Abdur Rahman Chughtai
Maiden with an Oil lamp, c.1967
Watercolour and ink on paper
Signed lower left
Signed lower left
55.2 x 67.4 cm
21 3/4 x 26 1/2 in
21 3/4 x 26 1/2 in
'A lover’s heart is a lamp which from the cheek of his sweetheart gets its light. And if it’s extinguished from the grief of his disunion it lives again, alright....
'A lover’s heart is a lamp which from the cheek of his sweetheart gets its light.
And if it’s extinguished from the grief of his disunion it lives again, alright.
Yes the qualities of a candle can be mentioned only before a moth,
for this meaning can be understood only by those,
whose heart has been burnt with love and who have a keen insight.'
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (translated by A.R. Tariq, Lahore, 1975)
And if it’s extinguished from the grief of his disunion it lives again, alright.
Yes the qualities of a candle can be mentioned only before a moth,
for this meaning can be understood only by those,
whose heart has been burnt with love and who have a keen insight.'
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (translated by A.R. Tariq, Lahore, 1975)
Provenance
The collection of Benjamin H. Oehlert Jr., US Ambassador to Pakistan 1967-1969Exhibitions
United States Embassy, Islamabad, 1967-1970Publications
The Private Collection of US Ambassador Benjamin H. Oehlert Jr., Grosvenor Gallery, London, 2016Join Our Mailing List
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