1837.] 



Persian poets. 



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That is not a ruby that sparkles on thy silken vest j 

 But a drop of my blood that clings there. 



Nur-Mahal was the daughter of a poor Tartar chief named Khajek 

 Aiass. She was eminently beautiful and accomplished, and possessed 

 great influence over Jehangiifs councils. After her marriage her 

 original name Mihr-unnissa, or the sun of women, was changed for the 

 appellation — Nur-Mahal, light of the Haram— which was subsequently 

 laid aside for the more imposing title of Nur-Jehdn, light of the world. 



Jcmaluddin Abdal Rizak, 



Cotemporary with Khacdni and Assir Uddin \ and father of the 

 celebrated poet Kemal uddin Ismail, 



Jemal uddin Astozi, 



Of Tabriz, where he died--his remains were interred a.t the MukbaraS- 

 us-Shora* He was accounted a good poet 



Jemal uddin-Ben-Ishak 7 



Author of a poem entitled, Ganj al Ishtiha, the treasure of 

 desire. 



Jemal Dehlawi, 



! Was one of the courtiers of Saltan Secunder Bin Behlol. After this 

 monarch's death, he turned traveller and visited many regions, per- 

 formed the pilgrimage to Mecca, and stayed some time at Herat with 



