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Spring Storm over the Tulip Streams

Spring Storm over the Tulip Streams

From C7.1, Praise for Mahmud the Great King. It illustrates C7.1.6–13:

  • C7.1.6
    The shining sun revealed its face above,And graced the face of earth with light and love.
  • C7.1.7
    When in the Ram the sun renewed the crown,Both East and West rejoiced in his renown.
  • C7.1.8
    The mountains echo thunder, deep and loud;Along the streams, narcissus, tulips crowd.
  • C7.1.9
    Narcissus scowls; calm tulips bloom below;Hyacinths flame; pomegranate blossoms glow.
  • C7.1.10
    The clouds have hearts of fire and tearful eyes,While wrath and music mingle in the skies.
  • C7.1.11
    The cloud shows fire and pours its waters deep;Its thunder wakes the sleeper from his sleep.
  • C7.1.12
    Awake: the world is silk in colors bright,Like Mani’s art in Chin, spread to your sight.
  • C7.1.13
    The sunlit world displays its springtime pride,With tulip and narcissus tearful-eyed.

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