f. 42 from a Mughal Album of portraits
Recto:
Portrait of Raja Bhagvant Das (c.1610-20)

Raja Bhagvant Das (d.1589) was a Rajput Kachhwaha ruler of Amber (later known as Jaipur) and a general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was the elder brother of Akbar's Queen Consort, Mariam al-Zamani, and his daughter, Man Bai, was married to Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir).


Verso:

Verse by Abu-Said Abul-Khayr surrounded by gold illumination.

دامان غناي عشق پاک آمد پاک / زالودگي نياز با مشتي خاک

چون جلوه گر و نظاره گر جمله خودست / گر ما و تو در ميان نباشيم چه باک

For further information on this album see RCIN 1005038.