Recto:

Similar to Lal's painting on 1005039, this is one of several related works attributed to the artist which depict a Mughal majlis (gathering) with the essential components of poetry, wine, music and conversation. 


Top and bottom:

Verse by Rumi written on marbled paper decorated with gold illumination.

مجلس خوشست و ما حریفان همه خوشیم / آتش بیار و چاره مشتی سپند کن

یکرگ اگر درین تن ما هوشیار هست / برما حساب دفتر هفتاد و اند کن

Left:

Unidentified verse

Unascribed, but attributed to Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri



Verso:

Top, bottom, left:

Verse by Abu-Saīd Abul-Khayr written on marbled paper decorated with large gold flecks

اي عهد تو عهد دوستان سر پل / از مهر تو کين خيزد و از قهر تو ذل

پر مشغله و ميان تهي همچو دهل / اي يک شبه همچو شمع و يک روزه چو گل

Signed: 'The despised sinner Muhammad Husayn. May God pardon his sins'.


Right:

Verse from Nizami's Khamsah cut out of blue paper (using a technique known as monabbat-kari) 

هو العزیز

ما همه فانی و بقا بس تراست / ملک تعالی و تقدس تراست

چونکه عدم بانگ بر ابلق زند / جز تو که یارد که اناالحق زند

Signed: 'the poor sinner Ali'.