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mathnavi

In Persian literature, a long narrative or didactic poem in which the two half-lines of each line rhyme, the rhyme changing from couplet to couplet. Among poets who used this form are Firdausi, Nizami, and Jalal-al-Din Rumi.
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Each page is illustrated with miniatures and decorations from Islamic manuscripts, including ancient Mathnavis, which weaves fables among scenes from everyday life, Koranic revelations and exegesis, and metaphysics, into a vast and intricate tapestry.
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