"For his majesty, the August, the just, the possessor of virtues, the great Khagan Ghazi Abd-ul-Aziz Bahadur Khan, may his domain last forever."

The autograph of the Emperor Shah Jahan, the "Great Mogul", on the magnificently decorated mount reads:

"In the name of God compassionate and merciful this Yusuf-ou-Zalikha treasured on the occasion of Blessed Accession." (A.D. 1627)

In confirmation of the foregoing, it is of great interest that Jahangir makes special reference in his memoirs (Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri) to an incident, as of highest importance, that he was presented by Abd-al-Rahim Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, with a superb copy of J'Ami's poem Yusuf-ou-Zalikha, transcribed by Mir Ali Sultani, "Prince of Penmen", and that the gift was appraised at "a thousand Muhr".

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COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT OF "YUSUF-OU-ZALIKHA", BY THE FAMOUS MYSTIC POET J'AMI

ONE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE MANUSCRIPT YUSUF-OU-ZALIKHA

Zalikha in old age, broken and in poverty, meets Yusuf in the market place in Egypt.