahar.This initial publication was riddled with errors and inaccuracies. In the next attempt, Mahmoud Abadi published a corrected edition in 1999. However, Abadi did not have access to the original handwritten manuscript and could only work with the flawed Koohe edition. WhileAbadi's corrections were a step in the right direction, the text still requires further refinement. In this discourse, the researcher had access to Bahar's original manuscript, as well as another complete handwritten copy of the poem. By comparing these sources to Koohe and Abadi’s editions, the researcher identified the remaining mistakes in Abadi's correction and noted the missing words from the earlier published versions in order to present a more comprehensive and accurate version of "Gol-e Sad Barg-e Bagh-e Morteza" (The Flower of a Hundred Leaves from the Garden of Morteza).