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Corpus Statistics

The PDL corpus currently contains approximately 9.6 million words from 51 different authors. Below is breakdown for every author and for each work, the PDL corpus is always expanding so make sure to check back in, as we add more texts and expand our corpus! (If you would like a certain text added to the corpus that you need for your research please contact us)

Rudaki (d. 940)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 825 11,076
Masnavi 222 2,636
Totals 1,047 13,712

Ferdowsi (d. 1019 or 1025)

Work Line Count Word Count
Shâh-nâmeh 49,609 562,055
Totals 49,609 562,055

Farrokhi Sistâni (d. 1037-8)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 8,827 125,846
Totals 8,827 125,846

Manuchehri (d. 1040)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 2,575 35,739
Totals 2,575 35,739

Abu Sa'id Abi al-Kheyr (d. 1049)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,591 21,400
Totals 1,591 21,400

Gorgâni (d. ca. 1058)

Work Line Count Word Count
Vis va Râmin 8,983 110,650
Totals 8,983 110,650

Nâser-e Khosrow (d. 1060)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 10,714 145,538
Safar-nâmeh 3:221 37,584
Totals 10,717 145,575

Hojviri (d. 1071-2)

Work Line Count Word Count
Kashf al-Mahjub 75:2,178 146,297
Totals 2,253 146,297

Asadi Tusi (d. 1072-3)

Work Line Count Word Count
Garshâsp-nâmeh 8,808 109,248
Totals 8,808 109,248

Masud-e Sa'd-e Salmân (d. 1121-2)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 14,007 189,563
Masnavi-hâ 370 4,118
Totals 14,377 193,681

Sanâ'i (d. 1131)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 13,233 196,650
Hadighat al-tahqiqeh va shari'at al-tariqeh 11,805 134,608
Tariq al-tahqiq 938 10,110
Totals 25,976 341,368

Mahsati (d. mid-12th century)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 382 5,242
Totals 382 5,242

Monshi (d. ca. 1160-87)

Work Line Count Word Count
Kalileh va Demneh 243:1001 84,263
Totals 1,244 84,263

Anvari (d. 1187)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 13,308 173,609
Totals 13,308 173,609

Khâghâni (d. between 1186-1199)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 17,293 234,922
Totals 17,293 234,922

Nezâmi (d. 1209)

Work Line Count Word Count
Haft Peykar 5,091 57,076
Kherad-nâmeh 3,646 42,729
Khosrow va Shirin 6,271 75,969
Leyli va Majnun 3,653 38,543
Makhzan al-asrâr 2,256 25,591
Sharaf-nâmeh 6,847 79,536
Totals 27,764 319,444

Bâbâ Afzal al-Din (d. 1213-4)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 484 7,143
Totals 484 7,143

'Attâr (d. 1221)

Work Line Count Word Count
Si fasl 1,121 12,942
Asrâr-nâmeh 3,297 39,927
Bayân al-ershâd 1,349 15,916
Bi-sar-nâmeh 214 2,586
Bolbol-nâmeh 597 7,066
Divân 11,162 149,536
Elahi-nâmeh 6,825 81,808
Fotovvat-nâmeh 80 926
Heyllâj-nâmeh 7,615 89,357
Jowhar al-zât 23,658 280,472
Khosrow-nâmeh 8,364 100,323
Mazhar al-'ajâ'eb 5,530 67,653
Mazhar 12,382 1,050
Mokhtâr-nâmeh 4,544 62,249
Mosibat-nâmeh 7,544 90,423
Nozhat al-ahbâb 338 4,116
Oshtor-nâmeh 4,462 54,176
Pand-nâmeh 10,245 853
Tazkerat al-owliyâ' 6,472 228,834
Vaslat-nâmeh 1,668 20,587
Totals 90,292 1,331,521

Bâbâ Tâher 'Oryân (d. ca. 10th-13th century)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 732 8,679
Totals 732 8,679

Rumi (Mowlavi) (d. 1273)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 40,164 580,784
Masnavi-ye ma'navi 25,635 313,143
Totals 65,799 893,927

'Erâqi (d. 1289)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 4,663 61,653
'Oshshâq-nâmeh 1,064 11,856
Totals 5,727 73,509

Sa'di (d. 1291-2)

Work Line Count Word Count
Bustân 4,015 48,256
Golestân 1,256 29,445
Totals 4,763 57,468

Shabestari (d. 1320)

Work Line Count Word Count
Golshan-e râz 1,034 13,193
kanz al-haghâ'eq 650 8,108
Totals 1,684 21,301

