Persian Manuscripts. ceclv 
written by the famous calligrapher Mir ‘Imad (d. a.H 1024 = 
A.D. 1615; see for his life No. 104, footnote) which was trans- 
cribed from the author’s copy as mentioned in the following 
note at the end :— 
ih Sued) (a Aho colled aly (Ro auad)) bau assy Ksmi)} ys? 
Jas a yas e ox Kilo cre 4 ep) kSwo Cy? (yy Sit pho 
a) ala osys8 pills S32 ype Sad as doyle sats ye Core hae 
i tg ke “yaks ty Bry Sed Cy) ——— —- 3 sf 
ery wiFol desu may Jehivc oles yao whe 5H olin} bs Jerse Kw) 3 
a ad 
Some mischievous hand has erased the words after (J,ai« . 
First two pages are written within gold lines. ‘Unwan illumin- 
ated. Gold-ruled borders. 
(R. S. Lib.) 
314. 
ye By 
0 work cn ornate prose, by Sil Chand, poetically called 
Tamiz” [ 403 ]. Composed at the request of his brother Lala 
Gulzar Sil with the takhallus “ Qulzar”? [ jp! ] in acm. 1249= 
A.D. 833. The title is a chronogram for a.H. 1248 = a.D. 1832. 
Tt is divided into two chapters :-— 
Bl) Alec al, 0 Sa phar aadigh 3 aSsllatiy oly yo ppl 
"Yolo so sd GL ols i iS S51» af Galva 2 cei (30 
Written in elegant Neem Shikastah. Dated a.u. 1249 = 
sD. 1833. The author was very well skilled in writing fine 
Nasta‘liq. T have seen a good many Muragga‘ [ @3;#] of his 
and in Lucknow during my tour. ote 
Beg. ie lad g ree 1) 9 Birt 520) col yas ce oo edre 
(R. 8. Lib.) 
XXXIV. 
PROVERBS. 
315. 
JeeV! kes 
d. ‘Ali Jabal Rudi 
A collection of Persian proverbs by Md. ‘Alt 
(d.c. 4.5. 1054 = a.p. 1644). The work is divided into 27 Fagls. 
