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“Ghazal from a Lover to the Beloved”, folio from a book of poetry made in Iran, early 16
Rumi, from “Like This” (trans. Fatemeh Keshavarz)[Text ID: “If anyone asks: “How do the clouds uncov
New on OPenn: Columbia U. MS Or 452 Collection of Persian poetryCompleted in 836 AH (1432 CE) by ʻAl
Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・In case you missed it … Read ‘Divine Mysteries at Asia House’, a little piec
Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・In case you missed it … Read my BBC piece about the medieval Iranian polymat
Princess Humayun spies Humay at the gatefrom a Three Poems of Khwaju Kirmani. Baghdad, 1396.“H
In order to draw blood from Majnun the surgeon sharpened his lancet. Majnun wept and said, “I fear t
Here we have two non sequential (fols. 221r and 198v) illuminated headpieces from a collection of po
May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halv
Rumi, from Love: The Joy That Wounds - The Love Poems of Rumi (trans. from Persian to French by Mahi
In the breast, knowledge is a lighted lantern; and on thy breast tis a coat of [nail] to ward off ev
Whoever is loved is beautiful, but this doesn’t mean that whoever is beautiful is loved. “Ther
If you hope for a moment of peace in love, you don’t belong in the ranks of lovers here.
Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot
LJS 43 -Shāh Qāsim wa-ghayruhu min taṣānīfih. = شاه قاسم وغيره من تصانيفهThis manuscript featur
hodak: Detail from a page in one of my favorite poetry books #Rumi | #persian | #iran | #poetry via
“Love is that which astonishes you.”- Rumi [13th century Persian poet]
Abbas Kiarostami, from “I escorted” (tr. by Michael Beard)
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is one of the most famous works of Persian literature. These two editio
sacred-illumination:Title: Anthology of Persian PoetryAuthor: Hafiz (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–
“Ghazal from a Lover to the Beloved”, folio from a book of poetry made in Iran,
Princess Humayun spies Humay at the gate from a Three Poems of Khwaju Kirmani. Baghdad, 1396. &
Pierced Jug with Harpies and SphinxesEwerA.H. 612/ A.D. 1215–16Iran, probably KashanStonepaste
Mahsa Samadzadeh - based on the The types of Nima Youshij - 2011
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