THE CHASMA SHAHI BAGH 179 



a reservoir with five fountain jets. Round its 

 edges are the outlines of a continuous flower 

 parterre, and the sides of the garden are still 

 filled with lilac and fruit trees. 



There is a famous old garden saying which 

 may be translated : 



Morning in the Shadow of the Nishat Bagh, Evening in the 



Breezes of the Nisim, 

 Shahmar and its TuHp Fields, these are the Places of 



Pleasure in Kashmir and none else. 



But I would add the little Chasma Shahi, with 

 its spring, and its marvellous view, seen across 

 the fragrant foreground of the lilac thicket. 



