Abū l-Qāsim Amrī -yi Shīrāzī (d. 999/1590 or 1591) was a Persian poet and an occultist, most of whose work has been lost. Amrī was born into a family of landholders in the village of Kūhpāya near Isfahan. He began his poetic career during the reign of Shāh Ṭahmāsp (r. 930-84/1524-76) and apparently had access to court circles through his elder brother, the calligrapher Mawlānā Abū Turāb. In addition to his literary talents, Amrī was also proficient in occult sciences (ʿulūm-i gharība) , such as