V. 87 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: A collection of Persian poems by various authors. Contents: 1. (ff. 1-10) Ghazals and rubá'is from the Diwán-i Shams-i Tabriz by
Jalálu'd-Din Rúmi. 2. (ff. 10-13) The well-known tarji'-band by Sayyid Ahmad Hátif of Isfahan,
beginning: وی نثار رهت هم این و هم آن
ای فدای تو هم دل و هم جان of which Professor Browne has given the text, with an English prose translation,
in Persian Literature in Modern Times, pp. 284-297. 3. (ff. 14-21) A mathnawi by Mírzá Naşir, whom I have not been able to
identify, beginning: شبی با نو جوانی گفت پیری کهن دردی کشی صافی ضمیری 4. (ff. 22-25) The Sarápá, a mathnawí describing the human body, by Mír
Sayyid 'Alí Mihri of Isfahan, who flourished in the reign of Sháh Husayn, the last
Şafawi monarch (1105-1135/1694-1722). See Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 796; Ethé,
LO.P.C., No. 1640. Begins: جلوه ناز تو چون آب حیات
ای بت چابك شيرين حركات 5. (ff. 26-28) Rubá'ís and couplets by Ziyá, i.e., probably, Ziyá'u'd-Din Káshí
(Ethé, I.O.P.C., No. 1743, 29). 6. (ff. 28-30) Selections from Waḥshí of Báfq (see Ethé, I.O.P.C., No. 1444)
and the above-mentioned Ziyá. These are followed by a ghazal of Jámí. 7. (ff. 30-35) Qasidas and ghazals by Sa'di. 8. (f. 36-85) The qasidas of Qa'áni, arranged in the order of their rhyme-
letters from ا to ه. 9. (ff. 85-99) A large number of short extracts from the poems of Qá'ání. 10. (ff. 99-108) Qasidas of Qá'ání rhyming in the letters ی. Ff. 109 of 21'2 x 13 c. and 14 ll. Cursive ta'liq with vignettes. No date.
Jalálu'd-Din Rúmi. 2. (ff. 10-13) The well-known tarji'-band by Sayyid Ahmad Hátif of Isfahan,
beginning: وی نثار رهت هم این و هم آن
ای فدای تو هم دل و هم جان of which Professor Browne has given the text, with an English prose translation,
in Persian Literature in Modern Times, pp. 284-297. 3. (ff. 14-21) A mathnawi by Mírzá Naşir, whom I have not been able to
identify, beginning: شبی با نو جوانی گفت پیری کهن دردی کشی صافی ضمیری 4. (ff. 22-25) The Sarápá, a mathnawí describing the human body, by Mír
Sayyid 'Alí Mihri of Isfahan, who flourished in the reign of Sháh Husayn, the last
Şafawi monarch (1105-1135/1694-1722). See Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 796; Ethé,
LO.P.C., No. 1640. Begins: جلوه ناز تو چون آب حیات
ای بت چابك شيرين حركات 5. (ff. 26-28) Rubá'ís and couplets by Ziyá, i.e., probably, Ziyá'u'd-Din Káshí
(Ethé, I.O.P.C., No. 1743, 29). 6. (ff. 28-30) Selections from Waḥshí of Báfq (see Ethé, I.O.P.C., No. 1444)
and the above-mentioned Ziyá. These are followed by a ghazal of Jámí. 7. (ff. 30-35) Qasidas and ghazals by Sa'di. 8. (f. 36-85) The qasidas of Qa'áni, arranged in the order of their rhyme-
letters from ا to ه. 9. (ff. 85-99) A large number of short extracts from the poems of Qá'ání. 10. (ff. 99-108) Qasidas of Qá'ání rhyming in the letters ی. Ff. 109 of 21'2 x 13 c. and 14 ll. Cursive ta'liq with vignettes. No date.
6. ff. 28b-30a
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 109
Dimensions: 21.2 × 13 cm.
Layout
14 lines
Hand(s)
Cursive ta'liq with vignettes.
the Purple gazelle
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
The MS. was bought from the Trustees of the British Museum in January 17, 1924.
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
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