Nuskha-’i sharif va mukhtasar-i latif - نسخۀ شريف ومختصر لطيف
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This volume contains a religious didactic work in Chagatai. The above title is taken from the colophon, and the correct title, if indeed there is one, has not been identified. Unusually, the anonymous author proceeds directly from the doxology to the exposition of his didactic message. The text ...
Selection of ghazals and quatrains by Mir Ali Shir Nava’i
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This section of a two-part miscellany contains a selection of ghazals and quatrains in Chagatai by the language''s most renowned poet, Mir Ali Shir Nava’i (844–906 AH/1441–1501 CE). The verses are written in good nasta‘liq in diagonal lines. The work can be dated to the late twelfth century AH...
This volume contains the Khamsa, or 'Quintet,' of the outstanding Chagatai writer, statesman and patron of learning Ali Shir Nava’i (844-906 AH/1441-1501 CE). Nava’i's poetry in Chagatai was the most important aspect of his literary output, bringing him much renown. The Khamsa consists of five...
This volume contains the Divan of Ali Shir Nava’i (844-906 AH/1441-1501 CE). As well as being a prominent statesman of considerable wealth, Nava’i (meaning ‘melody maker’) was a great poet and patron of the arts. Nava’i was a master of Chagatai and his poetry in the language brought him great ...
This volume contains a mesnevi in Chagatai on the narrative of Yusuf (the Prophet Joseph) and Züleyha (Arabic: Zulaykha), adapted from Abdurrahman Cami’s (died 898 AH/1492 CE) famous Persian poem of the same name. The author has not been identified, nor have any other recorded copies been traced...
This volume contains a narrative poem in Chagatai, largely legendary in character, on the military exploits of Sa‘d ibn Abi Vaqqas and other Companions of the Prophet, authored by one ‘Abd al-Rahim. This author is not mentioned in Hofman’s Turkish Literature, and the work appears to be rare. The...