Page from a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492)... 1603-1607. Creator
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Page from a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492)... 1603-1607. Creator
Page from a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492), with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari, 1603-1607. This section of text from Jamis poem of Joseph and Zulaykha, written diagonally in the margins, describes the beauties of Zulaykhas house, in which she intends to seduce Joseph. It includes the following verses: Jeweled lamps on the walls were hung; And odorous herbs were beneath them flung. She gathered together all things most fair, And unrolled the carpet of pleasure there. But amid the charms of the sumptuous hall She longed only for Joseph, far dearer than all. A heavenly palace is dark and dim To a lover whose darling is far from him. The longing of Zulaykha for Joseph metaphorically describes an imperfect devotees mystical love for God. With patience, forbearance, and virtuous actions, unification with the divine will eventually occur, even for the most flawed among us. On this page also begins the Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexanders Book of Wisdom), another of the fivenarrative poems that make up the Panj Ganj
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