Mir Amman


Mir Amman was an employee of Fort William College at Calcutta, variously also known as Mir Amman of Delhi, Mir Amman of Dilhi, Mir Amman Dihlavi, and Meer Ummun.
Mir Amman was best known for his translation of Amir Khusro's classic epic "Qissa Chahar Dervish" from Persian into Urdu. His translation is considered classic literature itself for its use of contemporary Urdu, and was performed on the request of Mr. John Borthwick Gilchrist, a famous English scholar of literature of those days. It in turn was widely translated into English during the 19th century.
Mir Amman relates his own history in the preface to his famous work, here given in the English translation by Duncan Forbes:

Partial publishing history