Amir Khosrow (d. 1325)

Work Line Count Word Count
Hasht behesht 292 3,313
Âyineh-ye Sekandari 521 6,225
Divân 14,888 221,186
Khosrow va Shirin 914 11,322
Majnun va Leyli 1,353 14,859
Matla' al-anvâr 312 3,775
Totals 18,280 260,680

'Owhadi Marâghe'i (d. 1338)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 9,529 140,844
Jâm-e jam 4,564 51,808
Manteq al-'oshshâq 514 6,239
Totals 14,607 198,891

Seyf-e Faraghâni (d. ca. 1348)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 13,009 183,929
Totals 13,009 183,929

Khaju Kermâni (d. ca. 1349)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 8,847 123,884
Totals 8,847 123,884

'Obeyd-e Zâkâni (d. ca. 1370)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 2,038 27,944
Mush va Gorbeh 93 949
'Oshshâq-nâmeh 721 8,264
Totals 2,852 37,157

Salmân-e Sâvaji (d. 1375)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 8,896 134,662
Ferâq-nâmeh 1,156 14,009
Jamshid va Khurshid 2,964 37,665
Totals 13,016 186,336

Hâfez (d. 1390)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 4,536 67,662
Masnavi 29 336
Ash'âr-e montasab 167 2,533
Sâqi-nâmeh 58 690
Totals 4,790 71,221

Shâh Nematollâh (d. 1431)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 14,958 195,089
Totals 14,958 195,089

Ebn Hessâm (d. 1470-1)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,490 21,736
Totals 1,490 21,736

Jâmi (d. 1492)

Work Line Count Word Count
Haft owrang 5,410 62,119
Totals 5,410 62,119

Helâli (d. 1529)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,817 28,263
Shâh va Darvish 1,342 15,037
Totals 3,159 43,300

Vahshi Bâfqi (d. 1583)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 5,723 82,735
Farhâd va Shirin 2,625 32,197
Khold-e barin 586 6,937
Nâzer va Manzur 1,561 18,727
Totals 10,495 140,596

Mohtasham Kâshâni (d. 1588)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 10,185 150,452
Totals 10,185 150,452

'Orfi (d. 1591)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 3,899 60,732
Totals 3,899 60,732

Sheykh Bahâ'i (Bahâ al-Din 'Âmeli (d. 1621)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 440 5,834
Nân va Halvâ 369 4,488
Nân va Panir 306 3,799
Shir va Shekar 152 1,650
Totals 1,267 15,771

Mirzâ Ârtimâni (Razi) (d. 1627)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,137 14,790
Gowhar-e 'eshq 12 152
Mofradât 9 129
Sâqi-nâmeh 157 1,909
Sowqand-nâmeh 94 1,092
Totals 1,409 18,072

Sâ'eb (d. 1676)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 78,890 1,208,360
Totals 78,890 1,208,360

Feyz-e Kâshâni (d. 1679)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 9,844 136,167
Totals 9,844 136,167

Bidel (d. 1721)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 32,333 445,544
Totals 32,333 445,544

Hâtef (d. 1783)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,570 22,515
Totals 1,570 22,515

Qâ'âni (d. 1854)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 20,138 283,393
Masnavi 133 1576
Totals 20,271 284,969

Forughi Bestâmi (d. 1857)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 5,863 86,351
Totals 5,863 86,351

Sabuhi (Shâter 'Abbâs) (d. 1936-7)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 590 9,252
Totals 590 9,252

Eqbâl (Iqbal) (d. 1938)

Work Line Count Word Count
Armaghân- Hejâz 783 9,357
Asrâr-e khudi 876 10,543
Jâvid-nâmeh 1,955 24,858
Pas cheh bâyad kard 812 10,196
Payâm-e mashreq 1,277 17,192
Romuz-e bi-khudi 1,028 12,235
Zabur-e 'Ajam 1,242 17,555
Totals 7,973 101,936

Parvin E'tesâmi (d. 1941)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 5,573 69,467
Totals 5,573 69,467

Rahi (d. 1968)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 1,039 15,273
Totals 1,039 15,273

Khalili (d. 1987)

Work Line Count Word Count
Divân 108 1,481
Totals 108 1,481

Shahriyâr (d. 1988)

Work Line Count Word Count
Gozidegh 1,513 23,282
Heydarbâbâ 383 5,001
Heydarbâbâ (Part 2) 98 953
Totals 1,994 28,939