The following inscription, presented to you in the style of Sufi poetry, is a continuation of similar Arabic texts expressing poetic praise to the Almighty. This inscription is placed inside the band framing the decorative arch and is the continuation of the historic text that starts on the right pylon. The main part of the text is lost and is restored based on the reading by Mirza Abdurakhman Samarkandi, who left a copy of the quoted text in the notebook of A. Kun.
This marvelous palace please friends,
If the paradise palace looks at you, anyone would envy you.
Each Ka‘ba remains the symbol of great respect,
Its Moon sent its purity on your face.
The light of your inner doors brings me such a joy,
That nothing in the world can.
The Sun is a lonely rider of your domain [the sky],
Every morning it lies down at your threshold.
Tulips and roses on your face
Make you look more beautiful than the gardens and lawns of Heaven.
Every delicate pattern of the world,
Is reflected on your facade.
Moon is jealous of the elegant lines of your portal,
Lord...
Apparently, according to the classifications expressed in Sufi poetry, Oqsaroy in Shakhrisabz is equated with a palace that is envied by the “Gardens of Eden”.
Information about the archive of notes by researcher A.L. Kun on this topic is stored in the archive of orientalists of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in Fund 33, more precisely in the archive of A. L. Kun.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan. Qashqadaryo, Shahrisabz" of the series "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan".
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