[IO Islamic 960] تحفت شعرا
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<li>Tuḥfat-i-shu’arâ</li>
<li>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 1743 in the India Office collections.</li>
<li>[metadata: Hermann Ethé, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office, 2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1, number 960 here with notations and hyperlinks].</li>
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<p><span>1743</span></p>
<p><span>Tu</span><span>ḥfat-i-shu</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>arâ (</span><span><span><span><span><span>تحفت شعرا</span></span></span></span></span><span>).</span></p>
<p><span>An anthology of Persia poetry, incomplete both at the beginning and end, with lacunas after the first and the second leaf. It contains:</span></p>
<p><span>1.Some anonymous </span><span>ḳaṣîdas, ghazals, and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, on fol. 1</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>, beginning:</span></p>
<p><span><span><span><span><span>چ</span></span></span><span><span><span>و صبح از افق باز خندان بر آيد</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>نفير از خروس سحر خوان بر آيد</span></span></span></p>
<p><span>2.Ghazals and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by Maulânâ </span><span><em>Waḥshî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 991 or 992), on fol. 7</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>3.Ghazals and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by </span><span><em>Bâbâ Fighânî</em></span><span> of Shîrâz (died A.H. 922 or 925), on fol. 26</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>4.A tarkîbband and ghazals, by Shaikh </span><span><span>‘</span></span><span><em>Alî Na</em></span><span><em>ḳî</em></span><span> (of Kamarah, died between A.H. 1012 and 1031), on fol. 45</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>. </span></p>
<p><span>5.One rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>î, by </span><span><em>Abû-alfaraj Rûnî</em></span><span> (died after A.H. 492, see No. 905 above), and one ghazal, by </span><span><em>Ḥakîm Azraḳî</em></span><span> (of Harât, died A.H. 527), on fol. 52</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>. </span></p>
<p><span>6.One ḳaṣîdah, by </span><span><em>Kamâl Isma</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>îl Isfahânî</em></span><span> the </span><span><span><span><span><span>خلاّق المعانى</span></span></span><span> </span></span></span><span>(died A.H. 635), on fol. 52</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>7.Ḳaṣîdas and ghazals, by Mirzâ Ḳulî </span><span><em>Mailî</em></span><span> (of Harât, went to India A.H. 979 or 983), on fol. 55</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>8.Ghazals and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>is, by </span><span><em>Mîr</em></span><span> </span><span><span>‘</span></span><span><em>Abd-alghanî </em></span><span>(of Hamadân, about A.H. 1000), on fol. 59</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>9.Poems, by </span><span><em>Mas</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>ûd of I</em></span><span>ṣ</span><span><em>fahân</em></span><span> (son of Â</span><span>ḳâ Zamân Zarkash, lived in great distress at the time of Naṣrâbâdî, A.H. 1083-1092), on fol. 60</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>10.Ghazals, by </span><span><em>Shifâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (died A.H. 1037), on fol. 62</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>11.Ghazals, by Khwâjah </span><span><em>Ḥusain Thanâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (died A.H. 996), on fol. 64</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>12.A </span><span>ḳaṣîdah, by Shâh Muḥammad </span><span><em>Mâlâmâl</em></span><span>, on fol. 72</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>13.A few rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs and one fard, by Mirzâ </span><span><span><em>Niżâm-almulk</em></span></span><span>, on fol. 74</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>14.Extracts from </span><span><em>Jâmî</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>s</em></span><span> </span><span><span><span><span><span>سلسلة الذّهب</span></span></span><span> </span></span></span><span>(see above, No. 1300, 9 sq.), on fol. 75</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>; with a few other little poems by the same.</span></p>
<p><span>15.A </span><span>ḳaṣîdah, by </span><span><em>Kamâl Isma</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>îl I</em></span><span><em>ṣfahânî</em></span><span> (see No. 6), on fol. 76</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>16.A mathnawî, by Maulânâ </span><span><em>Jismî</em></span><span> (under Akbar), on fol. 78</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>17.Another rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>î, by </span><span><em>Abû-alfaraj Rûnî</em></span><span> (see No. 5), on fol. 81</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>: and a ḳaṣîdah and a ghazal, by </span><span><span><em>‘</em></span></span><span><em>Imâdî</em></span><span> of Ghazna (died after A.H. 582), on fol. 82</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>18.</span><span>Ḳaṣîdas and ghazals, by </span><span><em>Azraḳî </em></span><span>and </span><span><em>Shifâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (see Nos. 5 and 10), fol. 84</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>19.A sâḳînâma, by </span><span><em>Partawî</em></span><span> (of Shîrâz, about A.H. 1000), on fol. 92</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>. </span></p>
