The Conference of the Birds

The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (Persian: منطق الطیر‎‎, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, also known as مقامات الطیور Maqāmāt-uṭ-Ṭuyūr; 1177), is a long and celebrated Sufi poem of approximately 4500 lines written in Persian by the poet Farid ud-Din Attar, who is commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. It was in China, late one moonless night,The Simorgh first appeared to mortal sight –He let a feather float down through the air,And rumours of its fame spread everywhere; It was in China, late one moonless night,The Simorgh first appeared to mortal sight –

The Conference of the Birds

The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (Persian: منطق الطیر‎‎, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, also known as مقامات الطیور Maqāmāt-uṭ-Ṭuyūr; 1177), is a long and celebrated Sufi poem of approximately 4500 lines written in Persian by the poet Farid ud-Din Attar, who is commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. It was in China, late one moonless night,The Simorgh first appeared to mortal sight –He let a feather float down through the air,And rumours of its fame spread everywhere; It was in China, late one moonless night,The Simorgh first appeared to mortal sight –