Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Poetry and Flowers Made in Deccan, India, early 18th centuryInscr
Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Poetry and FlowersMade in Deccan, India, early 18th centuryInscribed on the shoulders:As my lips open up to praise the tobaccoMy tongue will wash the flame with the water of Kawthar [a river in Paradise]It is because of this [tobacco] that the temperament of nobles and plebeians has been drawn to it;That is why with this burning head one has a love affair with every one.On the body:The refresher of gatherings of the intoxicated and the soberthe cheering of the temperament of free and the captive;Its fumes increase the value of loveso that its perpetual speech becomes the name: O the loving!Met Museum -- source link
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