Prayer for God's mercy, 18th-19th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, India, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Persian poem with verses seeking the mercy and assistance of God, written black nasta'liq script from Iran or India during the 18th or 19th century., Ay mihr-i sipihr-i sar farazi / Vay gawhar-i bahr-i bi-niyazi / Daram za 'anayat-i tu umid / Kaz lutf u karam mara navazi, Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, Oh Sun of the pro
Prayer for God's mercy, 18th-19th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, India, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Persian poem with verses seeking the mercy and assistance of God, written black nasta'liq script from Iran or India during the 18th or 19th century., Ay mihr-i sipihr-i sar farazi / Vay gawhar-i bahr-i bi-niyazi / Daram za 'anayat-i tu umid / Kaz lutf u karam mara navazi, Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, Oh Sun of the proud skies, / Oh Gem of the sea freed from need, / I have hope (to receive) your favor, / Kindness, generosity, and support of me, The fragment is neither dated nor signed, but may have been executed in Iran or India sometime during the 18th or 19th century., The verses are executed in black nasta'liq script on a beige paper. A small and rather sloppy frame has been pasted to the text panel and onto a larger sheet of paper backed by cardboard., This calligraphic fragment includes a Persian poem seeking the mercy and assistance of God. The verses read:, Script: nasta'liq, , 1 volume; (w) x (h) cm
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