[IO Islamic 1391] كلّيّات سعدى

Kulliyyây-i-Sa’dî.

This manuscript is now IO Islamic 1123 in the India Office collections.

[metadata: Hermann Ethé, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office, 2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1, number 1391 here with notations and hyperlinks].

1123

The same.

Another excellent copy, splendidly illustrated, without a date; unfortunately this copy is injured and spoilt in many places.

Contents:

A.Centre-column:

1.The collector’s preface, on fol. 3b.

2.The usual six risâlas (كتاب رسائل): first, on fol. 8b; second, in five مجلس (در مجلس پنجگانه), on fol. 18b; third, on fol. 64b; fourth, on fol. 68a; fifth, on fol.73a; sixth (without a heading), in three risâlât or stories, in the same order as in the preceding copy, on ff. 95a, 97b, last line, and 102b.

3.Gulistân, on fol. 104b.

4.Hazliyyât (here wrongly styled Muḍḥikât, see No. 1120 in this Cat., fol. 399a sq.), beginning, on fol. 296b: اللعن ( اللّعين ) الشيطان الخ.

B.Margin-columns:

5.Bûstân, on fol. 4b, beginning : بنام خداوند جان آفرين الخ.

6.Arabic ḳaṣîdas, on fol. 96b, beginning as usual: حسبت الخ.

7.Persian ḳaṣîdas, on fol. 104b, beginning : .شكر و سپاس الخ

8.Marâthî, on fol. 131b, beginning: .دل شكسته الخ

9.Mulamma’ât, on fol. 135b, beginning: تو خون خلق الخ.

10.Tarjî’ât, on fol. 139b, beginning: اى زلف تو الخ .

11.Ṭayyibât, on fol. 145b, beginning: اوّل دفتر الخ.

12.Badâ’i’, on fol. 221b, beginning: الحمد لله ربّ الخ.

13.Khawâtîm, on fol. 256b, beginning : سپاس و حمد الخ .

14.Early ghazals, on fol. 268b, beginning: اى يار ناگزير الخ.

15.Ṣâḥibiyyah, on fol. 273b, beginning: الحمد لله على نعمه الخ

16.Muḳaṭṭa’ât, on fol. 292b, beginning: تو آن نكردۀ الخ.

17.Muṭâyabât (or Khabîthât), on fol. 294b, beginning: قال السّعدى الخ .

18.Rubâ’iyyât, on fol. 303b, beginning: هر ساعتم اندرون الخ.

19.Fardiyyât, on fol. 313b, beginning: و ربّ علاّم الخ.

The real Muḍḥikât are wanting in this copy, which was transcribed by Muḥammad bin Ḳiwâm of Shîrâz.

No. 1391, ff. 316, 1 centre-col., ll. 10, 2 margin-coll., each ll. 24; Nasta’lîḳ; four large pictures, surrounded by gilt frames, on ff. 1b, 2a, 315b, and 316a, smaller pictures on ff. 21b, 22a, 27b, 47a, 53b, 61b, 62a, 72b, 95a, 148b, 149a, 168a, 175b, 183b, 184a, 215b, 219b, 237b, 251a, 306b, and 307a; ff. 2b, 3a, 3b, and 4a illuminated in the most luxurious manner, and the finest Eastern workmanship; other almost equally splendid illuminations throughout; particularly grand frontispieces, on ff. 96b, 104b, 131b, 135b, 139b, 145b, 221b, 256b, 268b, 273b, 292b, 294b, 296b, 303b, and 313b; size, 13¼ in. by 8½ in.