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Prior to the evening prayers; there came a knock at the door and I opened it

without  ceremony:  It  was  one  of  the  mander’s  men  from  the  palace;  a

clean;  handsome;  cheerful  and  being  youth。  In  addition  to  paper  and  a

writing board; he carried an oil lamp in his hand; which cast shadows over his

face rather than illuminating it。 He quickly apprised me of the situation: Our

Sultan had declared a contest among the master miniaturists to see who could

draw  the  best  horse  in  the  shortest  time。  I  was  asked  to  sit  on  the  floor;

arrange paper on the board and the board on my knees and quickly depict the

world’s most beautiful horse in the space indicated within the borders of the

page。

I  invited  my  guest  inside。  I  ran  and  fetched  my  ink  and  the  finest  of  my

brushes made from hair clipped from a cat’s ear。 I sat down on the floor and

froze! Might this contest be a ruse or ploy that I’d end up paying for with my

blood or my head? Perhaps! But hadn’t all the legendary illustrations by the

old masters of Herat been drawn with fine lines that ran between death and

beauty?

I was filled with the desire to illustrate; yet I was seemingly afraid to draw

exactly like the old masters; and I restrained myself。

Looking  at  the  blank  sheet  of  paper;  I  paused  so  that  my  soul  might  rid

itself of apprehension。 I ought to have focused solely on the beautiful horse I

was about to render; I ought to have mustered my strength and concentration。

All the horses I’d ever drawn and seen began to gallop before my eyes。 Yet

one  was  the  most  flawless  of  all。  I  was  presently  going  to  render  this  horse

which  nobody  had  been  able  to  draw  before。  Decisively;  I  pictured  it  in  my

mind’s  eye。  The  world  faded  away;  as  if  I’d  suddenly  forgotten  myself;

forgotten that I was sitting here; and even that I was about to draw。 My hand

dipped the brush into the inkwell of its own accord; taking up just the right

amount。  e  now;  my  good  hand;  bring  the  wonderful  horse  of  my

imagination into this world! The horse and I had seemingly bee one and

we were about to appear。

Following  my  intuition;  I  searched  for  the  appropriate  place  within  the

bordered blank page。 I imagined the horse standing there; and suddenly:

Even  before  I  was  able  to  think;  my  hand  set  forth  decisively  of  its  own

volition—see how gracefully—curling quickly from the hoof; it rendered that

beautiful  thin  lower  leg;  and  moved  upward。  As  it  curved  with  the  same

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decisiveness  past  the  knee  and  rose  quickly  to  the  base  of  the  chest;  I  grew

elated!  Arching  from  here;  it  moved  victoriously  higher:  How  beautiful  the

animal’s chest was! The chest tapered to form the neck; exactly like that of the

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