Composer
A.k.a. محمد حسن معیری
Rahi Mo'ayyeri ( رهی معیری in Persian) (April 30, 1909 – November 15, 1968). True name: Mohammad Hasan Mo'ayyeri (محمد حسن معیری in Persian). Iranian poet and musician.He was born into an artistic and musical family on April 30, 1909 in Tehran. His uncle was the famous Qajar Era poet Foroughi Bastami. He began to write poetry when he was seventeen years old and chose Rahi as his pen name. He showed talent from an early age and wrote the famous "Shod Khazan" at the age of 12-13.[citation needed] Rahi studied the works of all the great masters of Persian literature, but was especially fond of Saadi, whose influence is readily visible in his poetry. In addition to qazals, he also wrote some masnavis.[citation needed]Rahi was a composer as well as a poet. His poetry combines beautiful imagery,