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| Keywords: Calligraphic fragment in nasta'liq.jpg en Calligraphic fragment executed in nasta'liq script in white ink on red background It includes four lines of Persian poetry describing the heavenly scent and life-endowing capabilities of the beloved The verses read Agar cha mushk-i az far khush nasim ast / Dam-i jan bakhsh chun buyat nadarad / Maqam-i khub u dilkhwah-st firdaws / Valikin runaq-i kuyat nadarad Although musk smells fragrant / It does not breathe life like your scent / Paradise is a good and beloved place / But it is not as splendid as your abode Blue panels decorated with gold flower and leaf motifs separate and frame the lines of text The dimensions of the written surface are 8 w x 14 h cm http //memory loc gov/cgi-bin/ampage collId ascs fileName 050/ascs050 db recNum 0 itemLink D ascsbib 260 /temp/~intldl_eEP1 Library of Congress Selections of Arabic Persian and Ottoman Calligraphy century 18 Munshi Ram attr PD-Art Nastaliq Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection Poems in Persian Persian manuscripts Persian calligraphy | ||||