<p><span>20.Two </span><span>ḳaṣîdas and one ghazal, by </span><span><em>Mas</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>ûd</em></span><span> </span><span><em>bin Sa</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>d bin Salmân</em></span><span> (died A.H. 525), on fol. 94</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>21.Rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by </span><span>Ḥ</span><span>akîm </span><span><em>Sanâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (died probably A.H. 545) and </span><span><em>Mîr Mu</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>izzî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 542), on fol. 97</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>22.Ghazals and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by </span><span><em>Shifâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (see Nos. 10 and 18) and </span><span><em>Mîr </em></span><span><em>Ṣ</em></span><span><em>abrî</em></span><span> (i.e. Amîr Rûzbahân </span><span>Ṣ</span><span>abrî of I</span><span>ṣfahân, who was a contemporary of Taḳî Kâshî and still alive A.H. 993), on fol. 100</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>23.Ghazals, by Shaikh </span><span><em>Âdhurî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 866), </span><span><em>Nau</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (died A.H. 1019), and </span><span><em>Mîr Ṣabrî</em></span><span> again, on fol. 102</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>24.Two rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by </span><span><em>Auḥadî </em></span><span>(died A.H. 738), and tarkîbband, by </span><span><em>Shifâ</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>î</em></span><span> (see Nos. 10, 18, and 22), on fol. 104</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>25.Ghazals and rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs, by </span><span><em>Shukrî</em></span><span>, </span><span><em>Rûshanî</em></span><span> </span><span><em>of Hamadân</em></span><span> (under Akbar), </span><span><em>Mashhadî</em></span><span>, </span><span><em>Na</em></span><span><em>ṣîbî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 944), </span><span><em>Sa</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>dî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 690), </span><span><em>Asîr</em></span><span> (i.e. Jalâl Asîr, died A.H. 1049), and Shaikh </span><span><em>Abû Sa</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>îd bin Abû-alkhair</em></span><span> (died A.H. 440), on fol. 107</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>. </span></p>
<p><span>26.Extracts from </span><span><em>Amîr Khusrau</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>s</em></span><span> </span><span><span><span><span><span>خضر خانى</span></span></span><span> </span></span></span><span>(see col. 694, No. 11 in this Cat.), on fol. 109</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>27.Poetry, by </span><span><em>Kamâl Sabzwârî</em></span><span> (about A.H. 1000), </span><span><em>Ṣadiḳî</em></span><span> of Abarḳûh, and Maulânâ </span><span><em>Muḥammad</em></span><span> </span><span><em>Ṣûfî</em></span><span> (still alive A.H. 1038), on fol. 110</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>28.Rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>îs and ghazals, by Mîr Mughîth (i.e. Mîr Mughîth-aldîn Maḥwî of Hamadân, who died A.H. 1016) and Nawwâb Sanjar Mirzâ (under Shâhjahân), on fol. 112</span><sup><span>a</span></sup><span>. </span></p>
<p><span>29.Poetical specimens, by Maulânâ</span><span><em> </em></span><span><span><em>‘</em></span></span><span><em>Arshî</em></span><span> (about A.H. 1000). </span><span><em>Sa</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>dî</em></span><span> (see No. 25), </span><span><em>Anîsî </em></span><span>(died A.H. 1014), </span><span><em>Ḳâḍî Nûrî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 1000), </span><span><em>Maulânâ </em></span><span><em>Ḍiyâ-aldîn Kâshî</em></span><span> (contemporary with Ta</span><span>ḳî Kâshî), </span><span><em>Amîr Khusrau</em></span><span> (died A.H. 725), </span><span><em>Karamî, Âḳâ </em></span><span><span><em>‘</em></span></span><span><em>Îsâ</em></span><span> (perhaps identical with Ḳâḍî </span><span><span>‘</span></span><span>Îsâ of Sâwa, died A.H. 896), </span><span><em>Raḍî </em></span><span>(of Artimân, under Shâh </span><span><span>‘</span></span><span>Abbâs the Great), </span><span><em>Muḥammad Ṣâliḥ, Rûshanî</em></span><span> (see No. 25), </span><span><em>Anwarî</em></span><span> (died A.H. 585 or 587), and a short anonymous mathnawi, on fol. 114</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>30.A rubâ</span><span><span>’</span></span><span>i of </span><span><em>Kamâl Isma</em></span><span><span><em>’</em></span></span><span><em>îl</em></span><span> (see Nos. 6 and 15) extracts from a </span><span><span><span><span><span>يوسف و زليخا</span></span></span><span> </span></span></span><span>, by </span><span><em>Maḥmûdbeg Fusûnî</em></span><span> (of Tabrîz, under Jahângir and Shâhjahân), and other poetry by the same, on fol. 119</span><sup><span>b</span></sup><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>No. 960, ff. 123, 2 coll., each ll. 12; Nasta’lîḳ; size, 7¼ in. by 4¾ in. </span><span> </span></p>
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