Burning And Melting, Youth Confesses His Falling In Love To His Father, Walters Manuscript W.649, Fol. 9a - Set In India, The Story Begins With A Young Hindu Man Confessing His Strong Love For His Childhood Friend To His Father. His Father Consents To The Young Man’s Request To Marry And Sends A Message To The Girl’s Parents. An Elegantly Calligraphed, Illuminated And Illustrated Copy Of The Poem Sūz Va Gudāz ('Burning And Melting') By Nawʿī Khabūshānī (d.1019 AH /1610 CE) Which Recounts The Love Story Of A Hindu Girl Who Decides To Burn Herself On The Pyre Of Her Betrothed Killed Accidentally Just Before Their Marriage. The Present Codex Was Penned By Ibn Sayyid Murād Al-Ḥusaynī And Illustrated By Muḥammad ʿAlī Mashhadī In 1068 AH / 1657 CE. See This Manuscript Page By Page At The Walters Art Museum Website: Art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=30391 Photo