Id (feast day) Quatrain, 16th-17th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Poetry, Id (feast day) quatrain, or ruba'i, written in black Nasta'liq in Iran during 16th or 17th century., Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, In the top left corner of the text panel, an invocation to God initiates the poem with the expression'huwa al-mu'izz' (He is the Glorified). Then follows the quatrain, which reads:, May yo
Id (feast day) Quatrain, 16th-17th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Poetry, Id (feast day) quatrain, or ruba'i, written in black Nasta'liq in Iran during 16th or 17th century., Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, In the top left corner of the text panel, an invocation to God initiates the poem with the expression'huwa al-mu'izz' (He is the Glorified). Then follows the quatrain, which reads:, May your heart be like the sea and your hand like the mineral, / Like the heart and the hand of God, / King of the world who orders, / May you always run across the world., Ta dil u dast bahr u kan bashad / Dil u dast-i khudayagan bashad / Padishah-i jahan ka farmanash / Bar jahan da'iman ravan bashad, This iambic pentameter quatrain, or ruba'i, is written in black nasta'liq and surrounded by cloud bands on a gold background. It is not signed or dated, although the script suggests that it was executed in Persia (Iran) sometime in the 16th or 17th century. Provided with several monochromatic frames, the text page is pasted to a pink paper strengthened with cardboard., This quatrain provides a prayer (du'a) for a ruler, comparing his generosity to God and hoping that his authority, much like God's, may spread far and wide., Script: nasta'liq, , 1 volume; 16th-17th centuries
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