Muntakhab al-tawarikh 223: XII. Yōl Qulī Anīsī.

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He is a Shāmlū Turkman in the service of the Khān-i-Khānān. He writes pleasing poetry and has composed a masnavī. The following verses are his work:—
“My heart is a fire-temple when I think of thee, and on it Is thy brand, like a black Hindū who tends the fire.”
“When you see a tongue of flame deem it to be a tormented fire-worshipper Whose soul has departed, while his body still dances in the fire-temple.”
“Love is like the loadstone, for when its arrow enters the heart, It cannot be removed till love itself in kindness draws it forth.”