دیوان حافظ

Walters Ms. W.636, Collection of poems (divan)

Walters Ms. W.636, Collection of poems (divan)

Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ

ديوان حافظ

Ḥāfiẓ, 14th cent. (author)

Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ al-Shīrāzī (author)

شمس الدين محمد حافظ الشيرازى (author)

Mullā Muḥammad Qāsim Hamadānī (scribe)

This is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collection of poems (dīvān) by Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiz al-Shīrāzī (fl. eighth century AH / fourteenth CE), produced in India, possibly Kashmir. According to the colophon on fol. 231b, the text was completed by Mullā Muḥammad Qāsim Hamadānī on the 1st Shawwāl 1210 AH / 1796 CE. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece (fols. 2b-3a) and is decorated throughout with square and rectangular panels as well as horizontal bands with floral decoration marking the end of odes, quatrains, or series of verses. There are forty-eight illustrations. The lacquer binding with central floral design is contemporary with the manuscript. For full description, see http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W636/description.html

The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic.

Forty-eight illustrations; double-page illuminated frontispiece; illuminated headpiece; square and rectangular pieces with floral motifs; framing lines in blue, orange, gold, and black

fol. 2b Double-page illuminated frontispiece Frontispiece This is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) inscribed in the cartouche. The palette is typical for illuminated manuscripts from Kashmir during this period.

fol. 3a Double-page illuminated frontispiece Frontispiece This is the left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) inscribed in the cartouche. The palette is typical for illuminated manuscripts from Kashmir during this period.

fol. 8b The Prophet Muhammad (not depicted) ascends on Burāq Illustration

fol. 13b The story of Joseph and Zulaykhā Illustration This scene illustrates the story of Joseph (Yūsuf) and Zulaykhā, although it is unlikely that Joseph is the person depicted here, as he is generally represented with a halo. It is possible that Potiphar (al-`Aziz) is shown here. The inscription is not clear.

fol. 19b Comparison of famous couples Illustration This illustration depicts three famous couples: Sultan Maḥmūd and Iyāz (top), Laylá and Majnūn (middle), and Farhād and Shīrīn (bottom).

fol. 24b The famous couples Laylá and Majnūn and Farhād and Shīrīn Illustration

fol. 27a Ḥāfiẓ and his beloved Illustration

fol. 28a Ḥāfiẓ entertained by his friends Illustration

fol. 31a Ḥāfiẓ telling the story of Shaykh Ṣanʿān Illustration

fol. 38a Ḥāfiẓ talks of his passion to his beloved Illustration

fol. 41b Jacob with Joseph and his brothers Illustration

fol. 43a King Solomon and his courtiers Illustration

fol. 46a Joseph on the throne Illustration The caption to this illustration reads: taṣvīr-i Yūsuf.

fol. 48a Ḥāfiẓ instructing an angel to kneel at the gate of a tavern Illustration

fol. 54b The prophet Khiḍr safely guides the boat to shore Illustration

fol. 58b Moses, holding a fiery rod, comes to meet his future wife Illustration

fol. 61a Ḥāfiẓ at the court of Manṣūr Shāh Illustration

fol. 63a Ḥāfiẓ, his beloved, and the prophet Khiḍr Illustration

fol. 68b Jacob, in the company of his sons, longs to hear news of Joseph Illustration

fol. 73b The beheading of Siyāvush on the order of Afrāsiyāb Illustration

fol. 75a Ḥāfiẓ extolling the virtues of his king Illustration

fol. 78b Ḥāfiẓ at a party with his friends Illustration

fol. 81b Laylá visits Majnūn in the wilderness Illustration

fol. 84a King Solomon and the hoopoe who brought news from Queen Sheba Illustration

fol. 91b Ḥāfiẓ delivers a message from Haẓrat Sulaymān permitting a drinking party Illustration

fol. 95b Ḥāfiẓ and a tavern keeper Illustration

fol. 97b Ḥāfiẓ, like a fish, is saved by his beloved whose beauty shines Illustration This illustration depicts the final verses on this page: "When my beloved takes the cup of wine, her beauty overshadows that of others. I have fallen into the sea like a fish; my beloved takes my hand and saves me."

fol. 99a Laylá visits Majnūn Illustration

fol. 101b Ḥāfiẓ at the court of Sultan Ghiyās̱ al-Dīn Illustration

fol. 105b Ḥāfiẓ reads a verse that disapproves of haughty people Illustration

fol. 110a Ḥāfiẓ complains about his beloved’s pride Illustration

fol. 114b Sultan Maḥmūd and his servant Iyāz Illustration

fol. 120b Ḥāfiẓ with a king, a policeman, a judge and a sufi, enjoying wine Illustration

fol. 125a King Solomon seated on his throne carried by demons Illustration

fol. 131b Ḥāfiẓ reciting verses on the habits of an elephant driver Illustration

fol. 132b Ḥāfiẓ recites verses in praise of a king Illustration

fol. 133b Ḥāfiẓ talks of the Water of Life as being better than his poetry Illustration

fol. 136b A convivial gathering Illustration

fol. 139a Ḥāfiẓ recites love poems for a beautiful girl Illustration

fol. 141a Ḥāfiẓ taken by the beauty of a young woman Illustration

fol. 157b Ḥāfiẓ recites complimentary verses to a king Illustration

fol. 163b Sultan Maḥmūd and his servant Iyāz Illustration The caption to this illustration reads: taṣvīr-i Sulṭān Maḥmūd va-Iyāz.

fol. 169b Alexander the Great, who never drank the Water of Life Illustration

fol. 178b Majnūn in the company of Laylá Illustration

fol. 183b Alexander the Great and the prophet Khiḍr Illustration The caption of this illustration reads: taṣvīr-i Iskandar Khiz̤r (thus).

fol. 188a Kay Kāvus, Rustam, Jamshīd, and Kay Qubād Illustration The caption to this illustration reads: taṣvīr-i Kāvus Rustam Jam va-Kay.

fol. 192a King Solomon and his demons before Jacob and Joseph Illustration The caption to this illustration reads: Sulaymān Yūsuf va-Yaʿqub.

fol. 196a Khusraw and Shīrīn drinking wine Illustration

fol. 199b Illuminated headpiece Headpiece An inscription in the margin reads: tarkīb-band-i Ḥāfiẓ.

fol. 202a Ḥāfiẓ recites complimentary verses for King Manṣūr Illustration

fol. 214a Ḥāfiẓ and Shāh Abū Isḥāq Illustration The inscription in the upper margin reads: tavārīkh (dates).

1st Shawwāl 1210 AH / 1796 CE

Note dated 18 Shawwāl 1315 AH / 1897 CE (fol. 233b)

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

Arabic

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1796

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