Mohammad Hossein Shahriar Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat-Tabrizi ( Persian : سید محمدحسین بهجت تبریزی ) ‎ ( 1906 - September 18 , 1988 ) , chiefly known by his pen name as Shahriar ( or Shahryar / Shahriyar شهریار ) , was an Iranian Azeri poet , writing in Persian and Azerbaijani ( Iranian Turkish ) . Born in Tabriz , Shahriar came to Tehran in 1921 and continued his studies in the Dar ol-Fonoun high school and started studying medicine after graduation from Dar ol-Fonoun in 1924 . But he fell in love , left his studies about a year before receiving his M.D. degree , and went to Khorasan . He returned to Tehran in 1935 and started working in the Agricultural Bank of Iran . Shahriar published his first book of poems in 1929 , with prefaces by Mohammad Taghi Bahar , Saeed Nafisi , and Pezhman Bakhtiari . His poems are mainly influenced by Hafez . His most famous poem Heydar-Baabaayaa Salaam , in Azerbaijani , is considered to be among the best modern poems in the language and has been turned into a few plays . His most famous Azeri work Heydar Babaya Salam won the immense affection of Azerbaijani people . Shahriar was a supporter of the Islamic Republic government of Iran until his death , and his day of death is named the `` national day of poem '' in Iran . External links http : //www.home.no/elami/Shahriar.html Patriotic Poems by Shahriar : http : //www.azargoshnasp.net/poems/shahryar_beh_pishgaah.pdf  This article about a Middle Eastern writer or poet is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .  This Iranian biographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Iranian poets | Middle Eastern writer stubs | Iranian people stubs In other languages : Azərbaycan | فارسی | Français 