se ▁writer ▁who ▁fl our ished ▁between ▁ 1 1 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 6 1 ▁AD . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁particularly ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁Ch ah ar ▁Mag h ale h ▁(" F our ▁Disc ourses "), ▁his ▁only ▁work ▁to ▁fully ▁surv ive . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Sam ar q and , ▁Ab u ’ l - R aja ʾ ▁A hm ad ▁b . ▁ ʿ Ab d - Al - Ṣ am ad , ▁a ▁de h q an ▁in ▁Trans ox iana , ▁told ▁Ne z ami ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁poet ▁Rud aki ▁was ▁given ▁compens ation ▁for ▁his ▁poem ▁ext ol ling ▁the ▁virt ues ▁of ▁Sam an id ▁Am ir ▁Nas r ▁b . ▁A hm ad . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Sam ar q and , ▁A ru zi ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁K hor as an ▁and ▁Trans ox iana . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁court - po et ▁to ▁the ▁Gh az nav ids ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁All ▁that ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁is ▁g lean ed ▁from ▁the ▁Ch ah ar ▁Ma q ala ▁itself . ▁N iz ám í - i ' Ar ú d í ’ s ▁The ▁Ch ah ár ▁Ma q á la , ▁or ▁Four ▁Disc ourses , ▁is ▁a ▁book ▁consisting ▁of ▁four ▁disc ourses ▁on ▁four ▁different ▁profession als ▁that ▁N iz ami ▁believed ▁a ▁king ▁needs ▁to ▁have ▁in ▁his ▁palace ; ▁in ▁the ▁pre face ▁of