Keywords: Prayers for Safety and Success.png en This calligraphic fragment includes verses in Persian praying for the patron's personal well-being and the prosperity of his kingdom The verses read May the world be your fortune and the firmament your friend / May the World-Creator God protect you / May all your works be successful / May God of the World look after you / May your heart and your kingdom be collected and well-frequented / May division stay far away from your realm The verses are executed in black nasta'liq script on beige paper They are framed by cloud bands and placed on a gold background decorated with vine motifs and blue flowers Salmon and blue borders decorated with gold-painted flowers and leaves frame the text panel which is pasted to a larger blue sheet decorated with gold bouquets The entire fragment is backed by cardboard for strengthening purposes The upper right triangle of the text panel includes an ornamental blue finial the lower left triangular panel the signature of the calligrapher Mir 'Ali who designates himself as the poor al-faqir Mir 'Ali Heravi died 1543 951 AH a calligrapher in nasta'liq script was active in the city of Herat Afghanistan during the 16th century until he was taken to Bukhara Uzbekistan in 1528-9 935 AH by the Shaybanid ruler 'Ubaydallah Khan Uzbek fa دست ŒÙ†ÙˆØ´ØªÙ‡ از دعایی به خط نستعلیق به قلم میر علی هروی century 16 CE http //www wdl org/en/item/2431/ Prayers for Safety and Success Creator Mir Ali Heravi Custom license marker 2012 09 09 PD-old-100 Mir Ali Heravi Persian manuscripts Manuscripts in Aghanistan Art of Herat 16th-century manuscripts Prayer Nastaliq Images from the World Digital Library Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection |