萨瓦的哈比巴拉（伊朗，活跃于1590–1610年）鸟的集合：法里德丁·阿塔尔的《曼提克·塔尔》中的一页

Painting by Habiballah of Sava Iranian
 Author Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian

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这页插图描绘了神话诗歌《曼提克·塔尔》（即《鸟语》）中的一个场景，诗歌作者是十二世纪的伊朗人法里德丁·阿塔尔。这些鸟象征着寻找“斯摩夫”（传说中代表终极灵性合一的鸟）的各个灵魂，它们聚集在田园诗般的景致中，准备在戴胜鸟（栖息在画面中间偏右的一块岩石上）的带领下开始朝圣之旅。细致和谐的构图与这本手稿中十五世纪晚期的帖木儿细密画有一致的风格，但此图中有三个要素表明这幅插图的年代应该更晚：一是猎人的出现，故事中并没有他的角色；二是猎人的火器在十六世纪中期之后才流行于伊朗；三是十六世纪晚期至十七世纪早期的艺术家哈比巴拉的签名。

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), Painting by Habiballah of Sava (Iranian, active ca. 1590–1610), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

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